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Syringe couple avoid jail term
A COUPLE who had two children sleeping in a house with bottles of methadone and dozens of syringes within easy reach have been spared jail.
A MAN was rushed to hospital after he was hit by a car on a busy main road last night.
Police officer convicted of assault
A SERVING police officer has been convicted of assaulting his estranged wife's new partner.
Christmas Day attacker spared prison
A MAN who attacked his brother-in-law after a drink-fuelled Christ-mas Day binge has been spared a jail sentence.
A WOMAN who swindled £10,000 from a Greenock bathroom store while working as their bookkeeper has avoided jail.
PLANS for a new shop unit in Greenock have been given the go-ahead despite more than 360 objections.
MORE than 150 men and women die from heart disease each year in Inverclyde.
Restaurant boss faces court charge
A RESTAURANT owner has been accused of failing to meet basic hygiene standards in his establishment.
Drunk yob threatened pub staff
A teenager threatened staff at a local pub after an all-day drinking session.
Waterloo Road producers visit town
LEADING executives from the TV company set to film BBC drama Waterloo Road in Greenock have paid a visit to the town.
Masked knifepoint raider jailed
A MASKED man who was recognised when he robbed a shop at knife-point has been jailed.
Two hotels face losing their licences
TWO hotels could be stripped of their licences after complaints from police over a catalogue of incidents.
GREENOCK Burns enthusiasts are to feature in a radio programme tracing the story of Highland Mary.
Delay to revamp work at nursery
A GOUROCK nursery refurbishment has been hit by around £100,000 worth of rot repairs.
Port Glasgow bookmakers robbed
A BOOKMAKERS in Port Glasgow was allegedly robbed of a three-figure sum.
Matron cleared in resident assault probe
A NURSE has been cleared of charges including hitting a woman with a handbag at a Greenock residential home.
Landlords vow to fight council demolition bid
LANDLORDS who own properties in a part of Port Glasgow earmarked for demolition have hit back at Inverclyde Council bosses who want to see the area flattened.
Gavin's efforts to help tsunami victims
A FORMER Greenock prison worker is aiming to raise money for the victims of the deadly Japanese earthquake and tsunami ahead of a trip to the country.
Court hears of bottle attack at Christening
A GREENOCK man carried out a bottle attack in a pub after a drink-fuelled Christening celebration.
Society set for talk on famous art collector
MEMBERS and visitors to the Greenock Philosophical Society have the chance to hear about one of Scotland's foremost art collectors and benefactors.
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