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Wirral sub-postmaster admits to stealing
THE sub-postmaster of two post offices in Liverpool has today admitted stealing more than £175,000 from one of them. Ajmer Singh, of The Rake, Bromborough, pleaded guilty to stealing £175,260 from Tuebrook post office between February and September
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Beecham catches Palin cold as he scoops Wallasey veterans trophy
THIS year's Wallasey Association's Veterans Tournament was won by Harrison Park's Jack Beecham who beat Hoylake Central's Kenny Palin in the final. Playing at Central Park on Sunday, Beecham had only just crept through his quarter final tie with
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Vauxhall Motors keep squad together with new deals
LOUIS Barnes has become the latest player to extend his stay at Vauxhall Motors FC by signing a contract which sees him remain a at the club until the end of the 2013/14 season. The left-back arrived at Rivacre Park in November, 2012, from Conference
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Neston in seven-wicket win as Oxton defeated in derby
NESTON crushed Oxton by seven wickets in the Cheshire County League Premier Division derby at Holm Lane. Oxton were restricted to 198-8 in 55 overs with Marc de Brabander 43 and Simon Stokes 42 the best of the batsmen. Jack Smith unbeaten on
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Wirral pupils strengthen community links during Mosque visit
CHILDREN from a Wirral Primary school became tour guides to their peers during a visit to a Mosque. Woodlands Primary School pupils took children from St Alban's Catholic Primary School on a tour of Birkenhead Mosque, demonstrating their knowledge
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West Kirby hosts onboard sailing festival
MORE than 70 young sailors took to the water in West Kirby as part of the Merseyside and Cheshire OnBoard Festival. The 77 youngsters whose ages range from six to 16, took part in the four-hour relay race on Saturday. Feva class event was
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Fatal accident on Lever's Causeway
A DRIVER has died following an accident on Lever's Causeway at Bebington. At around 10.40am today, police were called to the causeway and found a Ford Ka on fire having rolled onto its roof. The driver was pronounced dead at the scene.
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Race For Life heralds summer of Birkenhead Park activity
THIS weekend's Wirral Race For Life heralds the start of a summer of activities in Birkenhead Park. More than 3,500 women have registered for the Globe-backed event in aid of Cancer Research UK. To join them, visit www.raceforlife.org Events
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Summer sports activities for disabled Wirral youngsters
WIRRAL Council has unveiled details of its summer holiday activity programme for children and young adults with disabilities or specific needs. The Active All Sports Programme is aimed at children and young adults from the age of 5 to 25 who have
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It's time to Race For Life this weekend
A RIVER of pink will flow through Birkenhead Park on Sunday morning when Wirral’s Race For Life takes place. So far, more than 3500 people have registered for the Globe-backed event, raises much-needed funds for Cancer Research UK. Last year
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West Kirby sails in the sunset
THIS week's reader picture is of West Kirby Marine Lake by Wirral Globe reader Bob McKay from Upton. You can send your pictures to us as email attachments to paul.heaps@ wirral-globe.co.uk Remember to include your name, address and telephone
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Land is for pleasure of Wallasey folk
WITH regard to the council talking about the about tarmacing the dips for car parks. The land, on Harrison Park down and along to the Clown, was given to the people of Wallasey by the Harrison family (hence the names Harrison Park, Harrison Drive
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Stop polluting the air with barbecues
THERE will be among your readership people who need only a sniff of hot weather to make them reach for the coals, the barbecue fluid and the chicken legs. There will also be those who enjoy sitting out in the sunshine, sampling the fresh air.
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Litter greeted me on trip home to Wirral
I WAS born and bred in Wirral and have always been proud of this unique area and its position on the map of Great Britain. During the recent hot spell I decided to visit an old childhood haunt, Moreton shore. After parking and a cup of tea
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Wirral Council bin fine threat is a joke
I WATCHED a report on the news highlighting the smog and pollution being emitted into the atmosphere in China, with people going about their everyday lives wearing protective masks. Wirral Council recently put a sticker on my grey bin threatening
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From Wirral horserider: Why can't you control dogs?
I AM writing this letter angry and frustrated. I have been riding horses all my life and this problem has certainly got worse over the years. My problem is out-of-control dogs while riding my horse. I ride out mainly on my horse with my nine-year-old
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Wirral tory group leader's comments are 'a bit rich'
IN reference to last week's article in which Cllr Jeff Green rightly lambasted as "perverse" the council for spending money to replace obsolete PCs when it is intending to cut free school transport for statemented special needs children in the borough
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Wirral Council in an 'invidious position'
IN attacking me for people facing court summons for council tax arrears Pat Cleary of the Green Party has become an apologist for the Tory / LibDem coalition. The fact is that the Government cut Wirral’s Council Tax Benefit funding by £3.3m.
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Tranmere Rovers off to Accrington for fifth summer friendly
TRANMERE Rovers' new signing Akpo Sodje could make his first appearance for the club tonight when they take on Altrincham in a pre-season friendly. The striker will be joined in Ronnie Moore's squad by striker Jean-Louis Akpa Akpro and goalkeepr
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VIDEO: No investigation into council officers' departure
WIRRAL’S council leader has pledged to publish a detailed report into the actions taken following a damning report on the local authority. Councillor Phil Davies’ comments came at a full council meeting as the issues surrounding whistleblower Martin
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Unattended cigarette thought to have caused fire at Wirral house
A MAN was given oxygen following a fire at his Wirral home earlier this morning that is thought to have been caused by an unattended cigarette. Firefighters were called to an address in Oxton Road, Birkenhead, at 1am. Officers gave oxygen
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Fundraisers help give Wirral schoolboy a voice
A WIRRAL schoolboy with cerebral palsy is to finally get a voice after an appeal helped raise thousands of pounds for specialist equipment. Daniel Jones, aged five, from Prenton, has Athetoid Cerebral Palsy, which means he has no functional use