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'Scumbag' school slur sparks fury
GREENOCK’S east end parents are outraged after a senior councillor branded their award-winning school a “scumbag” facility.
Labour councillor Terry Loughran, the education committee vice-convener, made the ill-judged remark about St Kenneth’s Primary after they won two prestigious national health promotion awards.
A CHAMPION weightlifter from Greenock was nabbed illegally selling a performance-enhancing substance over the internet.
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A DAD and his one-year-old son had a miraculous escape when their car left the busy A78 and ploughed into trees.
OAP's 30-year sewage nightmare
AN elderly Port Glasgow man who has had a faulty drain in his garden for over 30 years fears it is now becoming a health hazard.
Man bites off ear in savage attack
A THUG who bit off a man’s ear claimed he couldn’t have carried out the twisted attack — because he had false teeth.
Shop boss in cash dupe warning
SHOPKEEPERS in Inverclyde are being urged to be on their guard against fraudsters after an apparent scam. The boss of a Greenock business claims she was duped out of cash by a gang. Three people struck at Salon Services in Empress Court, Greenock.
Hit-and-run dad's fears for baby
A FATHER who was struck by a hit-and-run driver while holding his baby girl says his daughter could have been killed.
Crash teenager fights for life
POLICE are appealing for witnesses to a horror smash that has left a teenage boy with serious head and spinal injuries.
A 56-year-old Port Glasgow driver died after a horror road crash involving five vehicles.
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