Published: Monday, 6th October, 2008 12:30
QE2: Her memory will live on
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FIFTY thousand people turned out to give the QE2 a magnificent send-off on her last visit to the Clyde.
The grand old lady basked in glorious sunshine as droves of admirers gave her a warm farewell yesterday.
The QE2 arrived shortly after noon, escorted by a flotilla of smaller craft.
She berthed at Greenock’s Ocean Terminal to a rapturous welcome as the crowds gathered.
The final farewell saw a brilliant fireworks display light up the night sky as people said a final goodbye to the famous Clyde-built cruise ship.
Today your Tele brings you six pages of news and photographs from a day that will live long in our memories, as well as a special 12-page QE2 souvenir pull-out.
Christmas comes early to Port
CHRISTMAS has come early for one Port Glas-gow family who have transformed their home into Santa’s Grotto. Festive fanatic Patrick McCartney, 39, has created his winter wonderland, with a bumper 10 Christmas trees and more than 60 Santas. He said: “I love Christmas — I’m a big wean."
Probe after boy falls from bus
AN investigation has been launched after a young boy with special needs fell from a moving school mini-bus on to a busy Greenock road. The minibus was heading along Inverkip Road, during the rush-hour when the boy fell out and hit his head on the road.
Childcare group gets £230k boost
A LEADING childcare group is celebrating a £230,000 lottery grant that will help it to introduce parenting classes in Inverclyde. Enterprise Childcare has been awarded the cash for the unique project which is designed to help bring families closer together.
Chef threatens police with cleaver
A TEENAGE chef walked into a takeaway carrying a meat cleaver and asked staff to call the police. Greenock Sheriff Court heard Daniel Tonner, 18, of Nelson Street, Greenock, took the seven-inch blade into a Chinese takeaway near his home.
Mum left alone in 'hell hole'
THE mum-of-two who lives in a derelict building admits she’s at the end of her tether after a catalogue of fires and vandalism.
1 in 3 consider leaving
MORE than one in three people living in Inverclyde have considered leaving the area because of crime, anti-social behaviour and unemployment. Worryingly, 92 per cent of those asked also said they believed excessive drinking of alcohol was a particular problem in Inverclyde.
Sharyn is a sharp shooter
A GOAL-SHOOTING policewoman nets criminals at work — and points at weekends. Sharyn Lyon, 39, is a detective sergeant based in Greenock police station, who has helped to propel the Glasgow Wildcats netball team into the super league.
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