A FAILING CalMac ferry service which has racked up thousands of cancelled sailings will have gone nearly half-a-year without a boat by the time the vessel is finally repaired next month. The national ferry operator's passenger-only craft MV Argyll
A PUNK rock boyband with strong Inverclyde connections are giving away free tickets to fans to celebrate the return of live music. Single By Sunday will play at the Classic Grand in Glasgow on Saturday September 18, as part of a UK tour. All
TRAVELLERS who set up an illegal camp at a Port Glasgow beauty spot have been forced to leave. Inverclyde Council stepped into take action after a number of caravans turned up at Parklea. They have also moved to ensure that a gate used by the
A NEW £15,000 crazy golf course at Gourock Park is about to get the final go ahead with work to start later in the summer. Town councillor Ronnie Ahlfeld said: "We have planning issues resolved and one final document to sign and then the £15,000
A WOMAN stabbed her girlfriend in the head after she raided her bank account of benefits cash to buy crack cocaine, Greenock Sheriff Court heard. Karen McIntyre — who also has an addiction to the drug — grabbed a kitchen knife and lunged at her
A WOMAN was arrested after allegedly smashing a shopping trolley against a lamp post and being found in possession of a weapon in Greenock. Police responded to a report of a female causing a disturbance outside an address on Lyle Street at 3am
A FERRY master is being sought to work on the McInroy's Point to Hunters Quay crossing. Western Ferries are looking to hire an 'experienced person' for the position. Anyone interested can contact the company for more details at their Hunters
A GREENOCK high school is encouraging families to help them recycle uniforms for the new term. Inverclyde Academy is looking for donations for its uniform shop opening today. Any pupil needing a bigger blazer can come along and swap their old
A MAN was attacked in the Battery Park in broad daylight. Police were alerted to calls of an assault by six men in the busy Greenock park at around 2.30pm on Sunday. Officers traced a 27-year-old who'd sustained minor injuries. Anyone with
INVERCLYDE'S largest housing provider has been accused of treating people 'like trash' after a mum told how she was ready to kill herself over a flea infestation and dangerous defects in her home. Bernadette Dykes says that she and her children
ENTREPRENEURS can chat to fellow business leaders and get fit at the same time at a new Inverclyde Chamber of Commerce event. The first ever Net-Walking activity - a stroll from Cardwell Carden Centre to Inverkip and back - takes place on Wednesday
Good Morning Britain presenter Ben Shephard was left in 'tears' during Tuesday morning’s instalment of the show. The Tipping Point and Ninja Warrior UK host was presenting the ITV breakfast show alongside Kate Garraway. Ben explained to viewers
MSP Jamie Greene says school pupils should be allowed to ditch facemasks when they return to class next week. He said: "Young people across Inverclyde have already faced a year of upheaval and must be at the front of the queue for the relaxation
ADVENTUROUS youngsters were flying high at the Beacon in a dance class with a difference. The arts centre ran a week-long aerial dance summer school for neurodiverse and disabled young people. Run by All or Nothing Aerial Dance Theatre, the
TWO jobs have been created by the opening of a new shop in Port Glasgow town centre. VPZ, the UK’s largest vaping retailer, has expanded with a branch in Princes Street. A spokesperson said: "We hope to improve access to stop smoking advice
THE team at Cardwell Garden Centre helped give a Gourock town centre lane a makeover. They partnered with Andrew Bowman, of Bowman Rebecchi, to spruce up the area on Kempock Street next to the Sainsbury's store. Mr Bowman said: "A big thank
A LOCAL boys club has announced that they have had to fold one of their teams. St Andrew's 2009 said their decision means that some boys will have to leave the club. He said: "We would like to thank all the kids for being part of our journey
SUPER cyclists of all abilities are getting the chance to feel wheelie good thanks to the team at Parklea Branching Out. The centre in Port Glasgow now has a collection of around 10 specially-adapted cycles which are giving disabled people the
THE countdown is on the return of the Inverclyde outdoor cinema this weekend in Battery Park People can pop down and enjoy family-friendly flicks on Saturday and Sunday, with three sessions each day. Entry is free and on a first-come, first-served
THE number of Inverclyde workers remaining on furlough has fallen by 400. By the end of June, 1,600 local people were still having wages covered by the UK Government. This represents a take-up rate of five per cent from all the posts eligible
DETECTIVES are probing a serious assault in a Greenock pub. The 24-year-old victim is understood to have sustained facial injuries in the incident at the Carnock Bar on Saturday night. He received treatment at Inverclyde Royal Hospital and
WEST College Scotland's Greenock campus is celebrating the success of a plumbing student. Chris Cook, who is studying for his plumbing and heating apprenticeship at the Finnart Street campus, has been voted Best Apprentice of the Year by the employers
THE Tele is asking readers to join forces with us and local firm Dallas Carpets today to help restock the area's foodbank. We've carried a number of stories in recent days about how the local charity urgently needs supplies as a result of a surge
THOUSANDS of local women who have had their retirement 'cruelly' snatched away from them and lost out on up to £50,000 in pension payments hope a new ruling will compensate them. The Inverclyde branch of the WASPI movement have battled for justice
THE leader of Inverclyde Council is demanding the Scottish Government set out a 'firm' timescale for a long overdue new prison for Greenock after independent inspectors declared it is now urgently needed. Councillor Stephen McCabe has written directly
A CAFE which has been at the heart of Greenock for more than 20 years is preparing to close its doors for the final time. The One 18 Caffe in Cathcart Street has sadly not survived the impact of the coronavirus pandemic. Owner Teresa McGlynn
A BID by property developers to build on greenbelt land in Quarrier's Village has been thrown out by the Scottish Government. Planning permission in principle for the Carsemeadow site was first refused by Inverclyde Council. The developers,
