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Christmas soccer course
EVERTON scout Mike O'Brien holds a three day Christmas soccer course at St Benedict's School, Upton, on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, December 29/30/31 (10am-2pm). Phone Mike on 677-8360. Converted for the new archive on 13 March 2001. Some images and
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Lakers change venue
WIRRAL Lakers Basketball Club have changed venue to Hilbre High School, West Kirby. Expert coaching takes place every Saturday (2pm-4pm) for boys and girls aged 7-17. Converted for the new archive on 13 March 2001. Some images and formatting may have
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Jamie lands 'knock out' deal . . .
PROMISING Birkenhead boxer Jamie McKeever has just signed a professional contract with top British boxing promoter Barry Hearn. Jamie, 18, of Cavendish Wirral ABC, has been boxing since the age of 10 and was trained by Tony Diponio. He has been Wirral's
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WIRRAL TABLE TENNIS LEAGUE
RESULTS:- Division One - Civic (2) 3, B/Spartans (1) 7; NBCC (2) 7, GRPCC (2) 3; GRPCC (2) 4, Civic (1) 6; NBCC (1) 6, GRPCC (1) 4; B/Spartans (2) 1, Civic (1) 9. Division Two - Spinners (1) 3, GRPCC (4) 7; Phoenix (1) 8, Wallasey Manor (1) 2; Caldy (
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EASTHAM SUNDAY JUNIOR SOCCER LEAGUE
RESULTS: Sunday, December 14:- Under-10 Division - Shore Villa 7, Young Lions 2; Squibb 6, Heswall 2; Birkenhead Boys Club 7, Heygarth United 5; West Kirby Wasps 8, Allport Hawks 0; Stork 7, Fender Youth 1; Neston Nomads 5, Shaftesbury Youth Club 3; Irby
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Icebreaker Will . . .
WILL Thompson, in Fast Eddies, won Hoylake Sailing Club's Icebreaker Dinghy Open Meeting ahead of Gavin Melling in Gavnik. Each had a win, but the better result in the second race decided the issue. Wind conditions were very light and it was a similar
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Wirral boys shine at first meeting
FIRST meeting in the Merseyside Boys' Schools Cross Country League was held at Clarke Gardens, Liverpool. Boys from Wirral schools produced some good team and individual performances, with Wirral schools winning all the races. Year 7 race: 1, Calday '
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Caldy enjoy life at top of the table!
Local Rugby Round-up by Andrew Stratton CALDY won their re-arranged game against Leigh to go top of the Thwaites North West League Division Two. It finished 29-12 with tries via Ian Young, Paul Arista, Richard Farrall and Rob Harman. Ian Cropper targetted
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Happy Birthday Pups
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, December 17th - Mark Owen. Thursday, December 18th - Carl Riley. Friday
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Nixon returns to haunt Tranmere
Stockport County . . . 3, Tranmere Rovers . . . 1 Attendance: 7,903 LUCKLESS Tranmere lost another match they should have at least taken a point from, but a wonderful second-half goalkeeping display by former Rovers star Eric Nixon won the match for Stockport
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CHEMISTS' ROTA
THESE chemists will be on duty on Sunday (December 21):- Birkenhead:- ABC Ltd, 88-90 Argyle Street (12.30-7.30pm); Woodchurch:- Chanins Pharmacy, 9 Hoole Road (10am-12noon); Bebington:- Chanins Pharmacy, 16 Cross Lane (11am-1pm); Irby:- R.A.Davies, 47
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BLOOD DONING
WIRRAL people are being urged to give a life-saving 'present' this Christmas - blood. "Christmas is generally a time when regular donors forget or simply have other commitments and we would like to ensure that this year is problem free," said a spokesman
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Receive more than you give this Christmas . . .
RETURNING from holiday in late September, what do you see in large stores? Christmas decorations and novelties on sale. You think it's a long time off, but Christmas seems to have a habit of creeping up on you. The next thing you hear people saying that
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DANCING queen Rachel Connolly has won an astonishing 71 medals in her short time as a morris dancer.
The six-year-old Birkenhead wonder has been dancing with Claughton Classics for 14 months, winning 71 medals, including the Mascot of the Year title and Supreme Mascot award. Converted for the new archive on 13 March 2001. Some images and formatting may
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Teenage buglar jailed after raid on church
A TEENAGE burglar who raided his grandfather's home to steal the keys to the local church has been sentenced to 15 months' detention. Judge Denis Clark told 19-year-old Christopher Collins that his behaviour had been mean and despicable. After stealing
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Water wonderful swimmer!
ON the crest of a wave is five-year-old arthritis victim James Griffiths (pictured above), who swam 40 lengths to raise over £159 for his school, Bedford Drive Primary, Rock Ferry. And to think he was terrified of the water a year ago! Brave James struggles
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Around the Globe
DUE to a postal strike in Birkenhead, certain items have arrived too late at Globe House for publication this week. POLICE use the Internet to help with inquiries into abuse at children's homes. Contact Operation Care via http://www.merseyside.police.uk
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Retired policeman drove when over alcohol limit
A POLICE officer who has just retired faced Wirral magistrates for drink driving. Keith Andrew Bailey, 49, of Sunningdale Drive. Thingwall, pleaded guilty. He was stopped leaving Kingsway Tunnel at 12.30am and a test showed over double the permitted alcohol
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Cuddly bunnies for Christmas
RABBIT lovers Nadine Ashton and Chris Davis have so many rabbits they don't know what to do! They have at least 160 bunnies and it is not funny. Numbers keep increasing all the time. The bunny bonanza has been caused by people handing in pregnant pets
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MEMBERS of Wirral Chameleons Majorette Troupe are celebrating their first full year of competitions
The Noctorum-based troupe was formed only two years ago and has gained success at national level. A spokesperson for the Chameleons said: "Competitions nationally are of an extremely high standard so we are very proud of our members who have been competing
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Festival facts
PLANS are already well under way for the 1998 Heswall Festival on the theme of 'Heswall Past, Present and Future', running for a week from July 4. Carnival Saturday starts the fun with a procession of floats and bands to a fair on the Puddydale and ending
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Cashier denies theft of dealers' £26,623
A CAR dealership cashier accused of stealing more than £26,000 from her bosses appeared at Liverpool Crown Court. Gail Edmondson, aged 39, pleaded not guilty to stealing £26,623 from Toyota dealers Evans Halshaw, of Wallasey, between January, 1995, and
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School gets top marks!
"BRACKENWOOD Infant School is a good school with many strengths," say Ofsted inspectors in a recently published report. These strengths include the very good provision it makes for children aged under five and those with Special Educational Needs. Its
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Four to stand trial for attack on schoolboy
FOUR youths accused of attacking a 15-year-old schoolboy have appeared at Liverpool Crown Court. Jason Duckworth, of Church Road, Tranmere, denied wounding the boy with intent. Eighteen-year-olds Anthony Armour, of Milton Road East, Tranmere, and Wayne
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Local Tories bid to stop 'Brookfield'
HOYLAKE councillors John Hale and John Stedmon (Conservatives) make an 11th hour bid at Wirral Council tonight to block the conversion of Brookfield into a home for problem children. They will move 'that the alterations and refurbishment of the home to
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Derby day pub debate is tonight
CONTROVERSIAL plans for a 'fun factory' pub and restaurant go before Wirral Council tonight (Wednesday). Public and press could be excluded from the debate under the 'exempt information' ruling when the Labour-controlled Council deals with protests by
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1998 - IT COULD BE A JACKPOT YEAR FOR YOU!
1998 will be but a few hours old when St John's Hospice in Wirral makes it a memorable year for at least one Wirral person . . . That will be the lucky holder of the number which scoops the £2,000 jackpot in the first-ever draw in a new weekly lottery
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SORN SECRET!
HERE's a SORN secret! Applying to all vehicles taxed on, or after January 31, 1998, the DVLA will require vehicles keepers to notify them whenever they intend to take their vehicle off the road untaxed. It's the new Statutory Off Road Notification procedure
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HALL PRESENTS VEHICLES FOR DISABLED
HALL Motors, Wirral's largest Peugeot dealer, presented three new wheelchair accessible vehicles to Wirral Community Transport, who celebrate a decade of public service. Pictured:- Phil Fleming from Hall Motors presents Wirral Community Transport Co-ordinator
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Frontera leads the way in 4x4 creature comforts
Test drive by Steve Hunter VAUXHALL'S Frontera, is a 4x4 that drives like a car! With saloon car comfort, the Frontera is easy to drive and manoeuvre, whether you're cruising down country lanes or driving long distance on the motorway. I took a used Special
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We have no alternative
From Coun. John Cocker, Chair of Planning Committee:- IN response to recent letters published in Mailbox I would like to respond highlighting two fundamental stages to the planning process: i) The establishment of formal plans for each local authority
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IF ONE of your New Year's resolutions is to give rein to your artistic talent, why not join an art c
The class meets on Mondays, 1.30pm to 3.30pm, at the Co-Op Member Relations meeting rooms on the top floor above us here at the Globe in Catherine Street, Birkenhead. The class is suitable for beginners as well as those wishing to improve their painting
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Student Macbeth
DRAMA students from Wirral Met College will be putting their skills to the test 'on the road' next term. The youngsters, all working on the BTEC National Diploma Performing Arts course, will perform 'Macbeth' at selected Wirral seconday schools in January
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See in the New Year with 'amazing' Joseph tickets!
IT started as a 15-minute end-of-term school concert . . . and went on to launch the mega-millions careers of Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd-Webber. And now Bill Kenwright has brought his record-breaking production of 'Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat
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BEBINGTON DARTS LEAGUE
RESULTS: Tuesday, December 9:- Division One - Lairds Social Club 4, Stork Social Club 5; Little House 'B' 4, Great Eastern 5; Merseybus 5, Eastham Home Guard 4; Queens 3, Bebington Liberal Club 6; Quest 4, Cleveland Arms 5. Division Two - Rose & Crown
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Peter unlucky to surrender unbeaten tag
John Smurthwaite reports from the ringside ALTHOUGH the boxing season is still young, Willaston ABC's never-say-die featherweight, Peter Allen, has already had two contests. His first bout, in a divisional Under-19 match against a London Select at the
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WIRRAL SUNDAY SOCCER LEAGUE
RESULTS: Sunday, December 14:- Pyke Cup - ADS Graphics 5, Sacred Heart 1; Harp Liverpool S&R 6, Premier Plant Hire 5; Magazine 2, Observatory 3; Old House at Home 10, Little House 1; Royal Oak 4, Wirral Athletic 2; Southdale 0, Brown Cow 5; Stirrup
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Taylor leads Millhouse romp
MILLHOUSE stay top of the Wallasey Sunday Soccer League Premier Division on goal difference after thrashing Windsor 8-0. Tony Taylor fired a hat-trick, while Derek Fawkes netted two goals and Gary Edwards, Jimmy Harrington and Kevin Jones one apiece.
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Queens bow out of National Cup . . .
QUEENS Park, of the Houlihan's Birkenhead Sunday Soccer League, tasted despair in the National Cup, losing1-0 to Liverpool club Salerno. How Queens didn't at least force extra-time was quite incredible after creating some glorious second-half chances.
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South Wirral Saturday Soccer League
RESULTS: Saturday, December 13:- Robin Hodgson Division - Newton 3, New Brighton 3; Manor Athletic 3, Ellesmere Port Town 97 2; FC Pensby 2, Mallaby 4; Grange Athletic 3, Mersey Ferries 4; Rangers Breaks 2, Bebington Hawks 1; Bromborough RBL 1, West Kirby
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Birkenhead & Wirral Saturday Soccer League
THREE teams from the Birkenhead & Wirral Soccer League made it through to the semi-final of the Wirral Junior Cup on Saturday - and it could result in a domestic final! Brave hearts Abbotsford came back from 0-3 down to lead 4-3, eventually losing
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Twin Towers fade away for Vics . . .
Carlsberg West Cheshire Soccer League report by Ray Conliffe DESPITE taking a fourth minute lead through Tim Forman, Poulton Victoria's dream of reaching Wembley in the FA Carlsberg Vase disappeared, on Saturday, when a late flourish by visitors Kidsgrove
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Wirral girls open Cross Country season
THE Merseyside Schools' Girls' Cross Country League season began with the first race at Calderstones Park, Liverpool, an event which attracted a promising turn-out of girls from Wirral schools, with St Mary's, Wallasey, fielding two teams. In the Year
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Cheshire's county triumph
CHESHIRE are into the knock-out stages of the County Championship. They topped North and Midlands League Two with a 28-12 victory over North Midlands at Worcester. New Brighton players Hefin O'Hare, Kevin Brookman and Ian Kennedy were among the try scorers
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TITLE CRUNCHER FOR THE BLUES!
New Brighton . . . . 7pts, Whitchurch . . . . 13pts TITLE-CHASING New Brighton return to Thwaites North League Division One action, on Saturday, when they travel to table toppers Doncaster for what is, without doubt, a crunch meeting. Former England international
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Steve plays Santa to Prenton Pups!
TRANMERE Rovers' talented young goalkeeper Steve Simonsen played Santa at the Prenton Pups' Christmas party. Members of Tranmere's official youngsters club, which is sponsored by the Wirral Globe, packed out the Tranmere Suite at Prenton Park. Former
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Aldo issues festive season plea: Be Scrooges!
WITH Tranmere just two points off the bottom of the Nationwide League Division One, Player-manager John Aldridge knows Rovers must take maximum points from their next two games, both at Prenton Park, against his old club Oxford United on Saturday (December
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Do you suffer from non-infective dermatitis?
This week's topic is about the industrial injuries scheme, which covers accidents at work and industrial prescribed diseases, specifically non-infective dermatitis. IS EVERYBODY COVERED? If you are an employee and suffer from an accident at work after
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BLACK coffee? A packet of mints? Taking more water with it?
What works for you if you want to get away with drinking and driving? The answer is that NOTHING speeds up alcohol elimination from the body. And the plain fact is that though the legal limit for driving is 80mg of alcohol per 100ml of blood, ANY amount
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Residential school: two ex-workers committed
TWO former workers at West Kirby Residential School have been committed to Crown Court by Wirral magistrates. Matthew Geoffrey Johnson, aged 39, currently living in Cumbria, faces 21 charges of indecent assault on young males and two allegations of abduction
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Ark launch got Scouser Reg to join Repulse
UNDER the chapter title Life on the Royal Yacht, author Alan Matthews in Sailors' Tales, Life onboard HMS Repulse, introduces some Scousers. Reg Woods, born and bred in Birkenhead, was one of the first and last people to see the keel of the Prince of
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Warning as cat suffers knife assault
A ROCK Ferry resident is warning people to keep a close eye on their animals after her cat was the victim of a brutal knife attack. Sabrina McGraa's seven-year-old tabby cat Tigger suffered a six-inch knife wound in his stomach - but is expected to survive
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Judge saves woman from the 'shark pool of life'
A BIRKENHEAD woman who attacked the licensee of her local pub narrowly escaped jail. Lisa Kane, aged 28, struck him in the face with a bottle, causing injuries needing a total of 10 stitches and leaving him permanently scarred. Liverpool Crown Court heard
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Snap your local!
A NEW project is keeping the local branch for the Campaign for Real Ale busy after its successful Birkenhead Beer Festival. Work has started on the task of surveying for a new Pub Guide. It's not the well-known Good Beer Guide, but Out Inn Cheshire, which
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Youth threatened man with baseball bat
A YOUNG Wirral man who threatened a shopkeeper with a baseball bat has been ordered to carry out 125 hours' community service. Peter Hesketh, of Grant Road, Leasowe, pleaded guilty to threatening behaviour and possessing an offensive weapon. Mr Gerald
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'New deal' in New Year for young jobless
EMPLOYMENT Minister Andrew Smith visited Birkenhead to explain to employers the New Deal scheme being pioneered by the 'Minister for Welfare Reform' Birkenhead MP Frank Field. Wirral is one of the launch pads in January of the Government's welfare to
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'Gold' heart helps save lives
BEREAVED parents Audrey and Daffyd Hughes-Jones (pictured above right) present Arrowe Park Hospital intensive care unit with a cheque in memory of their daughter, car crash victim Kerry Hughes-Jones. They make a second cheque presentation, this time £2,000
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Costly drink for drivers before magistrates
"ONLY small amounts over the limit" cost two Heswall drink/drive businessmen hefty fines and their licences, causing both considerable hardship. The convictions come at a time when local MP Ben Chapman has put out a festive message: "Have none for the
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That was the year that was
JANUARY:1997 started on a sad note, the death of local Conservative MP Barry Porter setting the scene for the Wirral South by-election. By Spring the country's media will make Wirral the centre of national attention as a full dress rehearsal for the General
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Winter warmers
HERE's a picture to warm up male bikers on a cold Winter's morning. Bathing suit girls on a Suzuki at the International Motor Show. Hundreds of bikers in Wirral have taken Christmas presents for children at Arrowe Park Hospital. Motor racing fans should
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New motorcycle showrooms
A PROPOSED new motorcycle showroom has been given a kick-start by Merseyside Development Corporation. North Liverpool's Atlantic Avenue is about to feature the latest Carnell Motorcycles showroom, on the junction of Derby Road and Sandhills Lane. The
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LEXUS WINS BOARDROOM TITLE
LUXURY car manufacturer Lexus has scooped a 'Best in Class' award at this year's PHH Motor Manufacturers Awards. The Lexus GS300 and LS400 and their supporting dealer network beat off illustrious competition from Rolls Royce and Mercedes-Benz to take
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LUXURY JEEP NOW AVAILABLE WITH TURBO DIESEL SPEC
THE best selling 4x4 in Chrysler Jeep's UK range now has even wider appeal with the introduction of a new diesel-powered luxury version. The new Jeep Grand Cherokee 2.5 Turbo Diesel Limited, which goes on sale in the UK this month, blends the luxury,
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MAKE SURE CHILDREN GLOW IN THE DARK
MOTORISTS driving to quickly along busy streets, parents parking too close to schools, are road safety problems facing the local authorities like Wirral. Now a newly published survey on road safety, for Vauxhall Glow Power, shows that parents in the North
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COOK WEIGHS UP OPTIONS FOR 1998
FORMER British Downhill Ski champion turned racing driver, David Cook, has successfully completed a rigorous four week test programme which had taken him around the globe as he weighs up his options for the 1998 season. With interest from teams competing
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PETER IS MIGHTY MIDGET CHAMPION
CHEERS! Racing driver Peter Harrison is the MG Cockshoot Champion again in his yellow MG Midget sports car. 'The yellow peril' of the race track won its class after hard fought battles across the country, including Oulton Park, in Cheshire, where he had
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Peter collects top honours yet again
ANOTHER successful motor racing season for Wirral's Peter Harrison and his M&G International and J&R Motors supported MG Midget. Once again he is Cockshoot Champion in his class with the fast MG Midget, sponsored by MG Parts Suppliers M&G
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Agony Aunt and the Speckled Hen
CO-driver Steve Hunter has taken pressure off the roadtest schedule, allowing some time at the wheel of a classic sports car, writes Globe motoring editor Robin Bird. Steve is keen, enthusiastic, and enjoying driving new cars - a change from his Morris
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Shocked by bad driving
From 'Shocked': ON Friday, November 28, the weather was atrocious. I was shocked to see how badly people were driving in the very wet conditions on Hinderton Road, Neston, at the junction with Bushell/Breezehill Road. They were driving far too fast and
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NYO honour for Emma
EMMA GREENWOOD, a 17-year-old French horn layer from Heswall, has been chosen for the third year to join the ranks of the National Youth Orchestra. Emma will join 153 other talented youngsters for three residential courses during the New Year, Easter
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Future presents
FORGET those tired old boxes of chocs and lacklustre baskets of smellies: for an original, one-of-a-kind present, why not look up Blackthorn Galleries at 2a Price Street, Birkenhead, right in the heart of the Hamilton Quarter? The gallery has an on-going
