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BACK in 1983, Argyll and Clyde Health Board's cleaning service staff members Sandra Bradley and Anne Cooke came out tops in their studies at Langside College.
The Way I see it...By Eric Baxter
YET another person from Greenock is making his name in the entertainment world.
MY recent story about the Mount School's first cricket team included information supplied by its captain, Drew Twaddle.
Holyrood message by Duncan McNeil MSP
LAST week, I was privileged to present the Millennium Volunteer Award to 30 young Scouts, in recognition of their commitment to our community.
Westminster message by Iain McKenzie MP
PAYDAY loan companies have been raking money in over the past few years and they've become much more popular since the economic downturn.
IT is remarkable how the internet allows people access to news from across the world.
POLICE constable Jock Wilson is shown at his retirement party in May 1982, after 30 years service.
The Way I see it...By Eric Baxter
DUBAI is regarded as one of the world's fastest developing cities.
Holyrood message by Duncan McNeil MSP
IN a week when unemployment figures were at a 17-year high, the plight of Rangers Football Club has dominated the headlines.
MY late father was in the banking world and if still around today, would be dismayed by how so many financial institutions have got things so wrong in recent years.
Holyrood message by Stuart McMillan MSP
LAST week, the finance secretary put forward a budget aimed at boosting the economy and offering further employment opportunities throughout Scotland.
Back to '82 - lollipop lady retires
PUPILS of St Mary's Primary School presented popular lollipop lady Betty Steen with flowers when she retired in April 1982.
INVERCLYDE Burnsian Iain White travelled a little further than usual this year when he went to the Isle of Man to propose the toast to the Immortal Memory.
Going back to April 1982, colleagues said farewell to civil servant Stuart Donnelly, left, when he retired from the Dalrymple Street office of the DHSS.
History of Ravenscraig Hospital
Ravenscraig Hospital, which is due to close, was known in the early days as the 'Palace in the Kip Valley'.
Holyrood message by Duncan McNeil MSP
IT was budget time again this week, and while there is no doubt that the finance secretary faces difficult choices, it is he who has full responsibility for the spending decisions he makes.
ON a fairly regular basis, I am told to stand to attention while orders are being given.
SOME modern companies carry names that do not indicate the nature of the business carried out.
MONDAY'S paper carried a story and photograph about demolition teams moving in at the former Wellington Academy, which stands between Dempster Street and Wellington Street.
Charitable donation to Ardgowan Hospice
IN 1982, Ardgowan Hospice was the charity of choice for Inverclyde's 25 social clubs.
The Way I see it...By Eric Baxter
WHEN you watch TV, do you jump up and down to look out the window nervously for the detector van?
Street talk... what do you think?
THE London Olympics are fast approaching and the hype is already building, so the Tele took to the streets to ask Inverclyde people if they were looking forward to watching any particular sport during the games?
Holyrood message by Duncan McNeil MSP
IN Parliament this week, the cabinet secretary Mike Russell, in a typical bombastic display, insisted that his plans to cut the number of colleges and to create 12 regional centres will provide the best opportunities for our young people.
Holyrood message by Stuart McMillan MSP
Earlier this week, I was delighted to attend the first steel cutting for the first of two new hybrid ferries at Ferguson Shipbuilders.
Lithgow Club drama group from 1930s
PORT Glasgow reader Martha O'Donnell let me borrow this photograph of a Lithgow Club drama group annual dance in the late 1950s.
TELEVISION personality Campbell Barclay officially opened Gourock Garden Party in August 1978.
The Way I see it...By Eric Baxter
WITH all the carry-on over introducing Edinburgh's trams, many people may wonder why Glasgow got rid of its system 50 years ago.
