From Mrs C.A. Fellows:- COULD someone please explain the logic behind these bus lanes which are to come into effect this month (May) in Birkenhead? Singleton Avenue has recently been made narrower, so how is a bus lane possible? Also, on Borough Road,
From 'Dismayed':- PEOPLE complain about teenagers being abusive, but I never thought the elderly could act just as badly . . . My husband and I decided to hold our Silver Wedding Anniversary at a local public house. We had a verbal contract with the manager
From Carol Davies:- MANY readers will be aware of the NSPCC's new campaign to put an end to the thousands of horrific cases of child abuse each year in the UK. I have been concerned by cruelty to children but have done nothing, either through fear or
From Mr A.R. Blake:- IN the Stringhey Road/Trafalgar Road area of Wallasey, there are 10 derelict shops which have been empty for a decade. Over to you, Wirral Council! Stringhey Road, Wallasey. Converted for the new archive on 13 March 2001. Some images
From 'Angry Mother':- MY daughter was one of 15 candidates selected from many applicants to attend a group interview for a modern apprenticeship at a well-known travel agency in Birkenhead. She is 15 years of age and, like many teenagers on Wirral, is
From 'Bereft Family':- CAN you recollect what was going through your mind as you walked into Frankby Cemetery on Thursday, April 22 and took a beautiful floral tribute from a grave? I recollect vividly the events of that day. The sun was shining, the
WITH March 1999 sales up on March 1998 by 56 per cent, and with highest ever year-to-date registrations of 6,798, Suzuki is on target for record breaking sales in 1999, further improving the company's previous best ever achievement when sales rose to
PEUGEOT'S new-look 406 range of executive saloons and estate cars is now on sale, ranging from £14,295 to £24,100 on-the-road, and there is virtually no change in price across the range. The restyling of the 406 reflects a desire to give the car a greater
MALCOLM Shierson, Nigel Ruddock and Les Ross, partners at Grant Thornton and receivers to J Blake and Co Ltd (Blakes), announce the sale of the Liverpool Ford motor dealership to Peoples Liverpool Limited (Peoples) for in excess of £5 million. Peoples
Latest results and fixtures. Results:- Sunday, May 2: Under-10 Division: Glenavon 1, Ridgeview 2; Wirral Panthers 0, Victoria Colts 5. Under-11 Presidents Cup Final: Wallasey Wanderers 2, Victoria Colts 4. Under-11 A Division: Hearts 4, Pensby Falcons
by Tommy Potter. Oyster catch silverware! WALLASEY & District League Division One club Oyster Catcher collected their first silverware of the season, beating Poulton Vics Social 2-0 in the Dutchman Cup. Billy Anson and Paul Moran netted the all-important
by Grahame Sutherland. QUEENS Park, of the Houlihan's Birkenhead Sunday League, won the Veronica Conway Cup with a 1-0 win over unlucky KEL. KEL had the better chances. Martin Dagnell went close with a diving header and Mike Harris saw efforts saved,
Pyke Cup glory puts Lairds on way to 'double' CAMMELL Laird completed the first part of their quest for a league and cup double in the Carlsberg West Cheshire League, on Bank Holiday Monday, when they beat Ashville 4-0 to lift the Pyke Cup. Joe Kearns
by Andrew Stratton. THE scene is set for the biggest ever team racing event being staged by West Kirby Sailing Club on the Marine Lake over three days from Friday. The 50th Anniversary of the Wilson Trophy for the unofficial British Team Racing Championship
Local Cricket round-up by Andrew Stratton. CALDY won but there were defeats for Parkonians, Irby and Port Sunlight in Bromborough Paints Merseyside Competition matches in Division One on Saturday. Phil Eymond, 66, and Mark Gillespie, 5-54, were the Caldy
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: Thursday, May 6: Trevor Goodwin. Saturday, May 8: Millie Sherlock. Monday, May 10:
IT'S official! The sixth EuroWirral Fit for Business week launch at the Leasowe Castle Hotel on Friday, May 14, is a sell out! Almost 200 business men and women from the region will attend the celebrity luncheon featuring football legend 'Big' Jack Charlton
A 10-year-old boy from Hoylake is recovering in hospital after a road accident which killed his mother - just two weeks after his father died. Blaine Toole is said to be 'remaining stable' in Alder Hey Children's Hospital after he suffered a fractured
A YOUNG Wirral man who attacked a workman with a steel bar, shattering his arm, has been jailed for two years. Judge Denis Clark told 22-year-old John McLoughlin on Friday that it had been a fearsome weapon and the blow delivered with ferociousness and
AN 18-year-old from Wallasey was severely injured when the scooter he was riding crashed into a lamp-post on Friday night. The man, who has not been named, is being treated at Walton Neurological Centre, Liverpool, following the accident on Poulton Road
WIRRAL Council is offering all its tenants free smoke alarms. This life-saving initiative will see 28,000 alarms being offered to tenants of all of Wirral's 17,500 properties over the coming months. The council will write to every tenant informing them
HOME Secretary Jack Straw may be summonsed to attend court by lawyers angry at a governing ruling which may prevent a potentially dangerous Wirral sex offender from receiving specialised treatment. It is feared that unless 23-year-old Jonathon Davies
A WIRRAL woman who has made a 'mockery' of the bail system nearly landed herself in custody last week after she turned up late for court. Despite facing six Bail Act offences, Ellen Finn was released on bail last month for assessment at a bail hostel.
THERE'LL still be fun, camaraderie and a great sense of achievement - but there has been one major change to the charity walk from Liverpool to Wirral in aid of the North West Cancer Research Fund! Instead of walking through the 'new' Kingsway Tunnel,
GLASS company boss John Edwin Taft has been further remanded in custody until May 25 by Wirral magistrates charged with the murder of Cynthia Bolshaw over 15 years ago. An application for bail by solicitor Stuart Nolan was unsuccessful at his third appearance
THE funeral takes place on Friday of Wirral Globe photographer Bob Bird, whose death, at the age of 77, was reported in our last issue. Bob, who lived in Wallasey, was believed to be the oldest working press photographer on Merseyside with a career spanning
One third of all seats in Wirral are up for grabs. The 66-strong Wirral Council currently has a split of 42 Labour, 16 Conservative and eight Liberal Democrats. Of the 22 seats that are being fought on Thursday, 16 are being defended by Labour, four by
From Elaine Hayward (nee Pryce):- I AM trying to arrange a class reunion for anyone who attended St Philip's Junior School in Litherland, Liverpool, and left in 1969. I know that a few class members, now live in the Wirral area. If you are interested
From 'Disgusted':- I MUST write about the situation at Carlett Park. Surely Wirral Council must shoulder some blame? What started as a beautiful campus has just been allowed to slip into a slum; if there wasn't money for cleaners, surely bands of students
From 'Mrs T':- HAVE you seen the film Brigadoon? Did you think it was a fairytale story or folklore? Not so! Take a walk from Birkenhead Dock Road in Seacombe towards Lloyds Corner via Wheatland Lane. You may see a pensioners' estate. If you are a roadsweeper
From Mrs Dilys Robertson:- MY family were so sad to read (Globe, last week) of the death of press photographer Bob Bird. He took our family's picture when we won a trip to Disneyland in 1975. Bob Bird was part of Wallasey's history. When I was a child
From former Arsenal and Scottish international goalkeeper and ITV sports presenter Bob Wilson and his wife Megs, Patrons of The Cancer Research Campaign's Starflower Appeal:- WE would like to ask Wirral Globe readers to join us and thousands of people
From Charlie Fraser:- I WOULD like, through Mailbox, to invite Wirral Borough Council to publish a successful prosecution table for the by-law offence of dog fouling around the Borough, perhaps, say, over the last five years to-date? This table could
From G.W.R. Hunt:- WHILE I agree with the point made by S.B. Pierce (Mailbox, April 21) that petrol companies and garages appear to have slipped in a rise in the price of petrol in addition to that imposed in the Budget, I think he/she is aiming at the
From 'Orange Badge Holder':- I PARKED my car, displaying two orange badges plus a disabled tax disc, in the disabled space at West Kirby Concourse while I went to a one-hour water aerobics class. As I suffer a serious lung disease, I attend this class
Road Test by Steve Hunter. THE new VOLVO S80 is an absolutely fabulous car that gives pure driving pleasure with outstanding safety features, available from Wirral Volvo dealers Drayton Motors at a bargain £22,930 on-the-road. I took the Volvo S80 2.4
VOLKSWAGEN has launched a new version of the Polo 1.0-litre called the Match which can be driven away for £7,995, or £7,940 from June 1, when the price of 12 months road fund licence for cars of less than 1.1-litre changes to £100 The 1.0 Match three-door
AS a nation obsessed with DIY, we want to get all our building and decor materials home as soon as possible, no matter if it didn't quite fit into the 2CV, and according to a survey conducted by home retailer B&Q, British motorists will go to any
IT was a marriage made in heaven for Andrew Garry of Little Sutton Car Centre and bride Denise Gillam (pictured above), when they left the church in style, escorted to the wedding reception in a limousine Andrew and best man and brother Steve, are proprietors
SUNDAY, July 25 is a date for you classic car enthusiasts, as Ellesmere Port Boat Museum hosts its annual Vintage and Classic Car Show. Now in its 14th year the show annually attracts an array of cars including such models as Morris Oxford (1930), Vauxhall
ONE lucky couple will be driving a new T-registration Hyundai Coupe for the weekend, courtesy of Wirral Hyundai dealer Eastham Motors. Eastham Motors held a Ride & Drive day recently when they invited people to visit the dealership and see what Hyundai
ONLY 5,000 places remain unsold for this year's premier British motorsport event, the 1999 RAC British Grand Prix on Sunday, July 11, at Silverstone. Tickets have been selling at an unprecedented rate and the event is expected to sell out in the next
THE Vauxhall Tigra, sponsor of the Cosmopolitan Catwalk, is the inspiration behind three unusual outfits which appeared on the catwalk at the Cosmopolitan Show at Earls Court in London (pictured left). Called Urban Protection, Elements and Architecture
HONDA has launched its Accord five-door in Britain. The new car is a first of its type in the medium class for Honda charged with doubling Accord presence in the UK market. The new model is without equal in the premium quality five-door D-sector and is
Latest results and fixtures. RESULTS:- Sunday, May 2: Under-10 Division: Ashville 5, Allport Hawks 0; Fender Youth 7, Eastham Blades 1; Squibb 2, Parkdale 3; Squibb 2, Parkdale 3; Shaftesbury YC 0, Liscard Panthers 2 (Panthers Champions); Shore Villa
by Andrew Stratton. WEST Kirby's Champion of Champion races was taken by John Burthem in the Falcon Hawkwind. In Falcon series races, Martin Mayhew in Phoenix won twice. Hilbre successes went to Gerald Riley in Highlight and Star successes were achieved
Local rugby scene by Andrew Stratton. CHESHIRE are still on the Twickenham trail after crushing previously unbeaten Yorkshire 40-13 at New Brighton on Saturday to reach the semi-finals. Now, the defending Tetley's Bitter County Champions must travel to
by Steve Hunter. TRANMERE Rovers FC look set to bring crown green bowls to a halt at their Indoor Recreation Centre next to Prenton Park, after a spell of 23 years. Bowling at the centre - the largest of its kind in Europe - has been in doubt since financially
by Steve Hunter. MILLIONAIRE owner of Tranmere Rovers Peter Johnson is in Birkenhead this week and looks set to make some serious decisions about whether he continues his involvement with the cash-strapped Wirral club. Mr Johnson owns Premiership club
PLAYING his Cajun accordian for charity is both fun and a grave matter for Denis Candlish . . . the wooden instrument is made from a cross which marked the last resting place of a Cajun musician who died in 1860. Denis, a Cajun fanatic who lives in Irby
GOVERNORS, staff, parents and pupils of Woodchurch High School, Birkenhead, are celebrating their 'outstanding' Ofsted inspection report. Woodchurch is the first secondary school in Wirral to achieve such a high standard of report that puts it in the
THIS popular column by welfare rights expert Jim Strang this week looks at the Benefit Integrity Project (BIP). As many people will be aware, the DSS conducted a drive to remove people in receipt of Disability Living Allowance who, they felt, were not
PARENTS of children who suffer from the condition Post Viral Chronic Fatigue (or M.E. as it was previously known) have started a new support group based in Birkenhead. They will be holding a meeting at St Catherine's Hospital Children's department, on
CLAUGHTON Community Group has launched a series of initiatives to improve the area. Issues include road safety, the village's image and the need for resources for young people. The group, formed 12 years ago, wants to involve the community in tackling
A FOOTBALLER faced Wirral magistrates after another player suffered a fractured jaw during a match at Wallasey in November. Wayne Goodridge, aged 23, of Arnold Close, Liverpool, was charged with maliciously wounding John Cannon. He elected jury trial
A PENSIONER was so overcome with joy after scooping the £2,000 jackpot on the St John's Hospice in Wirral Weekly Lottery, she was lost for words! "It hasn't sunk in yet, it is the first time I've won anything and I will enjoy it!" said 74-year-old Margery
A MAN who took a handbag from a worshipper at St Saviour's Church in Birkenhead was jailed for 90 days by Wirral magistrates. Lee Anthony Koumis, aged 25, was detained by another church-goer who witnessed the theft. Koumis, staying at the YMCA in Whetstone
THE Foundation for the Study of Infant Death is set to benefit from The Big Push, a fun day at Wallasey's Primrose pub on Sunday. There'll be a sponsored walk from noon to 1pm, but the fun, fun, fun goes on all day with face-painting, a barbecue and plenty
WHAT will you be doing when Big Ben chimes midnight to usher in the new Millennium? The government's decision to allow 36-hour Millennium pub licensing has certainly created sobering problems for your local. So, what plans have publicans got? We visited
CO-OPERATIVE Retail Services has confirmed that the 102 staff at its Birkenhead Living store will be made redundant when it closes in under three months. The Grange Road department store has been taken over by Miller Developments, who has not yet announced
THE body of a Birkenhead man, who went missing 75 years ago, may hold the key to who first conquered the world's highest peak. Andrew 'Sandy' Irvine disappeared on Everest in 1924 with his partner George Mallory, whose father was vicar of St John's, Birkenhead
Lecturers blame FEFC for failing to uncover 'incompetence' by Steve Hunter IN the midst of the financial crisis at Wirral Metropolitan College, NATFHE, the college lecturers' union, is launching a hard-hitting campaign aimed at the Further Education Funding
One third of all seats in Wirral are up for grabs. The 66-strong Wirral Council currently has a split of 42 Labour, 16 Conservatives and eight Liberal Democrats. In Heswall there are two seats being fought and they are both held by the Conservative Party
EDDIE Hebron - once fondly regarded as 'Mr Bebington' - has died. He was 87. The funeral takes place today (Wednesday), when a service at Christ Church, Higher Bebington, at 1.15pm will be followed by cremation at Landican at 2pm. Edward Ashton Hebron
Wallasey and Moreton voters go to the polls tomorrow to choose their last group of local councillors of this Millennium. One third of all seats in Wirral are up for grabs. The 66-strong Wirral Council currently has a split of 42 Labour, 16 Conservative
BIRKENHEAD voters go to the polls tomorrow to choose their last group of councillors of this Millennium. One third of the wards in Wirral are up for grabs - enough seats to change the complexion of the Council from its present Labour control. The Council
