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Gun crime doubles across the country
MERSEYSIDE Police is backing national plans to tighten gun crime regulation. The county-wide force has almost doubled the number of firearm seizures in the last year from 341 in 2001 to 613 in 2002. And while there are no statistics available specifically
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Motorists getting the message by Eric Munn
ARRESTS for Christmas drink-driving remained at the same level as last year, according to figures from Merseyside and Cheshire police. Between December 18 and January 2, the Merseyside force carried out 377 breath tests on motorists who had been involved
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Airgun ban welcome
WIRRAL RSPCA has welcomed the announcement that unsupervised use of air weapons by under-17s will be banned. Last year about 900 attacks were dealt with by the RSPCA in England and Wales but this is thought to be the tip of the iceberg. The government
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Preaching goes into the aisles
A SUPERMARKET in Wirral has introduced a preacher into its aisles. Alongside the day's special offers, shoppers at ASDA in Bromborough will be able to hear the word of God from the store's in-house chaplain. Reverend David Hughes will field questions
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New funding to improve borough's road safety
A £30,000 windfall from the Department for Transport will boost Wirral's successful road safety training for schools. The funding has been awarded to the borough following a successful bid from Wirral's road safety officers. The money will be used to
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£56,011 - Hospice 'Light Up a Life Appeal' sets a new record - by David Williams
LAST month's 'Light Up a Life Appeal' at St John's Hospice in Wirral has smashed all records. The annual event - the first of its kind on Wirral when it was launched six years ago - has raised an amazing £56,011, beating the previous year's best-ever
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Kids paint their dream garden - by feature editor Michelle Corbett
THIS week, the kids at the Lyndale School have been putting paint to paper to show the people of Wirral their idea of a dream garden. We think you'll agree their paintings are great but what we really want is to bring these pictures to life and give them
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Thieves score as footballers play
THIEVES have targeted footballers in a spate of thefts from local changing rooms while the players are on the pitch. Plymyard football pavilion, in Bromborough, has been plagued by thieves who have regularly raided the council run changing rooms for players
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End of an era for Bidston's observatory - by Eric Munn
IT MAY be on the move, but Proudman Oceanographic Laboratory, based at Bidston Observatory, is far from closed. Boffins will remain at the site - working on a range of fascinating projects - until August when the institution relocates to Liverpool. The
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Liesure complex at Hall
THORNTON Manor will be turned into a luxury leisure complex by the summer of 2004. Work on the ancestral home of the Leverhulme family will see the Manor transformed into a private members club with a hotel, spa, health club and range of new eateries.
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Rocket Ronnie on cue for Wirral club - Globe exclusive by Justin Dunn
A POPULAR Wirral snooker hall has been taken over by the game's former World Champion Ronnie O'Sullivan. Wirral Globe can reveal that O'Sullivan - nicknamed The Rocket - secretly took over Wallasey Snooker Centre in Kings Street in November last year.
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Special needs cuts row
COUNCIL cuts have blown up into another row over Wirral's education services. Staff from Wirral's Learning Support Service have slammed authority plans to half their staff numbers. Members of the team - who help children with learning difficulties in
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Castle exclusive for Royals
LEASOWE Castle Hotel will be exclusively taken over by Royal and Ancient Golf Club officials when the Open Golf Championships come to Wirral in 2006. Confirmation that the hotel will become the centre of operations for the tournament and off limits to
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Crashes up due to frost - by Emma Callaghan
FROST bites Wirral hard as road traffic accidents are up by more than 50 per cent in the first week of January. And Merseyside Ambulance Service have issued a warning to drivers across the borough urging them to allow more time for short and long distance
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Car crime crackdown
A WIRRAL woman is calling for a police crackdown after car thieves targeted her neighbourhood.. Police are investigating several thefts from vehicles in Wallasey. Neighbourhood Inspector Cliff Barr told the Globe: "We are aware of the problem and are
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Beware of cowboy security companies - by Craig Manning
WIRRAL'S Trading Standards chief is warning homeowners to be on their guard following reports of 'cowboy' security companies operating in the area. These companies, which cannot be named for legal reasons, target elderly householders. However, Wirral's
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We need more cops, demands town's MP - by Eric Munn and Emma Callaghan
BIRKENHEAD was the most violent town in Merseyside on New Years Eve. Assaults during celebrations were more common in Birkenhead Town Centre than Liverpool City Centre. Figures from the Ambulance Service show that paramedics were called to 17 incidents
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Double death crash tragedy - by Justin Dunn
TRIBUTES have been made to the two men who died in a horrific three-car pile-up in Wirral last weekend. Teenager Glynn Caster-mans and property developer Steven Arnold were both killed instantly in the smash on Lever Causeway in Higher Bebington shortly
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Hundreds are back in work as shipyard finds salvation by Craig Manning
FIVE-HUNDRED people have found work at the former Cammel Liard shipyard, There are currently six refit contracts underway at the Birkenhead yard; and the good news is that more contracts are expected in the coming months. Andy Mort, finance director of
