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Published: 5 Aug 2009 14:00

One of life's coincidences

LIFE is full of coincidences. I recently carried a picture of former Port Glasgow High School teacher Nan Maxwell standing in front of a restored 1980 ex-Western SMT and Clydeside...
Published: 30 Jul 2009 14:00

James achieved high status in art

GREENOCK'S history may be steeped in shipbuilding and other forms of heavy industry, but it has also produced many people who achieved high status in the fields of art, literature...
Last updated: 28 Jul 2009 14:00

Betty is singing Down Under

EXPAT Greenockian Betty Gunn is enjoying singing Down Under.
Published: 16 Jul 2009 14:00

An appeal from Australia

PEOPLE who worked for the Greenock Dockyard Company in 1937 may be able to answer an appeal from Australia.
Published: 23 Jun 2009 14:00

Pair's diamond wedding joy

EX-PATS Tom and Agnes Coulter are today celebrating their 60th wedding anniversary.
Published: 16 Jun 2009 14:00

Alcohol memorial was demolished

FORTY years ago a memorial to a Greenock man who devoted his life to warning against the perils of alcohol abuse was demolished.
Published: 21 May 2009 10:00

Tesco store was a trailblazer

GREENOCK holds a special place in the history of supermarket development north of the border.

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Published: 2nd September, 2010 02:00pm

IRH medics get A&E row payout

by Brian Hossack

A STUDENT has been ordered to pay compensation to a doctor and a nurse after subjecting them to a tirade of foul-mouthed abuse at Inverclyde Royal Hospital.
Published: 2 Sep 2010 14:00

Area hopes for a lottery win

HOPES are high that Inverclyde can net a windfall to help celebrate the area’s rich industrial heritage.
Published: 1 Sep 2010 14:00

Stabbing victim dies in hospital

A GREENOCK man stabbed in the leg by a gang of armed thugs has died — eight days after the attack.
Published: 1 Sep 2010 14:00

Man's Tesco car-theft charge

A GREENOCK man has been accused of stealing a woman’s car keys and vehicle from a Tesco car park.
Published: 1 Sep 2010 14:00

Praise for boat job project

THE future is looking shipshape for two local lads — thanks to an employment project in Port Glasgow.
Published: 31 Aug 2010 14:00

Graves are wrecked at cemetery

A GRIEVING family is calling for police patrols to be stepped up at Gourock Cemetery after around 60 gravestones were damaged.
Published: 31 Aug 2010 14:00

Miss Scotland's dad on the case

STUNNING Miss Scotland Nicola Mimnagh has the force of the law behind her — her Greenock detective dad.