A MAN was taken to hospital after being headbutted during a fight in a Gourock pub.

The 44-year-old suffered facial injuries following the assault inside the Royalle Club just before midnight on Friday.

The fight then spilled outside and the victim was taken to Inverclyde Royal for treatment.

Police are following a positive line of inquiry but appealing for witnesses to come forward. The incident is currently being treated as a common assault but officers are awaiting a medical update on the extent of the man’s injuries.

Anyone with information can call Greenock CID on 101 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.