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FIRST STEP
From E.F. Turner: IT is great news that we are to get a Chester postcode. Hopefully this is the first step towards our return to Cheshire and the dissolution of Mersey- side. Bebington Converted for the new archive on 13 March 2001. Some images and formatting
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Help sought in family search
From Ernie Hewitt:- I WRITE in the hope that Globe readers can help me to locate any members of my family who may still be living in the Wirral area. My grandfather, Joseph Hewitt, was born on 3-6-1879 and lived at 4 Tranmere Vale, Birkenhead. He married
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SAME PEOPLE - SAME CRIME FIGURES
From I.J:- WELL, it's finally happened, the postcodes are about to change amongst such excitement of the locals. The Merseyside/Cheshire argument raises its head again. It's no surprise to me that Wirral wants out of Merseyside and wishes to be relocated
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Putting you in the picture . . .
AUCTIONHUNTER, the Wirral Globe's newest online service brought to you through Newsquest's network of regional 'This Is' websites, enters its third month of operation with a catalogue of successful sales already chalked up. Bidders from as far afield
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Hayley is county champion
NINE-year-old Hayley Parker, a Year 5 pupil at Prenton Junior School, has won the Merseyside Schools' Under-11 Girls' Table Tennis Championship. She won the title at New Ferry Village Hall without dropping a set - in what was her first ever competitive
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Houlihan's Birkenhead Sunday Football League
RESULTS: Sunday, February 28:- Wirral District FA Premier Cup (semi-final) - Shaftes 2, Tessuti 2 (Tessuti win 4-2 on pens). Houlihan's Cup (5th Round) - Queens Pk Ents 0, Archers Soc 3; Ship Inn 1, St Cecilias 0; Hr Beb RBL Rgrs 3, Dock Htl 2; Pilot
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WALLASEY & DISTRICT SUNDAY LEAGUE RESULTS: Sunday, February 28:- Dutchman Cup (1st Round) - Manville
FIXTURES: Sunday, March 7 (kick-off 11am):- Premier Division - The Queens v Poulton Royal; The Leasowe v Old Bank; St Mary's v Gt Float Soc; Horizon v St Joseph's; Gorsedale v Millhouse. Division One - Harvest v Atlantis Gym; Parkfield v Windsor; Pilot
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Wallasey Junior Football League
RESULTS: Sunday, February 28:- Under-10 Division - Greenleas Celtic 1, Glenavon 1; Hearts 0, Victoria Clts 6; N/Brighton Saints 4, Wirral Panthers 5; Pensby Falcons 1, Wallasey Wndrs 2; Ridgeview 3, Upton 0. Under-11 Challenge Cup (2nd Round) - Wallasey
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Eastham Sunday Junior Football League
RESULTS: Sunday, February 28:- Under-10 Glyn Salmon Trophy (1st Round) - Neston Nomads 3, Heygarth Utd 6; Fender Yth 1, Shaftes YC 0; Eastham Blades 1, Allport Hawks 8; Stork 4, Heswall 0. Under-10 Division - Parkdale 3, Irby Jnrs 5; Ashville 5, Young
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Wirral Sunday Football League
RESULTS: Sunday, February 28:- Junior Cup (1st Round) - Bird in Hand 2, Ship 3; Punch Bowl 3, Wirral Health 1. Senior Cup (1st Round) - Chamberlain 1, Wirral Ath 3. Senior Cup (2nd Round) - Royal Oak 2, Woodchurch Ath 4. Division One - Dingwall 2, Heygarth
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South Wirral Football League
RESULTS: Saturday, February 27:- Robin Hodgson Division - Avon Ath 1, West Kirby 2; Grange Ath 2, E/Port Utd 0; Mallaby 7, Bronze Soc 0; Rangers Breaks 3, Mersey Ferries 2. Concorde Trophies Division - Bronze Soc 0, Vancer 3; Halton RBL 3, Acorn 2; Manor
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Birkenhead & Wirral AF (Saturday) Football League
RESULTS: Saturday, February 27:- RMNJ Cup (2nd Round) - Nue Ave 2, Abbotsford 2; Old Bank 2, TBR Construction 4; Overchurch Htl 1, FC Pensby 0; Royal Liver 0, 7 Stiles Yth 4. Division One - Beehive 2, Delta 6. Division Two - Bridge Inn 3, Unitor 5; Hotel
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Blues keep promotion hopes alive
Sedgley Park . . . . . . . . . . . . 20pts, New Brighton . . . . . . . . . . . 28pts NEW Brighton kept up their hopes of promotion from Jewsons National League North Two with an important win at Sedgley Park, but with Preston losing at Kendal the Blues
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Wirral Tuesday Night Pool League
FIXTURES: Tuesday, March 9:- Division One - Archers v Turleys; Kings v Waterloo; Rock Villa v Queens; Stanley v Tut 'n' Shive; Tranmere Park v Commodore. Division Two - Bromborough v Pelican; Columba Club v Victoria Lodge 'A'; Little House v Carlton;
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Cross country successes
COLD and windy conditions greeted runners who took part in a Merseyside Schools' Cross Country League meeting at Fazakerly High School, but Wirral athletes still achieved good results. Rebecca Lindesay, of West Kirby GS, won the Under-19 race, with Plessington
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Silver medals for Wirral athletes
WIRRAL AC's Under-17 men's team came away with silver medals from the Northen Cross Country Championships, finishing as runners-up to Sunderland over a hilly course at Graves Park, Sheffield. Leon Russell led the team home to take 10th place in a time
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Rovers take to the road!
TRANMERE Rovers face two long away trips on the bounce, starting with the visit to Swindon Town's County Ground tonight (Wednesday) in a Nationwide League Division One fixture. On Saturday, Tranmere are off to East Anglia to take on promotion hopefuls
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Rovers' new owner could be named next week
OWNER Peter Johnson could be about to announce the new owner of Tranmere Rovers. Informed sources indicated this week that the long-running saga could be concluded within the next seven days - but there is no indication of who the new owner, or owners
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COME AND SUPPORT US!
Aldo opens his heart to Wirral public . . . by Steve Hunter JOHN Aldridge has opened his heart to appeal to the Wirral public to show its support for the peninsula's troubled Nationwide League Division One club. At his weekly press conference at Prenton
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Little Mermaid and Titanic
UPTON Hall Convent will carry off a hat-trick at a charity show for the Mayor of Wirral, Margaret Green, on Sunday, March 7. The three items being performed at the Floral Pavilion, New Brighton, are a dance solo, The Little Mermaid, by Caroline Dhenin
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Around your area
LEWIS'S Butchers, Greasby, is taking part in British Meat's 'Trim Cuts' scheme. The scheme aims to show shoppers a range of specially prepared meats that contain as little as five per cent fat. TESCO store in Heswall launched thousands of balloons to
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Going for gold
WALLASEY man David Lindsay, 47, has been given a fellowship award by the Winston Churchill Memorial Trust to help him go for gold at the World Transplant Games in the Netherlands. He is one of 108 fellows who were selected from over 1,600 applicants.
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Pottery on WI plate
CHINA and the Potteries is the title of a talk to be given to members of Higher Bebington Women's Institute at their meeting next Tuesday (March 9). Guest speaker Mrs Holland will display quality seconds by Wedgwood, Spode and Royal Doulton. All items
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Safety plan for Jet skis
FOLLOWING the death of a Jet ski rider off New Brighton, Wirral leisure councillors meet next week to consider safety measures, including a speed limit. The report wants a charge for power boat and Jet ski users to launch their vessels. IMPROVED security
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Cheers to a new venue!
WIRRAL leisure chiefs enjoyed a glass of real ale when they mixed business and pleasure at the CAMRA Wirral annual beer festival. It was staged at the new Pacific Road Museum events centre, the council's latest leisure amenity. Pacific Road has just hosted
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How to collar a pet's hates
WIRRAL veterinary surgeon Alan Leyland, who is currently President of the Society of Practising Veterinary Surgeons, replies to questions about your pet. Readers with queries about their pets should write to Mr Leyland via the Wirral Globe office, Catherine
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Thieves threaten champ's career
A TEENAGE cycle champ has had his career put at risk after thieves took his custom-built mountain bike. Michael Wright, 17, from Wallasey, was placed fourth in the first leg of the Irish Mountain Bike Championship. He was looking forward to competing
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Young share dealers take stock . . .
A FUTURE in the futures market looks a certainty for three Wirral girls after success in a national share dealing competition. The girls, from Ridgeway High School, Noctorum, have reached the quarter-final stage of the ProShare National Investment Programme
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Fury as Labour 'snubs' crossroad scheme
COUN Mrs Chris Kevan, Conservative Spokesman for Highways Services, expressed her 'disgust' at Labour's refusal in council to support a Conservative proposal which would have seen a road safety scheme introduced at Thurstaston crossroads. Labour instead
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Liz Murphy bids farewell
DURING the past 15 years, the Prince's Youth Business Trust has helped to create nearly 2,000 new businesses on Merseyside with the aid of Wirral Area Manager Liz Murphy. Now Liz has bid 'farewell' to take up a new appointment in the hotel industry. Liz
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Briefs on bikes to help charity
TWO Merseyside briefs have made the longest ride of their lives for charity. Barristers Steven Swift and Damian Sanders, from Rock Ferry, have got on their bikes to cycle in North West India. The two bikers braved the blistering sun by riding the 341
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Transfer on trial
THIS popular column by welfare rights expert Jim Strang this week concerns the transfer of Reduced Earnings Allowance (REA) to Retirement Allowance when men and women become pensioners. It also deals with the recent court of appeal decision. REDUCED EARNINGS
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Fund-raisers collect top charity award
BIG-hearted staff from the Wirral and West Cheshire Community NHS Trust have had their fund-raising efforts rewarded with a top charity award. The Healthstart Silver Charity Award was given after the Trust raised more than £500 for the Alzheimer's Disease
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Jail warning to 'the secretary from hell'
A WOMAN convicted of harassing a university professor faces the possibility of a jail sentence. A Liverpool Crown Court jury took almost three hours on Monday to find 50-year-old Gillian Hartshorne guilty of two charges of causing fear of violence to
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Coroner backs safety moves after death of Nathan
THE Wirral Coroner will recommend new safety measures for Hoylake Road, Moreton, following the death of a three-year-old boy. Nathan Bazeley died from multiple injuries at Alder Hey Hospital in July last year after being in collision with a Ford Escort
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Fashion with compassion . . .
THERE'S a fashion show with a difference on Wirral tomorrow night (Thursday, March 4). Wirral Green Alliance is staging the event in celebration of Fair Trade Fortnight. "We spend over £15 billion a year on clothes in the UK alone and how many of us know
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Pupils mourn David
THE headteacher of a boy who died in a road accident with a bus last week has paid tribute to him and talked of the 'shock' felt at the school. David Ford, aged 15, from Carr Bridge Road, Woodchurch, died on Upton Road at its junction with Noctorum Avenue
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Bakers back 'dough for doughnuts' appeal
ARKADY CRAIGMILLAR, Unilever's flagship bakery business, sponsored National Doughnut Week in aid of Save the Children. Last week's National Doughnut week aimed to increase consumer awareness of High Street bakeries, while at the same time raising money
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Hazardous cleaners stolen
POLICE are warning people to be on their guard after the theft of two industrial vacuum cleaners. The cleaners are potentially dangerous as they are used to remove asbestos. They were stolen from premises at Stadium Road, Bromborough, last week and will
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Arson suspected
OFFICERS believe that a blaze in a Birkenhead listed building on Monday night may have been started deliberately after discovering two different seats of fire. The Antiques Triangle building, on Cross Street, was gutted by the fire which started some
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6.9% house tax rise goes through
WIRRAL Council this week increases house tax by 6.9 per cent, almost three times the rate of inflation and the highest rise on Merseyside. At the start of the council's Budget meeting, Mayor Margaret Green warned people in the public gallery to remain
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Teenagers deny Simon murder
TWO Wirral teenagers accused of the murder of computer operator Simon Dawson made their first appearance at Liverpool Crown Court. Carl Harrison, 19, of Hillfoot Close, Beechwood, Birkenhead, and 16-year-old Craig Roberts, of Derby Road, Tranmere, pleaded
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Rotary
express gratitude From John S. Barker, Hon Secretary, Rotary Club of West Wirral:- I MUST express thanks, on behalf of the Rotary Club of West Wirral, to those members of the local community who contributed so generously to the charity collection which
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Welcome Change.
From P.H:- DOES the Post Office have more power than we realise? I refer to the hysterical and laughable comments about our heritage, employment, job creation all linked to Merseyside and the post code change. 'Merseyside', a name that is only 25 years
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ABOUT TIME
From P. Lord:- REFERRING to the forthcoming 'CH' postcode for Wirral, this is most welcome, and will mean that Wirral is officially back in its true county of Cheshire once more. It should never have been removed in the first place. Westwood Road, Noctorum
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Duty Free
From Mrs S. Parnell:- CAN I remind all travellers who enjoy duty free goods that this benefit will cease after June, 1999? If you feel strongly enough about losing duty free shopping, act now by writing to your local MP. You can also find out more by
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NAME THEM AND SHAME THEM
From P. W:- THE Waterpark Road area in Prenton appears to be being used as a toilet by most of the dogs in the area. We do not, as far as I know, have a problem with stray dogs, and the side roads seem to suffer far less, so I am forced to conclude that
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Parents' decision
by Gerald Vinestock, Information Officer, ISIS (Independent Schools' Information Service) North FIRST there were 'A'-level league tables and then there were GCSE league tables and, even if it is decided not to have official tables, there may soon be unofficial
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Wirral Table Tennis League
RESULTS:- Division One - NBCC (2) 5, GRPCC (1) 5; GRPCC (1) 8, NBCC (1) 2; GRPCC (4) 3, Caldy (1) 7. Division Two - B/Spartans (3) 6, ESWA (1) 4; Wirral/Hosp (2) 5, Spinners (1) 5; Phoenix 3, B/Spartans (3) 7; Pinewood (1) 9, WRCC (1) 1; Wirral/Hosp (
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Cricket, girls?
GIRLS who would like to play cricket regularly this Summer are invited to join Birkenhead Park CC. Regular weekly training sessions are being held each Wednesday (6pm-8pm) at the ground near the Park Road South gates. Full equipment is provided. Last
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Champs can't halt Lairds!
CARLSBERG West Cheshire Division One leaders Cammell Laird maintained their outstanding unbeaten league run with a 2-1 win at challengers and reigning champions Poulton Victoria. In a game littered with nine yellow cards and one red, 10-men Laird had
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Bebington Darts League
RESULTS: Tuesday, February 16:- Division One - Abbotsford 4, Merseybus 5; Bebington RAFA 5, New Southend Soc 4; Bromboro Htl 4, Gt Eastern 5; Cleveland Arms 5, Eastham HG 4; St Joseph's 5, Nth Western 4. Division Two - Halfway House 5, Rose & Crown
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A wild day for crews
IT was another wild sail for the crews in Liverpool Yacht Club races in gale force conditions on the Mersey on Sunday. David Lee won CHS Division One. RESULTS:- CHS Division One: 1, Wave Sweeper (D. Lee); 2, Salena (J. Gleeson); 3, Nod's New Car (R. Booth
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Off the coach, lads, game's off!
IT was not a good day for the Wirral's North West One League clubs. Caldy and Oldershaw lost and Birkenhead Park were left with a coach bill to pay after the late call off of their clash at Aspull. Caldy failed 5-16 at Kirby Lonsdale. Their only reward
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Heswall GC Captain
NEW Captain of Heswall Golf Club for 1999 is John Deakin. Married to Pat for over 41 years, the couple have two sons and a daughter. A keen sportsman, John played cricket at club level in the Lancashire and Cheshire leagues for over 20 years, and table
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Road race victor
WIRRAL AC celebrated victory in the third race of the Borders Road Running League. Paul Howarth returned to competition after injury with a five second win over second placed athlete Simon Shiels, from Prestatyn, winners of the first two races. Paul completed
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Pupils share honours
TWO Wirral schools - Caldy Grange GS and St Anselm's - shared the team honours when the third round of the Merseyside Schools' Boys' Cross Country League was staged at Calderstones Park, Liverpool. Calday won the Under-12 race, led home by individual
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Win a pair of tickets for Rovers v Sheffield Utd
SHEFFIELD United are the visitors to Prenton Park on Saturday, March 13 - and Globe Sport, in association with Nationwide Building Society, sponsors of the Football League, is offering one lucky reader a chance to win a pair of Main Stand tickets for
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Let's hear it for St Mary's School, Neston
VICAR of Neston, Rev Neill Robb has praised staff and pupils of Neston St Mary's Church of England School following the publication of primary school tables. "It is deeply grieving that such people are so maligned and bludgeoned by a misleading set of
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'Sorry' Poulton Primary School
IN last week's Globe we inadvertently published the wrong school league table results for Poulton Primary School, Wallasey. We apologise for this and will be visiting the school in the future to look at the positive things they are doing. The school actually
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Reaching the Peaks
FIVE walkers completed the 18 Peak Challenge for Stanley School, Thingwall. Peaks of Snowdonia, Scafell, Scafell Pike in the Lakes plus Ben Nevis in Scotland were completed within 48 hours to raise £540. They then went along to Stanley School to present
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Help to 'Save Orange'
'SAVE the Orange' campaigner Haysha Royko has received a letter from the Ombudsman. She now wants people who joined the protest outside the pub to contact her for an update on 632-6180. The local landmark faces demolition after Wirral Council granted
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Family's double gold
BROTHER and sister Roy and Lisa Sinnott have struck gold together . . . They are among six pupils at South Wirral High School to gain the Duke of Edinburgh Gold Award. The other pupils are Gareth Roberts, Mark Kemp, Gareth Ireland and Michael Thomas.
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choir entertains stars
NEW Brighton Primary School Choir has entertained the stars in London. The choir, led by Jane Hess and Juliet Taggart, won a national competition and were asked to sing at the Child of Achievement Awards ceremony at the Park Lane Hilton Hotel. It was
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Don't leave your entries 'til late
NEXT month's closing date for entries for the Wirral Volunteer of the Year 1999 is looming fast! And organisers are urging members of the public to make their nominations early rather than leave it until the last minute. "In previous years, the bulk of
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Enjoy Mid Life Crisis
SUPPORTERS of Carlett Park College celebrate its stay of execution with a 'Mid Life Crisis' on Friday, March 5. Supporters of the Eastham College, threatened by closure by the previous management board, are having the fund-raising gig at Bromborough Civic
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Going under the hammer . . . lots of promises in charity auction
GOING, going, gone! That's what members of Bebington Soroptimist Club hope will be the outcome of a fundraising event with a difference. They are holding an Auction of Promises on Tuesday, March 16, when more than 50 lots will come under the hammer, to
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£2m cutback
COUNCILLORS meet tomorrow night to consider a cutback of £2m in Lairdside Regeneration Funding by English Partnerships. This, with other cutbacks in funding, will 'have serious implications on the orginal timetable for progressing Tranmere Urban Village
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Devoted son who cares for his mum
YOUNG Matthew Holden received a special birthday present, during a school assembly, when he won a Good Citizenship Award, for caring for his mum. Matthew, a pupil at Bidston Avenue Primary School in Birkenhead, was only nine when he was nominated for
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Plea for relatives
WIRRAL Coroner's Office staff are appealing for the relatives of 61-year-old Anthony Johnson to contact them. Mr Johnson died at his home address of 15b Fieldway Court, Birkenhead, on February 19. He used to live at 160 Market Street, Birkenhead. Anyone
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Richard's Marathon 'miracle'
A UNIVERSITY student from Wirral looks set to break all personal records only a year after breaking his back in two places! Richard Hitch, 20, suffered a horrific snow-boarding accident in Les Arcs, France, last February. Unbelievably, he is now training
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'Devoted' nurse is jailed for sex assaults on boy, 9
A NURSE who suffered an increase in his sexual appetite when he stopped taking his medication raped a nine-year-old boy, a court heard last week. Jailing Charles Menet for seven years, Judge David Clarke, QC, the Recorder of Liverpool said: "I'm told
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Around the Globe
BIRKENHEAD & District branch of the International Plastic Modelling Society (IPMS) are holding a series of display exhibitions, inviting wannabe modellers to have a go. They are at Earlston Library, Liscard, until the end of March, followed by a month
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District nurse Norma gets a 'happy' shock!
SHOCK news left district nurse Norma Ovens feeling over the moon, on Friday. Norma, who lives in Wallasey and works for Wirral Community Trust, is used to things happening out of the blue, but even she was quite unprepared for the telephone call which
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Rape charges
MICHAEL George Boardman, aged 39, of Birchfield Close, Moreton, was conditionally bailed until April 6 for committal proceedings by Wirral magistrates. He faces two charges of rape on a woman at Moreton, opening a postal packet contrary to duty when an
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Owner 'shut his eyes' to brothel trade
THE owner of premises at Hoylake used as a sauna became aware 'things were going on' and 'shut his eyes to the obvious', defence solicitor Christopher Murphy told Wirral magistrates. Prosecutor Trevor Gordon said policemen who posed as customers at Norwegian
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Dental records are only way to identify victim
POLICE have said that they now believe a man found dead in a blazing flat in Birkenhead on Friday may have been dead before the fire started. They expect to name the 59-year-old man later this week using his dental records. He was too badly burnt to allow
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2000 apply for 85 Wilkinson jobs
FAMILY retailer Wilkinson is to open a second store in Wirral at Wallasey - having reported a record-breaking response to their local recruitment drive. Approximately 2,000 job seekers visited the Job Centre to complete application forms for 85 full-
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MP in lethal drug quiz
WIRRAL South MP Ben Chapman has quizzed the government on the lethal drug GHB, which killed a Wirral man last year. David Hignett, 27, from Prenton, died on December 13, 1998, after taking the legal drug. Mr Chapman asked Cabinet Office Minister Dr Jack
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CHERYL MURDER CHARGE REMAND
THE boyfriend charged with the murder of Wirral solicitor Cheryl Lewis was taken ill minutes after being remanded in custody for a week by Wirral Magistrates. John Frederick Allan made a five-minute appearance before Wirral magistrates charged with the
