EVERYONE seems to be complaining about the Wirral Way and I would like to put the horse riders' case forward. Not for us the nicely gravelled pathways. We have to put up with deep muddy holes, overgrown and sometimes dangerous tracks. Horses do not like
THE reason nothing is ever done to improve Moreton is because it's off the beaten track. If you're not on the Birkenhead to Chester route, then you're out of the picture. We have become a place to dig holes and fill them up again with the waste from all
TO put the record straight, I am responding to S. Rushton of Moreton's extraordinary and highly personalised attack (Readers' Mail, August 29). I gave a factual historical account of Arrowe Park, as some doubt had been raised by an earlier correspondent
I WRITE regarding the letter about the grass growing on Hoylake beach (Readers' Mail, September 12). Maybe the grass had not started to show 70 years ago, as there would be a lot more people on the beach then. If it should eventually go like Parkgate,
ONCE again it beggars belief that substantial amounts of money are spent on useless items. I'm sure the clown looks good, but why on earth isn't the money spent on the infrastructure of New Brighton? I've only lived over this side of the water for a short
BIRKENHEAD company Park Online has raised more than £330 for Shelter after taking part in Strip 4 Shelter, Britain's largest football-themed fundraising initiative. Fundraisers included a sweepstake for the first goal scored at a premiership match and
WONDERFUL women who have achieved either outstanding professional success, shown personal courage or given considerable service to the community can now be nominated for this year's Cheshire Woman of the Year title. To nominate your Cheshire woman write
voices concern A WALLASEY councillor has spoken out in response to a government report about poverty. The 'Opportunity For All' report states that literacy among 11-year-olds has fallen and there has been no improvement in numeracy among 11-year-olds.
BEBINGTON Central Library is now open from Monday to Saturday (closed Wednesday) from 9am.
A WALK around Flaybrick Cemetery will take place on Sunday, October 21, starting at 11am.
THREE HUNDRED people packed into St Hilary's Church, Wallasey, to say farewell to Wirral music legend Beryl Beckingham, who finally lost her fight against cancer. She died peacefully at St John's Hospice in Wirral. At the funeral, last Tuesday, Beryl's
LECTURERS at Wirral Metropolitan College are to be balloted on strike action, following the breakdown of industrial relations in the college. The lecturers union NATFHE have withdrawn from meetings with college managers, and are calling the ballot after
A CELEBRITY football match takes place on Sunday (October 14) in aid of Claire House. The event takes place on Thornton Hough Village Green. Kick off is at 12 noon.
JOB broker Remploy is offering a programme of guidance and practical support to local disabled people on incapacity benefits to help them into employment. Disabled job seekers are assigned an Employment Development Co-ordinator to profile their skills
BEBINGTON-born poet John Gibbins returns to Wirral for an appearance at Birkenhead Priory on Thursday, October 18 at 8.30pm. Supporting him will be prizewinners from the Ode Show's Open Poetry Competition Michelle Wright and Graeme Kenna, and the highly
SALSA classes take place every Thursday evening at the Grosvenor Assembly Rooms: Beginners, 6.30pm-7.30pm; Improvers, 7.30pm-8.30pm; Advanced, 8.30pm-9.30pm. Call 637-1341 for more details.
A FAMILY first aid course for parents and carers will be held at the Grosvenor Assembly Rooms during playgroup hours. The course runs for ten weeks starting on Tuesday, October 16, from 9.30am-11.30am. Fee remission available. For further information
TICKETS are now available at Birkenhead Tourist Information Centre for the 2002 Commonwealth Games The centre has its own fully trained Commonwealth Games Ambassador, Chris Higgins, to advise on transport, tickets and accommodation to the games from July
The former Dee Hotel in Grange Road will re-open as a Weatherspoons pub, after a four-month refurb-ish-ment and will keep it's original name. It is music free and there are no pool tables. Wheelchair access is available and there is a specially adapted
WALLASEY School of Ballet presents The Nutcracker at the Floral Pavilion Theatre in New Brighton from tonight (Wednes-day) to Saturday. The show is produced by guest choreographer Terence Ether-idge, a former principal dancer with Festival Ballet (English
A Hallowe'en party is set for Friday, October 26. For more details call %637-1341. Electric Fuse
To celebrate, the society is giving Globe readers the chance to win a set of four tickets to see the show on a night of their choice. To be in with a chance of winning, write the name of one of the songs from the show on a postcard with your name, address
WIRRAL people are being given a rare chance to look behind the scenes of a nationality recognised stroke service. Wirral Hospital's stroke rehabilitation unit - on ward R1 at Clatterbridge Hospital - is opening its doors to the public for a special autumn
A BEBINGTON man appeared at Dover magistrates' court last Thursday to face charges relating to the importation of drugs with a street value of £3.5 million. Paul John Wiggins, aged 33, of Windsor Mews, Bebington, is charged under section 31 of the Misuse
A DISABLED West Kirby schoolboy is now able to make trips most people take for granted thanks to a Wirral Globe campaign. Miro Griffiths, 12, needed more than £8,000 for his father to buy a specially converted van which could carry him and his wheelchair
WITH all the Worthington Cup hype this week, it is easy to forget that Tranmere Rovers' fans can look to the league table without that usual sinking feeling. Tranmere have put in some attacking performances lately to win four of the past five Nationwide
OLDERSHAW had another difficult afternoon in South Lancashire/Cheshire One League (writes Andrew Stratton). They fell 0-31 away to Ormskirk, for whom it was a first victory of the season. Oldershaw had their chances, but came up against solid defence
RESULTS - Sunday, October 7: Wirral Sunday Amateur Cup (2nd Rd): Admiral 1, Princes Rovers 2; Allport 1, Civic Way 2; Beechwood 8, Old House 1; Black Horse 2, Royal Oak 10; Boot Inn 2, Premier Social 6; Oxton Ath 2, Park Rgrs 4; The Pollards 2, Halfway
JUNIOR LEAGUE RESULTS - Sunday, October 7: Under-16 Division: Newton Yth 8, Neston Nomads 0; Rossway Utd 0, Irby Jnrs 2; Vauxhall 8, Victoria Colts 0; Eastham Blades 5, Ashville 7; Shore Villa 0, Stork 2. Under-15 Cup: Liscard Panthers 2, Alliance 0.
JUNIOR LEAGUE RESULTS - Sunday, October 7: Under-11 Knock-Out Cup (1st Rd): Upton JFC 10, New B'ton Saints Rgrs 5. Under-11 Division: Wirral Scorpions 2, Glenavon Eagles 7; Glenavon Hawks 6, Wirral Panthers 1; Greenleas 5, Wanderers Utd 0; Wallasey Wndrs
RESULTS - Saturday, October 6: Upton FC 'A' 3, Victoria Colts 'B' 1; Delta Colts 'B' 0, Glenavon Hawks 5; B'head YC 'A' 1, Olympic 3; B'head YC 'B' 0, New B'ton Saints Rovers 3; Olympic Colts 3, Wallasey Wndrs Colts 1; Ridgewood Rangers 0, Wallasey Wndrs
WALLASEY boy Danny McKnight was crowned as the winner of the weekly Young Pool Champion 2001 tournament held at Pontin's Hemsby centre in Norfolk. The 12-year-old now takes part in the finals at a special weekend at Pontin's Prestatyn Sands centre from
TRANMERE ROVERS Youth will meet their Wigan Athletic counterparts in an FA Youth Cup first round tie at Prenton Park on Friday, October 26 (kick-off 7pm). A draw after 90 minutes will lead to extra time and the possibility of a penalty shoot-out.
three races IT was again frustrating for Wirral sailors at the weekend with forecast severe gales keeping many of the crews ashore. The gusting wind was off the land at Hoylake and dinghy races went ahead with Steve Stratton gaining three wins in a Laser
BOXERS from the Wirral-based Avalon ABC returned to action at an exclusive dinner show at Old Trafford, Manchester. Starting this campaign, as he did last year, was 18-year-old welterweight Carl O'Keefe, who was looking to make it three wins in a row
That's a question being asked this week by Peter Rathe, branch manager at HSBC in Birkenhead. With winter fast approaching he points out that HSBC insurance customers made more than 15,000 storm-related claims last year - 50 per cent more than the year
WITH regard to the proposed siting of a facility for homosexuals in New Brighton, the regeneration of the centre of the leisure peninsula appears to have become degeneration, if this proposal is carried out. People of New Brighton, in fact Wallasey as
I WOULD like to add to the points raised in recent weeks in Readers' Letters concerning the wearing of tracksuits and trainer shoes. I, too, think that these items of clothing are unsightly, scruffy and rather unsuitable for everyday wear, particularly
ON returning to my car after shopping in the Matalan store at Rock Retail Park, Tranmere, with my two small toddlers and niece, I realised my purse was missing. Could I extend a heartfelt 'thank you' to the wonderful kind gentleman who found it and handed
I WAS born and reared in Birkenhead, and as such I have always supported my local football club - Tranmere Rovers. I look down with scorn on my fellow Birkonians and Wirralians who wear the shirts of Everton and Liverpool. The best of it is that these
MAY I appeal, through the Globe, to the person who broke into my daughter's car in Oxton in the early hours of Sunday, September 30? We forgive you for smashing the window, even though the glass was shattered all over the inside of the car. We forgive
of Wirral life MOST of the time, the quality of life on Wirral is fine, but you only need to look at the subject matter of the Readers' Letters pages to see what some of the problems are - dog mess, abuse of disabled parking places, unreliable trains,
WHY do people in charge at Arrowe Park Hospital want to put everything in one box? The proposal to expand the present buildings would seem at odds with the Chief Executive's recent public remarks on the parking problems at this hospital. Just down the
If so, Merseyside Magistrates Courts Committee is holding a conference in the Western Rooms of the Anglican Cathedral, Liverpool, on Friday, October 19, from 10.30am to 3.30pm. It is an informal meeting and lunch will be available. To book a place telephone
PORT Sunlight has once again been recognised as one of the most beautiful villages in Britain. The Britain in Bloom Awards gave the village first place in the Urban Community Category at the awards ceremony in Dumfries. Organised by the Tidy Britain Group
A 32-year-old Bromborough man has been killed in a crane accident at work. Philip Belton suffered fatal injuries when the incident happened at Brunner Mond's Winnington site in Northwich at around 11am on September 25. The 32-year-old plant driver had
ALCOHOL was poured away by Hoylake police last week to show their determination to stop teenage drinking in the town. The move was part of an on-going strategy to take alcohol off youngsters in Hoylake and West Kirby. A large amount of alcohol has been
CRAFT workers in Wirral will be putting their handiwork on show today (Wednesday, October 10), when Wallasey Village Library stages its annual Craft Fair in Harrison Hall, Wallasey (10am-4pm). Admission 50p.
A £2.5 million refurbishment of the MV Mountwood by Mersey Ferries is to help return a much-loved flower's name to the river. The MV Mountwood is to be renamed Royal Iris of the Mersey when full refurbishment is finished. The ship is currently in a dry
EVERGREEN Fine Art stages a free art demonstrations day on Saturday (October 13), starting at 11am. For more details, ring 639-3444.
YOGA classes take place on Thursdays at the Grosvenor Assembly Rooms in Liscard from 11.45am-12.45pm. Newcomers are welcome to attend.
warning BUSINESS Crime Direct is warning Wirral firms to be vigilant after a spate of burglaries where alarms on front doors to premises have been tampered with in opening hours. The Globe has been told that burglars have blocked the alarm contacts on
A COMMUNITY ballroom and sequence dance will be held at the Grosvenor Assembly Rooms on Saturday, October 27 from 7.45pm-11pm, hosted by May Hall. Call Anne or Kim on 637-1341 for more details.
FAMILIES in Birkenhead can enjoy a free screening of Roald Dahl's Matilda on Saturday at Warner Brothers' Conway Park cinema as part of the Campaign for Learning's national Family Learning Weekend. Tickets are being distributed at local libraries. There
A MORETON woman who dishonestly obtained more than £8,000 state benefits has been sentenced to complete an 80-hour community punishment order and told to pay £250 prosecution costs. Liverpool Crown Court heard that Maureen Payne had begun claiming incapacity
CHILDREN in Wir-ral have joined a new scheme which en-cour-ages parents to let them walk to school. To mark national walk to school week Heswall Primary School piloted the walking bus. Adults lead and follow a 'crocodile' of children walking to school
AN endurance challenge is to take place in South Africa to raise funds for charity Children Today. The event will run from May 10-19 2002 and will include cycling, hiking, kloofing (a mix of hiking and high diving) and kayaking. For further information
AFTER receiving a charity cheque from Tesco Extra in Bidston Moss, 16-year-old Laura McGuire was delighted. Laura is chairperson for the Children's Cancer Support Group based at Alder Hey Hospital, Liverpool, and is recovering from cancer herself. She
A FAULTY electric blanket can kill you - that's the message from Merseyside Fire Service. This month fire officers will be carrying out free electric blanket tests in Wirral. Divisional Officer Paul Joy said: "A faulty electric blanket can kill you. At
Wayne Lee Holmes, 21, of Stavordale Road, Moreton, admitted assaulting Wirral West MP Stephen Hesford and also obstructing a police officer by giving false details. The court heard how Mr Hesford was forced to halt his car at Upton because of five or
SOUP and sandwiches are on offer for pensioners every Wednesday afternoon from 12.30pm-2.45pm at Liscard Community Centre.
For details contact Alec McFadden at Wirral TUC, 4 St Anne Street, Birkenhead. H&S course
CHRYSANTHEMUMS Pantomime Society is now selling tickets for Jack and the Beanstalk, which will be performed at the Floral Pavilion, New Brighton. Call 512-9077 to book. Block bookings are available.
A YOUNG talent competition for children agedbetween five-11 years is to take place at the Grosvenor Assembly Rooms, Liscard. Auditions will be held on Saturday, November 10 from 2pm-4pm. Entry fee is £2. To book your spot, call 637-1341.
dismissal FORMER Cammell Laird workers will launch unfair dismissal claims against the company this week. At a meeting in Birkenhead on Monday evening, union members from the GMB and Amalgamated Electrical Engineering Unions decided to submit their claims
There will be traditional and contemporary Andalusian and Arabic songs, as well as flamenco dance. The show features Raquel de Luna, Antonio Aparecida and Abdul Salam Kheir. For tickets, at £15, call the box office on %709-3789. Juan & only flamenco
stabbing incident A 33-year-old man is in police custody following an alleged stabbing incident at a flat off Whetstone Lane, Birkenhead, on Monday at about 9.30pm. The injured party is reported to be in a stable condition after being taken to Arrowe
ARE you a retired striptease artist, agent or enthusiast of the bump and grind? Do you remember the famous Phyllis Dixie, or Jane from the Daily Mirror? Ever perform at the Windmill Theatre during the war, Leeds City Varieties or Hackney Empire? Were
The first round of the Wallasey & District Sunday Football League Premier Division cup saw Parkfield draw level to 3-3 after being 1-3 down and force extra time against Leasowe Athletic. The final result was a 4-4 draw and Leasowe won the resulting
WALLASEY side Vanser were assured of their first victory of the season in the South Wirral Football League Robin Hodgson Premier Division, on Saturday, after goals from Billy Patten and Steve Mole clinched an excellent 2-0 win at North Star (writes Vernon
bid for FA Cup glory VAUXHALL stage one of their biggest matches in the club's history on Saturday, when Harrogate Town visit Rivacre Park in an FA Cup third qualifying round tie (kick-off 3pm). The Yorkshire club surprised many people by defeating Burscough
TWO gold, one silver and three bronze medals were gained by the newly-formed Wirral Judo Educational Club at the North West Area Championships at Sutton Leisure Centre, St. Helens. With more than 200 competitors taking part at the championships, the club
RESULTS - Saturday, October 6: Division One: Christleton 2, Mond Rgrs 2; Helsby 0, Manweb 1; Heswall 0, Poulton Victoria 4; Newton 1, Shell 1; Stork 1, General Chemicals 1; Vauxhall Res 4, Ashville 0. Division Two: Ashville Res 0, Christleton Res 2; Cammell
FIXTURES: Saturday, October 13 (kick-off 3pm): Robin Hodgson: Mersey Ferries v Avon Ath; North Star v Pavilions; Tudor Rose v Tricorn. Concorde Trophies Division: Acorn v Little Sutton; Rangers Breaks v Black Horse Hornets; Sutton Black Lion v Bronze
RESULTS - Sunday, October 7: Umbro National Sunday Cup (1st Rd): Prestige Brighams 3, Queens Park 2; Ship Inn 1, Smith & Nephew 2. Premier Division: Brow 2, Pelican 2; Kel 4, Shaftesbury YC 2; Rock Ferry Abbey Social 3, Comet Inn 2; The Stiles 3,
THE Houlihan's Birkenhead Sunday Football League interest in this season's Umbro FA National Sunday Cup was ended abruptly as their two representatives, Ship Inn and Queens Park, were both dumped from the competition. While Ship Inn lost 2-1 at home to
A WALLASEY junior football team is looking for players to strengthen its squad. If you'd like to join the Olympic Under-9 team, call Mark on 638-3708.
TWO wins each for Andy Bird , Mike Barker and Ken Strahan steered Gautby Road III to victory over Civic II in the Wirral Table Tennis League Division One. Tom Page won all three of his matches for Gautby Road IV - but they still lost 7-3 to NBCC III.
Mike inspires Vics INSPIRED by a superb hat-trick by Mike Riley, Poulton Victoria recorded a resounding 4-0 decision over Heswall at Gayton Park to sustain their challenge for the Carlsberg West Cheshire League Division One title. Seasoned campaigner
