A TEENAGER caught with a concealed blade in hospital has been jailed after pleading with a sheriff not to even convict him. Kieran McDermid wanted lawman Daniel Kelly to grant him an absolute discharge — which would have spared him a criminal record
A MAN aged 87 has died following a three car crash on the A8. The accident happened yesterday afternoon in Port Glasgow. The pensioner was driving a red Fiesta when it hit the back of a Volkswagon Touran while travelling westbound near Newark
A VOLUNTEER who gives up his free time to help young people reach their potential is the best 'bar' none after receiving a top award. David McCallum, the assistant Scout Leader at the 32nd Greenock & District group and Assistant Regional Commissioner
A MUSICIAN from Gourock has scored a winner with a World Cup song to cheer on the Scotland women's football team. Lynnie Carson has written the track, 'We Have Your Back', in support of the national side ahead of the tournament in France, which
AN elderly woman says she will feel like 'a prisoner in her home' when a shop next door is extended. Betty Revill, 87, has lived in her house in Bute Street for more than 50 years and says the expansion of the convenience store to the front will
TWO fundraising friends are going on the run - in aid of a severely disabled young man from Port Glasgow. Well-known Inverclyde duo Joyce Murdoch and best pal Christine Anderson have signed up for the annual Bubble Rush 5k in Glasgow to raise money
FIRE crews were called to a house fire in Greenock yesterday afternoon. Four engines raced to Kelly Street at around 3.40pm following reports of a blaze. A Scottish Fire spokeswoman said there were no casualties.
AN artist from Kilmacolm will represent Scotland at a Celtic festival being held in France. Helen Mathie, 57, was an art teacher for 30 years and retired as head of the art and design faculty at St Columba’s in October 2017 after working there for
