http://www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/news/portglasgow/ Latest from the online edition en-gb Fri, 12 Mar 2010 23:41:27 +0000 Copyright (C) 2010 Clyde and Forth Press Ltd http://www.clydeandforthmedia.co.uk/feeds/ 25 http://www.clydeandforthmedia.co.uk/furniture/gt_logo_500x75.png http://www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/news/portglasgow/ A NINE-YEAR-OLD who was hit by a car on his way home from school was saved from serious injury because of his rucksack. http://www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/12/398036-rucksack-saved-life-of-crash-boy/ http://www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/12/398036-rucksack-saved-life-of-crash-boy/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 14:00:00 +0000 News PEOPLE from an Inverclyde street were plunged into pitch darkness when their street lights went out for a month. http://www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/12/398035-our-lights-went-out-for-a-month/ http://www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/12/398035-our-lights-went-out-for-a-month/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 14:00:00 +0000 News COUNCIL chiefs are to ask the Scottish Housing Minister for help to replace slum housing in Port Glasgow. http://www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/11/398006-councils-pound8m-help-bid-over-flats/ http://www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/11/398006-councils-pound8m-help-bid-over-flats/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:00:00 +0000 News THE Greenock Telegraph's anti-knife crime campaign has been nominated for a major newspaper industry award. http://www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/10/397910-tele-nominated-for-press-award/ http://www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/10/397910-tele-nominated-for-press-award/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:00:00 +0000 News A BLAZE that left a woman badly burned was probably caused by a dropped cigarette. http://www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/10/397901-blaze-caused-by-dropped-cigarette/ http://www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/10/397901-blaze-caused-by-dropped-cigarette/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:00:00 +0000 News COUNCIL bosses will have to ditch over a thousand tonnes of salt which could have treated icy roads - because it is ruined. http://www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/09/397835-council-set-to-bin-pound30000-of-salt/ http://www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/09/397835-council-set-to-bin-pound30000-of-salt/ Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:00:00 +0000 News INVERCLYDE has been hand-picked for a pioneering new project which aims to cut weapon carrying and reduce violent crime. http://www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/08/397820-pound50000-plan-to-crack-down-on-violence/ http://www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/08/397820-pound50000-plan-to-crack-down-on-violence/ Mon, 08 Mar 2010 14:00:00 +0000 News HUNDREDS of Inverclyde civil servants went on strike today over Government plans to change redundancy payments. http://www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/08/397818-hundreds-of-workers-out-on-strike/ http://www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/08/397818-hundreds-of-workers-out-on-strike/ Mon, 08 Mar 2010 14:00:00 +0000 News PORT Glasgow drivers say their cars will be sitting targets and their insurance will shoot up because of a road closure. http://www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/06/397806-car-owners-worried-over-road-closure/ http://www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/06/397806-car-owners-worried-over-road-closure/ Sat, 06 Mar 2010 14:00:00 +0000 News CAR crooks are sawing catalytic converters off 4x4s to flog as scrap and pocket easy cash, the Tele can reveal. http://www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/04/397738-car-crooks-in-4x4-scrap-scam/ http://www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/04/397738-car-crooks-in-4x4-scrap-scam/ Thu, 04 Mar 2010 14:00:00 +0000 News A BRAVE mum has spoken of her heartache after her beloved daughter Emily was stillborn. http://www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/03/397683-baby-joy-for-birthtragedy-mum/ http://www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/03/397683-baby-joy-for-birthtragedy-mum/ Wed, 03 Mar 2010 14:00:00 +0000 News A WOMAN rescued by firefighters from her smoke-ravaged close has hailed a 15-year-old boy as a hero. http://www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/02/397607-boy-15-hailed-as-flat-blaze-hero/ http://www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/02/397607-boy-15-hailed-as-flat-blaze-hero/ Tue, 02 Mar 2010 14:00:00 +0000 News INVERCLYDE'S very own TV star Jean Johansson will host the final of Megastars 2010. http://www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/02/397605-tv-star-to-host-talent-contest/ http://www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/02/397605-tv-star-to-host-talent-contest/ Tue, 02 Mar 2010 14:00:00 +0000 News FIREFIGHTERS rescued five people from a blaze at a Port Glasgow tenement. http://www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/01/397588-five-rescued-in-flat-blaze-drama/ http://www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/01/397588-five-rescued-in-flat-blaze-drama/ Mon, 01 Mar 2010 14:00:00 +0000 News COMMUNITY wardens will attend calls with firefighters in a bid to crack down on sickening attacks on our 999 crews. http://www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/02/27/397573-bid-to-catch-999-attack-gangs/ http://www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/02/27/397573-bid-to-catch-999-attack-gangs/ Sat, 27 Feb 2010 14:00:00 +0000 News A CURFEW which means drinkers in Inverclyde must be inside pubs and clubs before a set time is to remain in place. http://www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/02/26/397551-pub-and-club-curfew-extended/ http://www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/02/26/397551-pub-and-club-curfew-extended/ Fri, 26 Feb 2010 14:00:00 +0000 News BLIZZARD conditions caused chaos in Inverclyde yesterday as drivers and pedestrians struggled to get to work. http://www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/02/26/397552-whiteout-causes-chaos-on-roads/ http://www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/02/26/397552-whiteout-causes-chaos-on-roads/ Fri, 26 Feb 2010 10:00:00 +0000 News A THIEF who stole £35,000 from his own mother's post office has avoided jail. http://www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/02/25/397515-pound35000-post-office-thief-avoids-jail/ http://www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/02/25/397515-pound35000-post-office-thief-avoids-jail/ Thu, 25 Feb 2010 14:00:00 +0000 News THE Greenock Telegraph's new Stop Knives Save Lives stickers have hit the streets - and you can pick yours up today. http://www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/02/25/397514-our-antiknife-stickers-hit-streets/ http://www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/02/25/397514-our-antiknife-stickers-hit-streets/ Thu, 25 Feb 2010 14:00:00 +0000 News TEN schools have been closed in Inverclyde today due to the heavy snowfall. http://www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/02/25/397517-heavy-snow-shuts-ten-schools/ http://www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/02/25/397517-heavy-snow-shuts-ten-schools/ Thu, 25 Feb 2010 10:00:00 +0000 News THE Greenock Telegraph today announces the latest leg in our war against the senseless knife crime which scars our community. http://www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/02/24/397424-were-sticking-it-to-knife-carriers/ http://www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/02/24/397424-were-sticking-it-to-knife-carriers/ Wed, 24 Feb 2010 14:00:00 +0000 News YOUNG art students have sealed their legacy by creating a series of modern religious paintings to be displayed in the new joint-campus school in Port Glasgow. http://www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/02/23/397335-pupils-create-paintings-for-school/ http://www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/02/23/397335-pupils-create-paintings-for-school/ Tue, 23 Feb 2010 14:00:00 +0000 News A PENSIONER crippled with arthritis is forced to sleep on a chair because she can't climb the stairs to her bedroom. http://www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/02/20/397304-oap-forced-to-sleep-in-a-chair/ http://www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/02/20/397304-oap-forced-to-sleep-in-a-chair/ Sat, 20 Feb 2010 14:00:00 +0000 News COUNCIL tax in Inverclyde has been frozen for the next financial year - and so have River Clyde Homes rents. http://www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/02/19/397286-council-tax-and-rch-rents-frozen/ http://www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/02/19/397286-council-tax-and-rch-rents-frozen/ Fri, 19 Feb 2010 14:00:00 +0000 News PORT Glasgow's historic Comet steamship was moved to Ferguson's to be repaired yesterday - but the operation was delayed for three hours because of parked cars. http://www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/02/15/397027-historic-ship-moved-for-revamp/ http://www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/02/15/397027-historic-ship-moved-for-revamp/ Mon, 15 Feb 2010 14:00:00 +0000 News