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Watch scenes unfold in Inverkip as fire crews battle to extinguish blaze taking hold of homes on Findhorn Crescent. Video by George Munro.

Evacuated householders close to the Inverkip fire have been given the green light to return to their homes. Those close to the fire at Findhorn Crescent were advised to make their way to Inverkip Community Hub in the village. Inverclyde Council

FIRE crews are battling a ferocious blaze on an Inverkip street. Emergency services were called to Findhorn Crescent in Inverkip around 5.35pm after reports of a blaze engulfing two houses. Onlookers say fire crews are still working to bring

A TRIAL of a Greenock man charged with hurling abuse at his neighbours at Christmas couldn't proceed — because his lawyer was absent. Solicitor Andrew Kennedy was supposed to be representing accused William Bonnar, but he was nowhere to be seen

LITTER dumped at the iconic Lyle Hill was tackled by a crowd of determined waste warriors. Last Saturday marked the first meeting of the Lyle Hillbillies - a group of tenacious litter pickers set up to tackle the problem of rubbish at the scenic

A TROUBLED young woman whose mother was murdered when she was just 13 will not be punished for headbutting and kicking police officers. The assaults occurred after the PCs had gone to 19-year-old Amy Foy's aid at Greenock Central Station as the

WASTE warriors will be heading to Greenock Cut on a clean-up mission at the end of this month. The Clean Cut Crew will be at the popular walking route on Saturday May 29 to remove litter and debris. The clean-up will run from 10am until noon

A CROWDFUNDER set up to install a William Wallace memorial in Port Glasgow has raised more than £1,500. The team behind the Wallace Oak Project launched an online GoFundMe page to raise £2,500 - and are already well on their way to reaching their

INVERCLYDE health and social chiefs have been awarded £250,000 to help deliver changes to the youth care system. The council has been successful in its bid to be part of a new Scottish Government initiative called ThePromise. Their joint project

THE new £22m Greenock Health and Social Care Centre is opening its doors on Monday. The convenor of Inverclyde's Integrated Joint Board Councillor Jim Clocherty today hailed the new facility as bringing state-of-the-art healthcare right into the

ICONIC paddle steamer Waverley has left Greenock after her annual dry-docking. She left Garvel on Thursday and after a short stop at Custom House Quay made her way back up river to Glasgow. The team at Waverley Excursions are now working to

A LARKFIELD woman who made threats of violence towards police officers has gone unpunished for the offence. Donna Elkin, 44, also repeatedly shouted, swore and adopted an aggressive demeanour during an incident at her Cumberland Road home in January

TWINKLE-toed toddlers have been enjoying a new music and movement class in Gourock as they break out of lockdown at last. Tiny dancers have been descending on the Dancemania and DM Diamondz studio on Caledonia Crescent to enjoy Monday morning movement

A MAN has been arrested and charged after police discovered cannabis plants with a street value of more than £123,000 at a property in Port Glasgow. Officers recovered a quantity of plants after a drugs search warrant was executed at Jean Street

A MAN was rushed to hospital after being stabbed on a Port Glasgow street in the early hours of the morning. The 24-year-old was set upon on Shore Street. Police say the man was stabbed in the buttock and was discovered around 3.50am. Anyone

A schoolboy was knocked down on a busy Greenock road on Thursday afternoon. Police closed off Old Inverkip Road around 3pm after an 11-year-old boy was hit by a car. Road Policing are currently investigating the incident, however no driver has

Kelvingrove Art Gallery And Museum, Kelvingrove, Glasgow One of the gems in Glasgow’s art crown, Kelvingrove re-opens on Monday giving punters the chance to enjoy its world-beating collection. There’s a two metre physical distancing rule and, as

Police dispersed more people for Covid breaches this week than any other seven-day period since the beginning of the pandemic. Information has been released on how many fines Police Scotland has handed out during the Covid-19 pandemic. The