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Hat-trick for Volvo 850
THE VOLVO 850 Estate has won the award for 'Best Used Estate Car' in the Auto Express Used Car Honours. Teaming up with the trade 'bible', Glass's Guide, the weekly magazine Auto Express considered more than 12,000 cars before making their choice judging
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PEUGEOT BACK IN WORLD RALLY CHAMPIONSHIP IN 1999
PEUGEOT, the team that dominated the World Rally Championship in the 80's, is to re-enter the Championship towards the middle of 1999 with a new Peugeot 206 WRC. Peugeot were WRC Construction and Driver Champions in 1985 and 1986, with the Peugeot 205
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NEW HONDA ACCORD AIMS FOR TOP OF CLASS
A COMPLETELY new Honda Accord, promises to redefine standards in the quality mid-range European car class. The new Accord is not just a product, but the result of Honda's new way of thinking. It is the first car designed for Europe according to the company's
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Nikolas collects £50 prize
NIKOLAS Davies, second lucky winner of Mitchell Mitsubishi's Spot the Wheelcover Competition received his prize from Jacqui Henaghan, Group Accounts Manager at Mitchell Mitsubishi. Wirral's Number one Mitsubishi dealer, Nikolas of Higher Bebington won
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LIFELINE LEGACY'S KEEP AA IN TOUCH WITH ITS MEMBERS
FIVE all-wheel drive Subaru Legacy estates are helping The AA keep in touch with its nine million members. The lifelong legacy's are being used by engineers to reach remote hill-top radio masts, often far off the beaten track and essential in maintaining
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NEW ASTRA WILL BE EVEN CHEAPER TO REPAIR
THE new Wirral-made Astra at Lookers is less to repair than the previous model. The new car is just beginning to appear on the roads and already the factory has announced that replacement parts will be around less than 11 per cent than the previous model
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CLASSIC ROUND-UP
CLASSIC and vintage car enthusiasts judge each others cars at a car show hosted by Wirral Classic Car Club on June 26 at Hoylake Conservative Club. Chester Vintage Enthusiasts - who mostly own pre-war cars - will take their cars along for the classic
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Sounds R US!
NESTON welcomes the Portsmouth Women's Chorus Of New Hampshire, USA, when they visit the North West on Thursday to present an evening of European and American music. The concert will be held on Thursday, July 2, at 7.30pm, in Neston Parish Church, High
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FOLK DIARY
FOLK dates for your diary:- Wednesday, June 24:- Theme night with Bromborough Folk Club at Bebington RAFA Club, Bromborough Road, Bebington, from 8.30pm. Sunday, June 28:- Singers' night at the Albion Hotel, Albion Street, New Brighton, from 8.30pm. Wednesday
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Major music fest looms
SUNDAY, August 30, is a BIG day to put in your diary - Liscard Alive '98 - a free music festival in Central Park, Wallasey. Featuring an eight-hour music extravaganza, the show will play host to four UK chart acts, supported by the cream of up-and-coming
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Caldy close gap on title hopefuls
Andrew Stratton's local cricket round-up CALDY won by five wickets at Prestatyn to close the gap on leaders St Asaph in the Paints Merseyside Competition. Dave Aston hit an undefeated 65 and Peter Urwin took 4-49. Caldy remain third on 155 points. Wavertree
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Rovers' Summer soccer schools
TRANMERE Rovers' Football In The Community is organising a number of soccer schools for girls and boys of all ages during the Summer holidays. The four main courses are for boys and girls aged 7-12. Also organised are two courses for girls only (aged
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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, June 24th - Millie Settle. Friday, June 26th - Sami Acton-Jones. Tuesday
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York ordination for minister Jenny
YORK Minster was the scene of the ordination of the Rev Jenny Dyer, minister of Lower and Higher Bebington Churches. Even though Mrs Dyer's two churches also had a special ordination services, 70 people from her congregations travelled to York for the
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Taking away the Incapacity Benefit
THIS popular weekly column deals with welfare rights issues of interest to people living in Wirral. This week the topic is about Incapacity Benefit (ICB), and deals specifically with the All Work Test which determines whether you will receive the benefit
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Around Wallasey
THERE'S a reunion planned in October for pupils who attended Weatherhead High School in Wallasey between September 1976 and July 1978. For further details write to Linda Lowe, nee Barton, c/o Weatherhead High, Mount Pleasant Road, Wallasey. COLONNADE
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Silver memento for first baby born on NHS's big day . . .
AN ANTIQUE silver dessert spoon from the personal collection of a well-known family of local jewellers is to be given to the first baby born in Wirral on Sunday, July 5. As the lucky little boy or girl will come into the world on the same day that the
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Murder of Alice Rye - man on disposal of knife charge
IN court today is Kevin John Morrison, aged 58, from Poole, near Nantwich, on charges relating to the murder of Wirral pensioner Alice Rye. Morrison made an appearance before Wirral magistrates last week, to be remanded in custody for seven days, until
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THE ARCHBISHOP of Liverpool, Patrick Kelly, who lost a sister to cancer at the age of 21, was the gu
The fund is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year. Since 1948 it has raised over £12 million for cancer research in the North West. Over 90p in every £1 raised is spent directly on cancer research. All of the money raised is spent in this area, where
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Fundraisers step on it for Kidney Research
TWO Wirral women are nursing sore feet after raising £6,000 for Kidney Research by walking along the Great Wall of China. In six days, Ann Lloyd, of Wallasey, and Linda Swan, of South Wirral, trekked 100 kilometres of the Great Wall. "It was enjoyable
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Man made threats after marriage hopes dashed
A LEASOWE man abused and threatened his ex-wife and her new lover, made throat-slitting gestures to them and left a threatening note under the windscreen wiper of a car after his hopes of re-marriage were dashed, Wirral magistrates were told. Solicitor
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Putting a roof over head!
LOYAL members of the Bromborough Royal British Legion Club turned out in force for a recent celebration evening held to mark the grand reopening of the concert room at the popular local club. The celebrations centred on the official opening ceremony performed
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Chance 'insult' led to jail
A WALLASEY man kicked another man in the face because he believed he had made a disparaging remark about his wife. Brendan Bell met the other man by chance in the early hours of the morning while waiting in Liverpool for the Tunnel bus. After chatting
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Heswall Festival
COUNTDOWN for the Heswall Festival from July 4 to July 11 is ticking away with a programme packed full of events available locally for £1, with a weekend for two in Paris on offer. The festival, supported by Heswall Chamber of Trade, celebrates the town's
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One year ban for driver
WIRRAL magistrates told a motorist who was just a tiny amount over the alcohol limit they had every sympathy but had no option but to impose a one-year ban. Jeffrey Gilmore, 40, of King Street, Wallasey, pleaded guilty and was fined £50. A blood test
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Frank Field opens Technology Park
FRANK FIELD, MP for Birkenhead and Welfare Reform Minister, officially opens the first phase of Wirral's new Lairdside Technology Park this Friday, June 26. The scheme, costing £3.5m, with the potential to create more than 200 jobs, takes place on the
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Week of events planned for Heswall - Get ready for festival of fun!
BIG oaks from little acorns grow! Two years ago, John Waite, then chairman of Heswall Chamber of Trade, proposed the idea of a Heswall Festival. Now Heswall is getting ready for that festival, starting on Saturday, July 4. It is going to be a big event
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Ex-soldier jailed on drugs charge
A FORMER soldier caught in a Wirral wood collecting a consignment of heroin has been jailed for three years. Liverpool Crown Court heard last week that officers followed Sean Kehoe into Storeton Woods at Bebington after having seen him going there before
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Careless . . . but not carless!
MORE than 600 motorists have so far funded their own car safety courses after being identified by police as careless drivers, instead of paying fines, going through a court appearance or having points put on their licence. It is part of a Merseyside Police
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Boots helps appeal
BOOTS the Chemists have joined forces with the National Osteoporosis Society to raise awareness of osteoporosis among women, during June, National Osteoporosis month. Boots stores are helping to raise money for the charity by selling cartoon themed badges
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Curate in the dog house!
ALL CREATURES Great and Small are blessed at St Bridget's Church, West Kirby, all in aid of helping veterinary charity - the Animal Health Trust. There was an unusual site at the church when instead of parishioners receiving a blessing on a Sunday morning
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New moves to cut child poisoning toll
A SAFETY campaign this week will aim to cut the number of Wirral children who are accidentally poisoned at home. On average, one youngster under five is rushed into the Accident and Emergency (A & E) Department at Arrowe Park Hospital every day after
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Sex packs: schools will make the final choice
CHAIRMAN of Wirral's education committee, former Spinner Mick Groves, has stressed that it is up to teachers, governors and parents to decide if primary schools use the new sex education packs. Children as young as five in Wirral schools can be shown
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'Repugnant' disgust over sex packs for primary pupils
CHILDREN as young as five in Wirral schools are being shown explicit drawings of naked men and women as part of a controversial sex education pack. Wirral Conservatives' education spokesman, Councillor Jeff Green, warns that instead of protecting children
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RACING ON PROM AND AT OULTON ON SATURDAY
THE Wirral 100 Motor Club's motorcycle race roars into New Brighton promenade on Saturday, for a thrilling days action. The only real race meeting of its kind in mainland Britain, apart from the Isle of Man TT, the event features over 150 competitors.
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PEUGEOT FIRST TO EXTEND SERVICE INTERVALS
PEUGEOT has announced a radical plan to more than double service intervals to 20,000 miles, saving customers up to 25 per cent of service costs. It will also make major savings in time as well as money, effectively cutting by half the number of service
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MISS GLOBE MEETS PROWLER
MISS Wirral Globe Emma Povall meets a 'Prowler' at Oulton Park race circuit in Cheshire on Saturday when Chrysler Jeep dealer Cubbin and North debut the new Plymouth Prowler 'hot rod car'. The Prowler is pictured arriving at Cubbin and North in New Chester
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MG SPEED RECORD SET TO BE BROKEN
MG CARS plan to record the fastest ever speed in an MG at the 50th Bonneville Speedweek festivities in Utah, USA, in August. The quest for a new record is greatly enhanced by the news that the car will be driven by Andy Green, pictured - 'the fastest
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APPRENTICES GET CHRYSLER BOOST
INCREASING concerns about a looming skills shortage in the UK motor industry have resulted in the launch of a national recruitment and training campaign by fast growing vehicle importer and distributor, Chrysler Jeep Imports UK. The company's entire 103
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How's that for entertainment!
DANCING Queen Miss Wirral Globe, Emma Povall, joined students from the Barbara Johnston Stage School to promote 'That's Entertainment '98'. The show is performed tomorrow (Thursday), Friday and Saturday (June 26, 27, 28), at the Floral Pavilion, New Brighton
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Arty shorts
PARK High School presents Alan Ayckbourn's 'Ernie's Incredible Inclinations' on July 2 and 3 at the Lower School in Birkenhead. Performances begin at 7.30pm. VALE Park hosts a free festival, featuring local bands, in aid of children's charities, from
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Stardom beckons?
BEBINGTON High School pupil, Michael West, aged 13, has won a Best Junior Actor award at the Greater Manchester Drama Festival for the second year running. The promising young thespian is a member of the Wirral Hospital Drama Group and has appeared in
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Ready for the Euro taste tour?
WE'RE Europeans now, you know. Cosmopolitan types who, far from flinching at that 'foreign' food, positively relish succulent garlic, pungent herbs and weird and wonderful cuts of meat. And there are few better places to take a taste tour of Europe than
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SPORTS BRIEFS
TWO Wirral anglers missed out on glory in the world's biggest pairs event - the £21,000 Embassy Challenge in Denmark. Peter Price, a plumber from Tranmere, and Wallasey factory operative Steve Boyd reached the final and finished 31st equal out of 40 entrants
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Exciting finale to Isle of Man Midnight Race
THE LEADING yachts took almost 17 hours to finish in Tranmere Sailing Club's Annual Midnight Race from Rock Ferry to Douglas. In a terrific finale, Neil Thomas in Paranoah took line honours from Liverpool Yacht Club colleague Leyland Morris in Outrageous
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Enter the Claire House Charity Pool Cup!
TIME is beginning to run out for those who still want to enter a team in this year's Claire House Charity Pool Cup competition! The tournament, supported by Globe Sport, is open to any pub, inn or club - or any team from any of the Wirral pool leagues
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GOOD LUCK, WIRRAL! 430 youngsters set to fly flag at Youth Games
IT'S not the winning, it's the taking part that counts - that is once again the theme for the seventh Littlewoods-sponsored Merseyside Youth Games taking place this weekend. The Wirral team, who won the event in 1993 and 1994, when it had a competitive
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BEBINGTON DARTS LEAGUE
ROLL of Honour for 1997-98 season:- Division One Champions - Cleveland Arms. Runners-up - Little House 'B'. Division Two Champions - Abbotsford. Runners-up - St Joseph's Centre. 5-a-side Charity Cup winners - Cleveland Arms. Runners-up - Little House
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Cyclist Mark is new junior champion of Merseyside
HOPING to follow in the footsteps of Wirral's Olympic gold medal cyclist Chris Boardman is 16-year-old Mark Baker, the new Merseyside Junior Road Race Champion. Mark, from Heswall, won the 52-mile British Cycling Federation Merseyside, Manchester, Lakeland
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Park reach regional final
BIRKENHEAD Park Cricket Club have qualified for the regional final of the Abbot Ale National Knockout competition, after beating Northop Hall. The regional final is expected to be played at Park's ground on Sunday, July 5. Birkenhead Park are also in
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Scoring legend Ian Muir hangs up his boots
TRANMERE Rovers' all-time record goalscorer, Ian Muir, is to hang up his boots from the professional game and turn semi-pro after completing a successful two year spell playing in Hong Kong. But he has still not ruled out plans for bidding a belated farewell
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Plans to build on 'wild open space'
NORTH West Water is renewing outline planning permission to build on the "only wild open space" in New Brighton. The 'Save the Gorse' campaign has objected to previous plans and wants the land at Gorsehill Reservoir Road used a a pocket park. Save the
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Around Wallasey and Moreton
NEW Mayor Coun Margaret Green took part in a civic procession in her Moreton ward on Sunday, followed by a civic service at Christchurch, to mark the start of a new municipal year. WIRRAL Council is to act to stop domestic garages in Mayfield Road, Wallasey
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Vandals smash school windows
HELPERS arrived at Foxfield School, Douglas Drive, Moreton, to set up stalls for the Summer Fair only to find that vandals had smashed 35 windows at the school for pupils with complex learning difficulties. Headmaster Andre Baird commented: "There was
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Awards time
IT'S awards time today (Wednesday, June 24) for 15 construction students at Wirral Metropolitan College. The students, who have been studying for HNC, HND, BTEC and National Vocational Qualifications in Building Studies, Carpentry and Joinery, Plumbing
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Cyprus slog for soldier Danny
THE SUNSHINE island of Cyprus has been an arduous training ground for a Birkenhead soldier. Signaller Danny Jones, aged 20, whose father Raymond lives in Woodchurch, is based with 16 Signal Regiment at Rheindahlen, Germany. He has been taking part in
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Conway Park station opens plus 'Smart' bus service
BIRKENHEAD'S new Conway Park Station quietly opened to passengers on Monday morning without a 'rush hour' of people getting off. The multi-million pound state-of-the-art railway station had about 50 passengers using it up to 9am. However, it is expected
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Sappers' reunion
SAPPERS old and young came together when the 49th Annual Reunion Dinner for the 2nd Cheshire Royal Engineers was held at the TA Centre in Birkenhead. Hosted by 107 Field Squadron, Royal Engineer (Volunteers), the dinner enabled younger soldiers to update
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Hospital plans memorial for WWII crash victims
Staff information plea STAFF at BUPA Murrayfield, Thingwall, are researching the worst plane crash on Merseyside during World War II with a view to providing a memorial to the tragedy. Merseyside bore the brunt of the German Nazi bomber Blitz and was
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Gardens fund raiser
THREE picturesque gardens will be open in the village of Burton on Sunday, 2pm to 6pm, under The National Garden Scheme. As each of the gardens varies in size and character, visitors can be sure of finding something new and interesting, gain ideas for
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Death of Thelma Hughes
ST ANDREW'S Church in Bebington and the local branch of the United Nations Association suffered a sad blow with the death of Mrs Thelma Hughes, writes UNA-UK Regional Development Officer Chas Raws. "Her dedication to both was often expressed though the
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'Eyesore' station is shunted
NESTON'S derelict station buildings are being demolished as part of a major regeneration project led by Railtrack and supported by Cheshire County Council. Railtrack's Estates Manager, John Pengelly, said "We have received many calls for action to be
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Fair attraction
LOCAL radio personalities Billy and Wally will open Great Meols Primary's Summer fair at the school in Elwyn Road, Meols, on Saturday. The event will run from 2pm to 4pm - with the official opening at 2.15pm by Magic 1548 stars Billy and Wally. The pair
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Presst for success!
BLUES singer Marjie Presst is hoping to reach the big time again by re-writing the history books at the tender age of 75. Twelve years ago, Marjie, from Wallasey, captured the headlines by winning the Whitbread Senior Citizens' National Talent Contest
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Lottery volunteer scoops jackpot!
COLLECTOR Philomena Floyd returned home on Monday evening after a weekend in Cardigan Bay to find a message for her to ring St John's Hospice in Wirral. "I thought I'd done something wrong on my round," said Philomena, of Prenton. Instead, she discovered
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Lifeboat rescues yacht in danger
A 24ft yacht in danger of grounding to the East of Hilbre Island in the River Dee, was rescued by Hoylake Lifeboat on Sunday evening. The yacht 'Guappa' had sailed from her moorings at Heswall in the morning for a day's sailing, writes John Curry. There
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Stan's on track for honours
CONGRATULATIONS to Stanley Robertson, who was made a Commander of the British Empire in the Queen's Birthday Honours. Commonly known to family and friends as Stan, he received the CBE for his work as Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Railways. He retires
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Why Katie can't wait for life as galley slave!
A LIFE on the ocean wave awaits an 18-year-old Wirral student . . . Katie Lloyd, a catering student at Wirral Metropolitan College's Carlett Park campus, is to work as a cook's mate in the galley of a schooner in the Tall Ships race this August. She will
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Jail threat to dishonest postman
A POSTMAN pocketed between £30 and £40 a week by stealing birthday card letters on his round, Wirral magistrates heard. Steve John Firkins, aged 31, of Barnston Road, Barnston, who had been a postman for 10 years, admitted four offences of theft of packets
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'Danger road' fear raised at forum
ELLESMERE Port Police Forum was held at Neston Town Hall where concerns over the Chester High Road were once again raised. Issues raised at the last forum in February concerning the speed limits on the road were rejected by the Police, so once again campaigners
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Around the Globe
DIAMOND celebrations will be in the air at the Hardy household in Greasby on Monday. Edna and Henry Hardy, of Well Lane, who married in Liverpool on June 29, 1938, will be marking 60 years of wedded bliss. Family and friends, including son Ron, daughter
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Hunt for stray dog's owners
GREENFIELD Kennels and Cattery, Meols, are desperate to find the owner of a border collie/labrador cross-breed, who was found walking stray by two college students in Birkenhead Pyramids on Saturday, June 13. The male dog, who is about four or five years
