From 'Eastham resident':- RETURNING from shopping, I saw three new bus shelters smashed to smithereens. The mindless morons responsible are typical of the young people around here now. Their parents don't give a toss what they are up to. What's happened
From Jack Hotchkiss:- WHEN is some one going to do something about people smoking where it is not allowed? For instance, on the platforms of Merseyrail stations and in Birkenhead Bus Station? A lot of people have breathing problems and can't tolerate
From 'Delighted Hoylake resident':- HOW marvellous to read (Globe, October 6) that there will be a fantastic firework display in West Kirby this year. Maybe this will deter the more reckless in our community who still insist upon purchasing fireworks
From G.W.R. Hunt:- A CYNIC, on reading the recent letters in Mailbox, might be tempted to conclude that those from Coun. Smith betray his political leanings rather than any interest in road safety. After all, this is the 'Chair' of Wirral Highways Committee
From Kate Wood, Lesley Rennie and Ian Lewis, Conservative Councillors for Wallasey:- THE Conservative position on car parking charges is not 'ludicrous', as suggested by the Chairman of the Highways Committee (Price Hike Will Hit Shops, Globe, October
From C. Baldock:- EARLIER, this year I received a summons for an outstanding amount of Council Tax which had been incorrectly calculated. Despite querying this for months and months, no reply was received. The court was so packed - there was a two hour
From Miss J. Lloyd:- ON Tuesday, October 24, around 4pm, a chestnut mare broke loose from a paddock alongside Brimstage Road. She jumped over a metal gate and ran out into the traffic and could easily have been killed or caused an accident, especially
From Mrs C.K. Renfrey:- IT WOULD be interesting to know on what D. Thomson (Mailbox, October 20) bases his knowledge of a typical teacher's day. Having worked for over two years as a supply teacher in schools in Wirral and Cheshire, I have witnessed the
From Mrs Alison Cretney:- I READ with sheer astonishment the letter from D. Thomson (Mailbox, October 20) in which he mocks the teacher Stuart Brady. I am a school governor with two school-age children, and I can assure D. Thomson that Mr Brady is indeed
From Mr P.E. Bishop, Headteacher, Vyner Primary School:- I READ with amazement the sarcastic letter from D. Thomson (Mailbox, October 20) concerning teachers' working hours etc. To say it was insulting is an understatement. As a headteacher of a primary
DSS fraud in the spotlight THIS popular weekly column by welfare rights expert Jim Strang today features the topic of DSS fraud. It gives a brief outline of what you should do if this problem arises and also some advice on your rights if you are accused
NEW Brighton go top of the league following their 23-5 win over Sedgley Park at Reeds Lane on Saturday. Rhys Hughes retained the No. 9 shirt as coach Connor was able to field a strong line up for this top of the table clash. Swooping like a bird of prey
WIRRAL AC's Boys' teams were flush with success at Nike North of England Young Athletes Relays which were held this year around the paths of Stanley Park in Blackpool, with races in the three different age groups. The U15s team won their event, completing
THE Capital Cup 1st Round - in memory of the late George Stephens - produced no real upsets in the Wallasey & District Sunday Football League, but some lower division sides did provide a few surprises for their more illustrious opponents. Division
Tranmere Rovers . . . . . . 2, Crewe Alexandra . . . . . . 0 Attendance: 5,987 ROVERS continued their good run of home form by pummelling Crewe but still only managed to register two goals. Due to the vagaries of the fixture list the Wirral club's first
A PUBLIC education think tank for Wirral is being set up to consider issues facing the new Millennium. The Millennium Think Tank could host innovative thinkers who are at the cutting edge of public policy making. They may also invite speakers in the areas
A RANGE of crafts will be available at an Autumn Fair being held at Weatherhead High School on Saturday (November 6) from 10am-12.30pm. There will be hand-made goods and produce to suit all tastes and pockets and the event is being held in the Lower School
WARNER Village Cinemas' brand new, luxury Multiplex opens at Europa Boulevard, Conway Park, Birkenhead, in just over two weeks' time - and to celebrate Warner's are offering one lucky Globe reader, and his/her partner, a chance to win a one month pass
A MORETON woman has sounded an urgent plea for more voluntary helpers in her animal rescue centre. Molly Halford takes in unwanted rabbits and guinea pigs at her home in Pasture Avenue, but says she is 'desperate' for extra help. She wants to hear from
ANGELA Eagle, MP for Wallasey, has been chosen once again as the Labour Party's prospective parliamentary candidate for the next general election. Speaking from her constituency Ms Eagle said: "I was delighted with the outcome of my reselection process
WITH the ending of British Summer Time last weekend, Birkenhead MP Frank Field has drawn attention to the plight of the eight million households in the UK which will struggle to keep warm this Winter. Said Mr Field: "We must end this terrible waste. As
A WIRRAL man has died in a road accident in Chester. Christopher David Maddocks, 39, from Spital, died on October 27 on the Deva Link Road in the town. He was in collision with a car while riding his bike along the road say Cheshire Police. Mr Maddocks
ON the eve of this weekend's Guy Fawkes celebrations, Wirral fire officers have issued this sobering warning to local residents: "If you are lighting the fuse, lay off the booze". The fire service say that, last year, the majority of the injuries recorded
WIRRAL'S biggest, brightest and best annual fireworks display celebrates an important milestone on Sunday (November 7) - its 30th anniversary. It hardly seems a decade ago, let alone three decades, since members of Bebington Round Table staged their very
REVOLUTIONARY FORENSIC CHECKS PLANNED WALLASEY CID is using revolutionary forensic techniques to trace a man who committed a double rape last year. An investigation, codenamed Operation Heart, has been launched to catch the man who twice assaulted a woman
Piece of wood up nose pierces Scott's skull By Steven Hallmark A WIRRAL boy had a miraculous escape when he got a piece of wood stuck right up his nose and into his skull! Ten-year-old Scott McGee was playing with friends near his home when he fell while
From Shirley Williams:- WHILE I understand that bus fares differ between different bus companies, could someone please explain to me why, on October 2, on a First PM bus travelling from Green Lane to Claughton Bus Station, I was charged the same fare
From Mike Crowe, Membership Secretary, HMS Collingwood Association:- GLOBE readers may like to know that we are holding our second Annual Reunion at the Norbreck Castle Hotel, Blackpool, from April 25-28, 2000. Those wishing further details can write
From 'Ashamed':- THANKS to the Daily Mirror, Birkenhead has been pinpointed as a SLUM. All over the country, that's what people will think of us. Please don't tar everybody with the same brush! My family and I live not too far away from the River Streets
From 'Pensioner':- I SUGGEST that teacher Stuart Brady (Mailbox, October 13) is the exception to the hours that a teacher puts in. Not many teachers are at school at 7.30am. I am appalled at the payout to teacher Mrs Benson (Globe, October 6). I worked
From Mrs J.B. Cox:- I HAVE just returned home from a most heartwarming Harvest Festival at the local primary school where my three grandchildren are being educated. All the proceeds went to the Ark Project in Birkenhead. This was only one of the many
From 'Envious Husband':- I WISH my wife did only work from 8.45am until 3.30pm, as I would see a lot more of her (D. Thomson's letter, Globe, October 20). I also wish she didn't spend so many hours of her own time doing school work. Her evenings and weekends
LOCAL RUGBY ROUND-UP by Andrew Stratton CALDY and Oldershaw who both had a rest last weekend meet in a North West One League derby at Paton Field on Saturday with Caldy hoping to regain top spot in the table. Birkenhead Park who also did not play last
HOULIHAN'S Memorial Challenge Cup took Centre Stage in the Birkenhead Sunday League Programme. There were no shocks but plenty of goals. In a red-hot Cup tie Horizon looked good value for their 2-1 lead against St Cecilia's thanks to excellent goals from
CARLSBERG WEST CHESHIRE LEAGUE ROUND-UP by Ray Condliffe PYKE Cup holders Cammell Laird bowed out of this season's Centenary competition as their cup bogey side Stork edged through in a second round tie played in atrocious weather at Kirklands. The only
CELEBRATING their birthdays this week are the following members of the Prenton Pups, Tranmere Rovers' official youngsters' club which is sponsored by the Wirral Globe:- Wednesday, November 3: Gregory Hartley. Thursday, November 4: Martyn Loughran. Friday
TRANMERE Rovers' first team players were given a day off on Monday to reward their 2-0 victory over Crewe Alexandra on Saturday. After a good October Rovers now face a tough month of fixtures against top sides. They face Ipswich Town, Birmingham City,
TWO new sports clubs for kids have been set up at West Kirby Concourse. Eight to 12-year-olds can join in with a variety of sports and games at the new After School Sports Club on Wednesdays between 4pm and 5pm. Boys and girls can enjoy the fun in a safe
A TROPHY has been presented to 273 (Wallasey) Squadron of the Air Training Corps (ATC) in honour of former commanding officer Flight Lieutenant Joseph Walker. His widow Wendy presented the prize, to be awarded every three months to the cadet who has gained
BRITISH Diabetic Association Wirral Branch has changed its meeting times to 7.30pm. Next meeting is on Wednesday, November 17 at Clinic Four, Outpatients Department, Arrowe Park Hospital. Speaker Dr I.R. Jones will talk about 'control and complications
WIRRAL Under-11 chess team are holding trials for players wishing to take part in the North West Championships next year. Trials will be held at Somerville Primary School, Wallasey, on November 11 (4pm-6pm). Coaching is provided. Players of all other
A WIRRAL man serving in the RAF has been awarded a Commendation in conjunction with the Queen's Birthday Honours List. Chief Technician Mark Bolger, whose mother lives in Schoolfield Road, Woodchurch, is a former member of Upton Air Training Corps (ATC
STAGE One Musical Youth Theatre - formerly Wallasey Operatic Society Youth Section - has taken a big step into the future. It is now an independent organisation and has changed its name to Stage One 2000. And its first major production will be performed
TV licence dodgers beware! Wirral is the latest area under the spotlight in TV Licensing's Target Zero campaign. Launched in May, Target Zero has a single mission - to target all unlicensed addresses and drive towards zero evasion in the UK. Enquiry officers
They were also charged with conspiracy to commit robberies and Heffey with attempted robbery at a St Helens post office in 1997. Both were remanded in custody for seven days. Converted for the new archive on 13 March 2001. Some images and formatting may
PUPILS at Wirral Grammar School for Boys have presented a cheque for more than £7,000 to Clatterbridge Cancer Research, its chosen main charity. In recent years, the school has donated £4,000 to Claire House and more than £5,500 to Alder Hey Children's
THE valleys of South Wales are echoing to the sound of big guns fired by a pair of Wirral soldiers. Lance Corporal Brian Lloyd, 27, and Trooper John Hannigan are practising their shooting skills on the Army's tank firing ranges. The two men crew a Challenger
PART of a major thoroughfare in Birkenhead will be closed for two weeks from Monday (November 8). Urgent work by Transco to repair a gas leak means that part of Argyle Street will be closed temporarily from 9.30am. The closure will affect southbound traffic
A SOLDIER from Moreton is being featured in a fly-on-the-wall documentary on prime time satellite television. Chris Garvey is one of a group being followed for the series 'Battle Stripes', which follows their progress on a course testing them for the
A CAR boot sale in aid of the Stephanie Forrester Appeal is being held on Sunday (November 7) at the Shepherd's Rest Hotel, Wallasey. The appeal is for money to send two-year-old Stephanie, from Greasby, to America for an operation on her hand. Refreshments
A YOUNG mother-of-three from Wirral faced serious wounding charges at Liverpool Crown Court. It is alleged that 23-year-old Cheryl Stafford was involved in two separate knife attacks. Stafford, of Hollybank Court, Hollybank Road, Birkenhead, who faces
MORE than 100 delegates from voluntary organisations across Wirral are to put their heads together to improve their services for the new Millennium. They meet at Birkenhead's International Business Management Centre (IBMC) tomorrow (Thursday) for a seminar
HOUSEBOUND Wirral man is calling on local businesses to make more use of the internet - to give disabled people with IT skills a chance. Michael Ryan, 41, is a former council worker who now has to earn a living from home. Mr Ryan suffers from cerebral
SECURITY guard Paul Anthony Booth, 32, from Stockbridge Village, Liverpool, was further remanded in custody until November 12 towards committal proceedings by Wirral Magistrates. He is charged with causing £105,000 damage by fire to vehicles and the building
Now he must pay court costs THE Wirral man who won £64,000 on a TV quiz show - and then lost it - has found himself further out of pocket. Neil Moir failed to appear at Liverpool Crown Court to appeal against his convictions for motoring offences. It
LIGHTS glowing brightly among the treetops will again enable thousands of Wirral people to remember loved ones this Christmas - and at the same time help to raise much needed funds for St John's Hospice. An extra 1,000 lights are being put up in the hospice
THE important issues of protecting and sustaining the environment for future generations will be highlighted at the 6th EuroWirral conference. Entitled 'Sustainable solutions for our environment' and sponsored by Unilever, the conference will take place
LOCAL Labour MPs Ben Chapman and Frank Field have spoken out in support of Wirral's grammar schools. Mr Chapman told the House of Commons that if the schools are doing a good job then he was tempted to use the old adage "if it ain't broke, don't fix it
A TAXI driver who went to the aid of a man being attacked by two other men has been awarded £500 by a crown court judge. Liverpool Crown Court heard that Christopher Burke saw Andrew Sweeney being kicked on the ground outside a shop. Mr Burke, 34, stopped
Principal defends decision to issue notice to 50 staff by Steven Hallmark LECTURERS' unions are set to ballot for strike action after 50 staff at Wirral Metropolitan College were sacked for refusing to accept new contracts. Teachers' union NATFHE has
