A FORMER Provost has been announced as chieftain for this weekend's British Pipe Band Championship at the Battery Park. Ciano Rebecchi, who was a local councillor for 34 years until standing down this month, will lead proceedings as more than 100
GREENOCK travel to Irvine tomorrow buoyed by the confidence gained from winning both of their opening two league matches. Firstly East Kilbride were beaten by 56 runs through at the Lanarkshire side’s Torrance House ground and last Saturday at
A LOCAL DJ took his tunes to Scotland's east coast at one of Scotland's biggest electronic music festivals. Bruce Glenny played the Rare Terrace Stage at Cultivate Music Festival on Aberdeen beach on Sunday. Bruce said: "It was great to perform
INVERCLYDE Voices will perform their first live concert in two years next month. The singers will take to the stage at Clark Memorial Church in Largs on Tuesday June 7 from 7.30pm. Tickets are available from choir members now, or on the door
KIND-HEARTED football fans at the Star Hotel in Port Glasgow have raised hundreds of pounds for the Ukraine appeal. The patrons had a whip round in the bar on the day of the Celtic v Rangers match and collected £351. The fans donated the funds
HOUSE prices in Inverclyde were the fifth lowest in Scotland in March. Walker Fraser Steele chartered surveyors figures reveal that the average pricetag of a property here in the month was £161,524. The average price of a home across the whole
FORMER Morton and Rangers player Robbie Crawford is now living the American dream - but he returned to his old school to inspire a new generation. The 29-year-old paid a special visit to Ardgowan Primary where he spoke to the pupils about his life
INVERCLYDE Culture Collective is on the lookout for an artist in residence. They are seeking an experienced individual who will work on a range of projects. Activities will be delivered over 20 days across June to September. Applications
A SENIOR Conservative believes that Brexit will bring a boost to plans to revamp Greenock town centre. Last month the Telegraph revealed how Inverclyde Council is preparing a bid for £20m of 'levelling up' funding from the UK Government. Top
Facing the final curtain I took this picture after it emerged that the much-loved Inverclyde Music Festival could come to a halt due to a volunteer shortage. Festival organisers Isabel Lind and Anne McGregor made an impassioned appeal for
MORE patients are facing long waits at Inverclyde Royal's accident and emergency department. The percentage of people who were attended to within four hours of arrival at the hospital between May 2-8 was 77.8 per cent, down from the previous week's
AN internationally-acclaimed crime writer from Greenock has teamed up with a rock god's former keyboard player and students on a major new musical project. Author Lin Anderson and musician John Sinclair have linked up with performance students
THE number of registered sex offenders living in Inverclyde rose in April. Police Scotland say they were 45 individuals in the district on the register, an increase from March's figure of 43. The post code area with the highest figure was PA16
TWO robbery accused Greenock women who were allowed bail after being charged with attacking and robbing a pensioner in the street are today behind bars — after allegedly targeting the woman again. Kerry Anne Drummond and Nicola Allan — who are
A TON of fun was had as Rankin Park Bowling Club officially opened for its centenary year. President Billy Hamill's grandson Aarron Humphreys delivered the first bowl of the season to get things under way for the milestone year. The historic
A DEDICATED former Greenock factory worker walked more than 180 miles across Scotland to raise money for charity. Retiree Alan Hamilton, 61, took a 10 day long trek from Greenock to Haddington in East Lothian, raising more than £3,000 along the
BRIAN McLean has revealed he has been offered a non-playing role on top of a one-year extension by Morton as the club look to tie up the veteran defender for another season. With the centre-back's deal expiring next month, McLean is currently in
THE state-owned Port Glasgow firm which owns 26 harbours along Scotland's west coast and 37 ferries has made a donation to a local horticulture charity. Caledonian Maritime Assets Limited (CMAL) has awarded the first donation from its corporate
We can't get enough of Hailey Bieber's 'get ready with me' (GRWM) videos on TikTok and with her favourite lip liner selling out, neither can anyone else! After the American model revealed that her favourite everyday lip combo was the 'Anywhere
If you've been on the hunt for some new trainers or a hoodie, then you're in luck as JD Sports has a huge sale on now with up to 60% off clothing and trainers. The sale includes reductions on Nike, Puma, Adidas, and many more brands, so now's
The Perfume Shop has launched new fragrances to help you treat your Dad this Father's Day. The day devoted to celebrating the paternal figure in your life and everything he does falls on Sunday, June 16 this year. The Perfume Shop is celebrating
There's just over a month until Father's Day, which means there's plenty of time to get prepared and start buying before everything sells out. Whether your father is action-packed, sporty, outdoors or gentlemen there's one place where you can
INVERCLYDE Council's bold bid to win city status for Greenock has ended in failure. Scotland’s newest and eighth city will be Dunfermline, which won the big competition arranged as part of the celebrations for the Queen's Platinum Jubilee.
A DESPERATE dad says his baby girl's life is in danger unless housing chiefs act to stop a ceiling from falling in. Craig Bonnar has highlighted horrendous water leak damage in the Port Glasgow flat where his girlfriend and four-week-old daughter
GREENOCK businessmen Sandy and James Easdale have today been named among the 10 richest people in Scotland. The bus and property tycoons, aged 54 and 51 respectively, are the wealthiest newcomers on the newly-released list - with their fortune
INVERCLYDE Council say they cannot take any direct action over fly-tipping blighting a street in Greenock's east end. Residents at Morton Terrace had complained to the Tele about waste being dumped in the front garden of a property on their street
A GREENOCK woman who kicked a police officer after being caught breaching two bail orders to stay away from her partner has now been locked up. Carol Bell, 29, had been told last month not to approach or contact her boyfriend but was spotted with
ONE of Inverclyde favourite street food businesses is branching out to launch its own clothing range. Jax Snax is planning to sell aprons, hoodies, tees and sweatshirts. The clothing line will be launching soon from the firm's truck at James
YOBS shattered the window of a train in a mindless vandal attack at a station in Port Glasgow. The Inverclyde-bound service was targeted on Friday evening while at Woodhall Station. An object was hurled at a carriage, with the window - where
THE James Watt Dock Post Office in Greenock's east end is up and running at its new location. It has moved to the Premier store on Sinclair Street. The postmaster Jai Dhillon first took the branch on in January, at his nearby Family Shopper
A TALENTED youngster has been tearing up tracks across Scotland after mastering motorcycles at the age of just THREE. Little AJ Halden has been riding bikes since he could walk - and now his proud father Andrew has tipped the youngster as a future
A GOUROCK businesswoman is launching a new venture. Gillian McGilp has created 'Parma Loves' - a mixture of vintage and modern fashions, homeware and accessories. The launch of the new venture will be at the Kempock Street pop-up shop on June
