Stories for 5 April 2005

Birkenhead Letters

Transport chief replies to Tory's challenge

THROUGH the Globe, I would like to reply to the letter ('Tory's tunnel tolls open letter challenge to Cllr Dowd, Mailbox, March 9) from Howard Morton, Prospective Conservative MP for Birkenhead.  more...

An open letter to Egremont parents . . .

PLEASE publish this open letter to parents living in Egremont:-  more...

Australians 'not impressed'

I TOOK visitors from Australia to a morning session at the Europa Leisure Pool, Birkenhead. What a disappointment!  more...

Plea to Samaritan

I AM trying to find the Good Samaritan who took time to help me when I collapsed after an epileptic seizure.  more...

Baffling

WHY do some passengers on Merseyrail trains put their feet on the seat opposite? If they want their bottoms on a level with their feet, why don't they just sit on the floor?  more...

Recycling

GIVEN the high cost per barrel of Brent crude and the dubious political stability of many of the world's largest oil exporters, is there anywhere in Wirral I can actually recycle plastic?  more...

Parents be warned

I WISH to warn parents who are thinking of spending some time with their children at New Brighton.  more...

The future of Vyner Primary: Don't pupils from derprived areas matter?

I ATTENDED a meeting with our local Labour councillors, regarding the future of Vyner Primary School, in Birkenhead North.  more...

'It should not have been built in first place'

I AM sorry to read about the distress to parents and teachers concerning the proposed closure of Vyner Road Primary School.  more...

Why do we have to live with filth all the time?

CONGRATULATIONS must go to Mr David Green, of Wirral Borough Council, for his ability to find £300,000 to enable Wirral to be cleaned up to impress visitors to the Open Golf Championship (Globe, March 16).  more...

Trackside mess and 'disgusting' state of trains

JUST to add my pennyworth, I travelled on the Arriva Wirral line this week to the Empire in Liverpool. Never again!  more...

'Who do taxi drivers think they are?'

I WOULD like to complain about taxi drivers. What qualifications do they need to do that job?  more...

Jeopardising us!

THE photo that accompanied the report ('Housing boss's plea to North End community', Globe, March 23) showed the wrong end of Hoylake Road. The houses considered for demolition are further along the road, on the opposite side.  more...

Calling Wirral evacuees

WE would be most interested to hear from readers who were evacuated to Mold or North Wales during World War II.  more...

Switch off

I'M fed up with the people complaining about phone masts - they probably all have mobiles. If they threw them away and went to land line, there would be no need for masts.  more...

Birkenhead Sport

Karl spot on for cup

Carlsberg West Cheshire League round-up with Ernie MacDonald  more...

Lancelyn in bid to end Challenge Cup 'famine'

THE Wirral Sunday League's longest serving members, Lancelyn, who were founded back in 1970, will be hoping for a case of third time lucky after reaching the Challenge Cup Final for the third time in six years.  more...

Tom net Black Horse the title

by Tom Potter  more...

Beach soccer entry time

ENTRY forms are now available for the Birkenhead & Wirral AF League's annual Five-a-side Beach Soccer Tournament on New Brighton sands on Saturday and Sunday, July 2/3.  more...

Local football league results and fixtures

Carlsberg West Cheshire League  more...