I WOULD like to thank the kind lady and gentleman who found my husband collapsed in his car in Leasowe Road on Saturday, January 5 and called an ambulance for him. He had had a severe asthma attack and spent a night in Arrowe Park Hospital having tests
MAY I, through Readers' Mail, thank the person who found my bus pass, which I had dropped on a 311 bus, and put it through my letterbox? I had sprained my ankle badly and really needed it. Mrs P. Hardcastle (address supplied)
A 74-year-old widow, owning a 76-year-old house, was advised to complete a form for Grant Aid towards major maintenance of the roof. A smartly dressed gentleman kept the appointment to view the work, but on leaving he told me the Grant Aid system had
THE initial phase of ticketing sales last year for this Summer's Commonwealth Games exceeded all our expectations. Somuchso, that a number of sporting sessions required a lottery, at the end of which, a staggering 45 per cent of available tickets were
GOOD to see that Birkenhead is set to be catapulted into the 'premier league' of shopping centres in the North of England (Globe, January 2). And in-depth study of the town's existing retail provision will cost £44,062. It is to be hoped that the new
LOCAL lawyers have called for a change in the law to end the practice of fault finding in divorce. The Solicitors' Family Law Association (SFLA) says that the idea of couples having to make unpleasant allegations against each other to obtain a divorce
The sea-going pair defied critics who said it could not be done when they travelled from the Channel to the Carmargue, aided by lock-keepers and bargees who took them to their hearts when they battled with problems, often with hilarious consequences.
THE industrialist who brought the Tall Ships to Merseyside has died aged 84. John Gabriel Parkes was born in Staffordshire in 1917 and, after gaining a double first in aeronautical engineering at Cambridge, his first job was in management at the Lever's
An exhibition of work by Marc Quinn is on display at Liverpool Tate from February 1 to April 28. Quinn came to prominence in the early 1990s as part of the Young British Art Scene. His work looks at the body and mortality in this age of cloning.
RESULTS - Sunday, January 13: Under-11 Division: Birkenhead YC 8, Wanderers Utd 4; Glenavon Eagles 2, Wallasey Wndrs 6; Glenavon Hawks 2, Victoria Colts 2; Greenleas 7, Upton 2; Hearts 4, Ridgeview 1; New Brighton Saints Rangers 5, Poulton Ath 0; New
With Mick Fleetwood's seal of approval, Rumours of Fleetwood Mac - with their meticulous instrumentals and tight harmonies - bring the classic hits of those 70s legends to Liverpool Phil on Sunday, February 17. Some said it couldn't be done, but they've
A Birkenhead mother of two won more than £50,000 last week - by playing bingo! The 49-year-old, who has asked not to be named, won the Saturday afternoon National Bingo Game at the Mecca Club in the Europa Centre, scooping prizes of £50,000, £3,304 and
OLD schoolgirls from Liscard Secondary Modern's 'class of 47' are getting together again - and are desperate to find eight missing classmates who cannot be traced. The Globe helped to reunite 28 ex-pupils from the school two years ago and now a second
An open meeting is to be held to discuss a teenage caf for the North End area of Birkenhead. St James Regeneration Area Action Team (STRAAT) is inviting mums, dads and teenagers to get together on Monday January 21, at 6.30pm at the Narrowgate Centre,
WIRRAL health workers may be offered loans to buy bikes to get to work in the near future. Extra cycle sheds may also be provided and shower facilities installed so that biking staff can clean up before starting a day's work. The ideas are part of a revolutionary
A CHARITY eve-ning featuring the Calton Players is coming to The Little Theatre in Grange Road West, Birkenhead. They will stage the Neil Simon comedy ' Come Blow Your Horn,' on Monday, January 28, for Wir-ral Christian Drugs Action. Doors open at 6.45pm
A BEAUTY contestant from Moreton found the sponsor she was looking for - within 24 hours of being featured in last week's Globe. Janet Griffiths found her backer in Titan Gym and Fitness less than a day after the Globe published her appeal for help. Now
A BIRKENHEAD man turned to art in a bid to get his life back on track after major surgery. Tommy McHugh says he was unable to get support after two brain haemorrhages and an operation to put a clamp and a coil in his skull in February last year. He needed
MERSEYSIDE Witness Service wants to hear from people willing to give up time to support and care for prosecution and defence witnesses and their families before, during and after trials. Witness Service is a free facility run by Victim Support at Birkenhead
A WIRRAL man who tricked his way into the home of an 85-year-old woman and stole her purse has been jailed for 12 months. Judge Denis Clark told William Smith that he had duped a vulnerable, elderly woman in the evening of her life. "You used a ruse as
Warmer, healthier and cheaper to run houses are being promised by staff at the Merseyside Energy Efficiency Advice Centre, where information about national and local grants, discounts and special schemes for people struggling to cope in cold, damp homes
Allandale Youth Club in Wallasey has received £250 from Keith Fair, chairman of F-Division of Lodges, Birkenhead, on behalf of Masonic Province of Cheshire. The cash will help the youth club continue to provide facilities to young children as Masons promote
Irby and Thurstaston WI will hear from guest speaker Glyn Parry on the history of local transport when it meets at Irby Village Hall on January 31 at 7.30pm.Details are from 648-1673.
Wallasey MP Angela Eagle visited Wirral Holistic Therapeutic Cancer Care Centre at St Catherine's Hospital, Birkenhead, on Friday.
WIRRAL Council will be left more than £1 million out of pocket after Government changes to the way local sixth forms are funded this year. Now, local education bosses say a rethink is needed over plans which will leave the authority with the shortfall
BIRKENHEAD Town Centre is to have a striking new image- and that's official! Regeneration bosses have this week published their vision for the future of the town in a document soon to be dispatched to businesses and residents. The '2020 Vision and Strategy
POLICE are looking for a man who indecently exposed himself to a 48-year-old woman in Birkenhead Park last week. The incident happened in the Lower Park at 5.45pm on Thursday when the man exposed himself and then followed the woman back to her car when
A SECOND Labour councillor has said she will not follow the party line, leaving Labour facing a complete loss of control of the council. Bebington's Cllr Kath Shaughnessy has written to Chief Whip Hugh Lloyd to say that she will be voting according to
A FRIGHTENED schoolboy who fled from a Rotweiller dog onto a car bonnet was then forced into the boot by the angry driver. Motorist Mark McTigue believed the 15-year-old was vandalising his car and completely lost his temper. Liverpool Crown Court heard
TWO Wallasey schoolboys have received greetings from afar after posting a Christmas box to Yugoslavia. Harry and Finlay Murphy, pictured right, from St Peter and Paul's Primary School, sent a shoebox containing Christmas presents and their names to Yugoslavia
PORT Sunlight Village Trust has applied for consent to demolish garages to the rear of Greendale Road, Port Sunlight. Details of the plan can be seen at Wallasey Town Hall north annexe, Brighton Street.
Wirral branch of the Association of Retired Persons - for the over-50s - is celebrating its 10th anniversary with a hot pot supper followed by entertainment at St John's Church Hall, School Lane, Meols, at 6.30pm on Friday. The group meets on the third
THE industrialist who brought the Tall Ships to Merseyside has died aged 84. John Gabriel Parkes was born in Staffordshire in 1917 and, after gaining a double first in aeronautical engineering at Cambridge, his first job was in management at the Lever's
A Birkenhead man has admitted making four false representations for housing benefit and council tax benefit - resulting in an overpayment of more than £6,000 - at Wallasey magistrates' court. Maurice Edwards, 47, of Windermere Court, Penrith Street, made
Merseyside Police is joining other forces in a national initiative to restore public confidence in the criminal justice system. The Search For The Truth will support the positive recommendations for change to the system outlined in Lord Auld's recent
Gingerbread, the national charity for lone parents and their children, is opening a group in Wallasey. The group, for people across Wirral, will meet on Sunday twice a month at the United Reformed Church, Wallasey Village, 2.30pm-4.30pm. For details call
A WARNING has gone out to Wirral motorists that red lights really do mean danger. Wirral Council has invested more than £150,000 on a number of road safety schemes - but drivers who fail to notice or simply ignore signals are putting pedestrians in even
DRAW for the first round of the South Wirral Football League Cup - for Concorde Trophies Division sides only - on Saturday, January 26:- Black Horse Hornets v Little Sutton; Sutton Black Lion v Vanser Res; Bebington Ath v Bronze Social Res; Rangers Breaks
DEE Sailing Club continued their winter series for Dart Catamarans on the Dee Estuary at the weekend. Conditions were excellent and wins were gained by Mark Carrington and Simon Moruzzi, who currently leads the series.
WIRRAL Sunday Football League Division One side Royal Oak are through to the Wirral FA Amateur Cup semi-finals after an excellent 5-3 victory at Ellesmere Port outfit Stanney Lane (writes Rob James). Hero of the hour was hat-trick hero Mike Mosedale,
HOULIHAN'S Birkenhead Sunday Football League Division One side FC Prenton sunk Premier Division Ship Inn (Ben Davies) 5-1 in the Cheshire County F A Sunday Cup quarter final with strikes from veteran Lee Eason, 2, Gareth McEvoy, 2, and Michael Cotgrave
A WIRRAL martial arts club has plenty to celebrate at the moment after members picked up European and British titles in separate tournaments. Younger members of Richard Saunders' Schools of Taekwondo (Wirral Taekwondo Club) collected nine trophies while
ST JOSEPH'S closed the gap at the top of the Wallasey Sunday Football League Premier Division with a 5-1 success over Leasowe Athletic. Athletic had no answer to the Joeys fire power, as Michael Bates scored two goals and Jason McNicholas, Lee McConnell
DRAW for the Carlsberg West Cheshire League Pyke Cup semi-finals, to be played on Friday, March 29 at venues to be arranged, is:- Cammell Laird v Manweb; Christleton v Helsby.
BIRKENHEAD Park won 31-17 at Altrincham Kersal on Saturday to collect three valuable points that keep them top of North Two League, despite being down 17-10 at the interval. Try scorers for Park were skipper Steve Hancock, full-back Ian Kennedy, hooker
CENTRE-BACK Graham Allen's early bath after being red carded for a foul on Colchester United's Joe Keith in Saturday's dull goal-less draw at Prenton Park opens a gap for the promising talent of Ian Sharps. Some may have thought Allen was hard done by
Snow White is being brought to life at the Floral Pavilion from January 22 to 26 by the St Alban's Players amateur dramatic society. The fantastic fairytale starts each evening at 7.15pm with a 2.15pm Saturday matinee. Ticket prices for reserved front
Surprise Christmas hit Gordon Haskell, whose How Wonderful You Are spawned a top-selling album, is one of a trio of musicians in concert at Liverpool's Cavern Club on February 7. He'll be joined by former Paul McCartney cohorts Hamish Stuart and Robbie
Norman Roy and his orchestra present a dance night at Hotel Victoria, Gayton Road, Lower Heswall, on Monday, January 28. The fun starts at 8pm and admission is £2.50.
Not content with staging their bi-annual 'Gang Show' in their home town, Birkenhead Scouts are taking their cast of 120 Scouts, Cub Scouts and for the first time, the Beaver Scouts, to celebrate their remarkable milestone of 40 years in gang shows for
GRANADA Television is currently compiling a two-part social history of football violence to be filmed in early 2002 during Channel 4's Football Stories season of films. In particular, the films will be looking at the music, fashion and lifestyle aspects
I FIND the letter from B.M. (Readers' Mail, January 2) in response to my letter of December 12 to be rather incoherent and I am not quite sure what points he is trying to make. However, I'll try my best to respond. For a start, I'm not a "disgruntled
I AGREE with 'Unappreciative of Willaston' (Readers' Mail, January 9). That drunken New Year reveller should feel ashamed. Name and address supplied.
AFTER shopping in Kwik Save's Prenton store, I discovered to my horror that I'd left my handbag on one of the counters. Imagine my delight when I went to the office to find it had been handed in. I wish to thank the very kind and honest person who handed
GOOD to read that the Dee Estuary is being recognised by the rest of the world, with the help of Richard Smith, of Caldy. If Johnny Gittens had had such equipment 50 years ago, he would have been as famous as Bill Oddy. Birdwatch, Dee Estuary, John Gittens
IT IS not often that a politician deserves a pat on the back. Ben Chapman, Wirral South Labour MP, does. By taking time and the courtesy to enquire and ask questions in Parliament, it is now possible for the residents living along the Dee coastline of
FURTHER to the story under the headline 'Doesn't anyone care any more?' (Globe, January 2), concerning grandmother Joan Jones' criticism of Arriva's attitude to complaints, I, too, would like to comment. I travel to and from work on the 410 Clatterbridge-Wallasey
I AM endeavouring to establish my husband's Family Tree. His grandfather, Richard Ainscoe, was born in 1861 in either Birkenhead or Aintree. Unfortunately, evidence of his birth does not appear to have been registered. Richard came to East Lancashire
INSTEAD of animals, why not use our hardened criminals for laboratory research purposes? Our money keeps the bad criminals in prison - it could be better used for training more dogs to help people. Prison spaces could be put to better use and, who knows
MEMBERS of Wirral Transport Users' Association were concerned to read (Globe, January) that vandals have covered Spital railway station with graffiti. Merseyrail stations are financially supported by Merseytravel, are staffed and most have CCTV installed
MAY I thank the stupid woman who nearly ran my son over? She was driving along Martins Lane at lunchtime on New Year's Eve while talking on her mobile phone and stopped at the junction with Liscard Road. As the road was clear, my children and I started
Enid Blyton's Noddy is back at Liverpool's Empire Theatre by popular demand. Noddy and the Treasure Chest will play for one single matinee performance on Sunday, February 3. The show, suitable for children aged two to six, is packed with audience participation
A Wirral businessman has admitted stealing almost £19,000 from customers of his caravan sales business. Graham Vaughan, of Cable Road, Hoylake, pleaded guilty at Liverpool Crown Court to five theft offences involving five customers between 1996 and December
Oxton and Prenton slimmers are putting their weight behind a charity campaign - and inviting others to join in. Slimming World is holding a slimathon for Claire House children's hospice and says the event is open to everyone and weight loss can take place
A BIRKENHEAD man turned to art in a bid to get his life back on track after major surgery. Tommy McHugh says he was unable to get support after two brain haemorrhages and an operation to put a clamp and a coil in his skull in February last year. He needed
Merseyside Opera group will burst into song on Friday, February 8, in aid of ChildLine North West. Radio Merseyside's Billy Butler will host the event, organised by Soroptimists International of Hoylake and West Kirby at King's Gap Court Hotel, Hoylake
RESULTS - Saturday, January 12: Division One: Aintree Villa 0, Ashville 4; Cammell Laird 3, Stork 1; Christleton 2, Shell 1; Manweb 2, Maghull 4; Mersey Royal 3, General Chemicals 0; Poulton Victoria 1, Vauxhall Res 1. Division Two: Ashville Res 4, Poulton
RESULTS - Saturday, January 12: Robin Hodgson Division: Avon Ath 3, Tudor Rose 1; Tricorn 2, General Chemicals 3; North Star 4, Mersey Ferries 1; Pavilions 1, Bronze Social 1. Concorde Trophies Division: Bebington Ath 3, Black Horse Hornets 2; Rangers
RESULTS - Sunday, January 13: Cheshire Sunday Cup (Quarter-final): Ship Inn 1, FC Prenton 5. Cheshire Sunday Youth Cup (3rd Rd): Ashville Colts 3, Hightown Lane 0; Vauxhall Motors 3, Christleton 0. Wirral FA Sunday Cup (Quarter-finals): Clipper 2, The
RESULTS - Sunday, January 13: Premier Division: St Joseph's 5, Leasowe Ath 1; Stanley's Vaults 0, The Queens 3; Morton Arms 2, Parkfield 2. Division One: Sandbank 4, St Mary's 2; Pilot Boat 3, Rose & Crown 4; Black Horse 1, Old Market 8. Division
RESULTS - Sunday, January 13: Under- 16 Division: Neston Nomads 0, Stork 8; Vauxhall 8, Heswall 2; West Kirby Wasps 3, Shaftesbury YC 8; Eastham Blades 2, Rossway Utd 5. Under-15 'A' Division: Heswall 0, Heygarth Utd 4; Castrol Woodlands 1, Ashville 3
A SCHOLARLY tuba player from Moreton is hoping to hit the right notes in a national competition next month. Music student Leslie Neish, pictured, is through to the brass finals of the BBC Young Musician of the Year competition, taking place at the Guildhall
MERSEYSIDE Police conducted more than 590 breath tests during the festive season just finished as part of the annual Christmas Drink Drive Campaign. Forty-one drivers were arrested for a positive, failed or refused test and the number of injury collisions
A Little Neston Slimming World club is starting new sessions to meet popular demand. The classes will be held at the Venture Scout Hall, Burton Road, Little Neston, on Wednesdays at 5pm and 7pm. For details, call Karen on 342-2821.
OUTDOOR types are being invited to join a West Kirby cicular walk. The Ramblers' Association will lead the walk on Sunday, January 27, starting at the Dee Lane car park at 1.45 pm. Further details are from Steve Gort on 609-0072.
A store security guard faced Wirral Magistrates charged with theft from the store where he worked. Richard Anthony Hodson, aged 27, of Barnes Green, Spital, elected jury trial and was bailed for six weeks for committal proceedings on an allegation that
A Bring and Buy sale featuring stalls, refreshments, games and light lunches will be held by the All Saints Church Association at the church in Hose Side Road, New Brighton, on January 26 from 10.30am to 1pm. Admission is 30p. All welcome.
PARENTS and local retailers are being warned that Harry Potter Collectors' Stones may be a choking hazard for small children. The warning comes from Wirral Trading Standards officers, who fear children might mistake the stones for sweets. Spokesman Charles
OUTRAGED Greasby residents are so determined to see a phone mast removed that they have sought legal help. Wirral's Labour cabinet meets tomorrow (Thursday) and residents' group Greasby Against Mobile Masts Association (GAMMA) is urging all local residents
A WOMAN conned £1 out of a pensioner by claiming her daughter had leukaemia and she was collecting for the fund, Wirral Magistrates heard. Vicky Ann Bowen, 33, of Stanton Road, Bebington, admitted obtaining the money by deception through use of a false
ANOTHER 'neighbour from hell' has been shown the door by Wirral Council this week. The council is to evict 29-year-old Tina Moore, of Ganneys Meadow Road, Woodchurch, after being granted possession of her home by a court. Moore has been ordered to leave
KINGSLAND Senior Citizen's Club has room for new members. Based at the Kingsland Restaurant in Borough Road, Birkenhead, the club meets every Monday at noon for a game of bingo followed by a line dancing session. It also organises regular social events
COLIN Cheeseman, chief exec-utive of Cheshire County Coun-cil, is to leave his post at the end of July after 28 years serving the authority, it has been announced.
A LOCAL environmentalist and former Wirral Globe reporter has been awarded an MBE for services to energy efficiency. The 'gong' in the New year Honours List has gone to Pat Sykes, a former resident of New Brighton, in recognition of her tireless campaigning
A reward of up to £5,000 is being offered for information leading to the arrest and conviction of people who torched two bulldozers at Bidston Dock, Wallasey. Port of Liverpool Police are appealing for help with their enquiries into the incident which
'Dealing with sexual offenders' is the subject of a talk at the Heswall Red Cross Hut tomorrow (Thursday) at 2pm with guest speaker Det Ins Neil Shone, head of Wirral police Family Support Unit. More details are from Mrs E Campbell-Smith on 676-1620.
Ten students from Calday Grange Grammar School have been offered places at Oxford and Cambridge Universities for the coming year - breaking all previous records. The 10 are: Sam Adamson, Mark Little, Jenny Jones, Michael Bench-Capon, Andrew Pickering,
Rock Ferry Amateur Operatic Society, which ended last year with a successful production of 'Fiddler On The Roof', wants to appoint a new Musical Director and pianist as it prepares to choose its next show. The Society rehearses on Thursday evenings. For
A Sport England seminar explaining how young club members could work as volunteers at the 2002 Commonwealth Games will be hosted by Wirral Sport Development Unit at Woodchurch Leisure Centre on Thursday, February 6, from 6pm. The event will also examine
RESULTS - Saturday, January 12: Regent Cup (3rd Rd): FC Clipper 1, Abbotsford 2; Manor Ath Res 1, Pacific 5; Old Rockferrians 3, Delta AFC 4. Roberts Moore Nicholas Jones (RMNJ) Cup (1st Rd): Parkfield BA Res 1, FC Pensby 4; Toll Bar 3, Parkfield BA 1
RESULTS - Sunday, January 13: Wirral Sunday Amateur Cup (5th Rd): Stanney Lane 3, Royal Oak 5. Challenge Cup (2nd Rd): Allport 6, Premier Social 1; Big House 5, Cat 0; Lord Raglan 4, Punch Bowl 2; Nova 4, Stirrup 2; Park Rgrs 2, Halfway House 0; Rock
PLAYER-manager Darrell Karisa led by example with a blistering double as North Star enjoyed a 4-1 victory over Mersey Ferries in the South Wirral Football League Robin Hodgson Premier Division (writes Vernon Lee). Andy McIvor and Jason Senogles were the
TWO places are up for grabs for a Paris trip taking in the France versus England Rugby Union International. Local rugby enthusiast David Wilde has arranged the trip but has had two late withdrawals brought about by unforeseen circumstances. The party
DIVISION One side Newton have joined Vauxhall Motors Reserves in the Cheshire FA Amateur Cup semi-finals after pulling off a well deserved victory at 2000 winners, and strongly fancied, Helsby, who in the previous round had accounted for holders Cammell
Sandal . . . . 11 pts New Brighton . . . . 40 pts NEW Brighton continued their winning ways with an emphatic victory at Yorkshire club Sandal on Saturday. This weekend, the Blues' 'Young Guns' entertain Tyndale at Reeds Lane (kick-off 2pm) and will be
A 73-year-old man who cycles to visit his severely handicapped wife twice a day has had his bike stolen from outside her nursing home. Jack McAllister of Bromborough was shocked and upset to discover his much-loved bike missing when he left Oaklands Lodge
Tranmere Rovers . . . . 0, Colchester Utd . . . . 0 Attendance: 8,387 TRANMERE have scored 45 league goals in 25 games this season and Colchester have conceded 43 in 27 - Saturday's Nationwide League Division Two match at Prenton Park was not supposed
CHURCHES Together in Bebington are to hold special joint services during the nationwide 'Week of Prayer for Christian Unity' which starts on Friday. Throughout the week, short morning services will be held at 10am. The programme is: January 18 at Christ
Join the Sunday social ballroom dance at the Grosvenor Ballroom, Wallasey. Dancing starts at 7.45pm and includes modern ballroom, Latin and popular sequence.
