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Man in court on vandalism charge
A MAN has been charged with vandalising Gourock police office early this morning.
£8.5k worth of machinery stolen
MACHINERY worth £8,500 was stolen from the new Port Glasgow shared campus construction site over the weekend.
Family's heartache after trial verdict
THE heartbroken family of a 'harmless' Port Glasgow man killed in his home by two 'friends' say his attackers took advantage of him.
A LARGE-SCALE fire destroyed part of a disused factory building in Port Glasgow after tearing thought it late on Saturday night.
BREAKING NEWS: Killers get 24 years
TWO men are beginning a total of 24 years behind bars after today being found guilty of killing 'harmless' Port Glasgow man James Thompson.
THE jury in the trial of two men accused of murdering James Thompson is expected to begin considering its verdict today.
Accused: I didn't think he would die
ONE of the men accused of murdering Port Glasgow man James Thompson in his own home told a court he thinks 'every day' about how he could have saved him.
Murder accused had violent past
ONE of the men accused of stabbing a 'harmless' Port Glasgow man to death has previous convictions for violent crime, a jury has heard.
Residents to act as prison watchdogs
RESIDENTS living near Greenock prison will be asked to act as watchdogs to prevent drugs and other contraband being smuggled into the jail.
OAPs spend 4,335 extra days in IRH
PENSIONERS ready to be discharged from Inverclyde Royal Hospital spent a further 4,335 days in ward beds over eight months.
A PORT GLASGOW dad who discovered he had cancer after waking one night covered in bruises has told of his relief at beating the disease.
NEARLY 20 patients contracted superbug infections while being treated at Inverclyde Royal Hospital in the last year.
THIRTEEN jobs are at risk in Greenock after card retailer Clinton Cards plunged into administration.
Model pupils on catwalk for Africa
GENEROUS pupils from Inverclyde Academy have raised more than £500 to help improve the safety of school children in Malawi.
ONE of the men accused of murdering a Port Glasgow man has been hospitalised with a badly broken leg.
ONE of the men accused of murdering 'harmless' Port Glasgow man James Thompson in his own home has admitted lying to police.
Murder accuseds' charges dropped
THE two men accused of murdering Port Glasgow man James Thompson have had a number of charges against them dropped.
Murder accused 'hid from police'
ONE of the men accused of stabbing a 'harmless' Port Glasgow man to death hid as a taxi he was travelling in passed by police, the High Court in Glasgow heard.
Blood-soaked footprints in 'murder home'
BLOOD stained footprints from the shoes of one of the men accused of murdering James Thompson were found in the tragic man's flat.
Court hears of 'confession from accused'
ONE of the men accused of murdering James Thompson visited a church to make confession days after his death, the High Court in Glasgow has heard.
