http://www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/news/portglasgow/ Latest from the online edition en-gb Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:02:34 +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/ AN INVERCLYDE road will be closed today for seven months as part of a major house-building programme. http://www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/02/08/396778-road-to-close-for-seven-months/ http://www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/02/08/396778-road-to-close-for-seven-months/ Mon, 08 Feb 2010 14:00:00 +0000 News TWO terrified shop workers were attacked by a drunken teenage thug after a botched robbery. http://www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/02/06/396771-attack-teens-are-labelled-cowards/ http://www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/02/06/396771-attack-teens-are-labelled-cowards/ Sat, 06 Feb 2010 14:00:00 +0000 News A PROPOSAL for a new council and health board care home in Gourock was narrowly backed by councillors yesterday. http://www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/02/04/396690-controversial-care-unit-plan-backed/ http://www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/02/04/396690-controversial-care-unit-plan-backed/ Thu, 04 Feb 2010 14:00:00 +0000 News A RUSH-HOUR crash on the A8 caused traffic chaos this morning for commuters leaving Inverclyde. http://www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/02/03/396618-crash-causes-rushhour-chaos/ http://www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/02/03/396618-crash-causes-rushhour-chaos/ Wed, 03 Feb 2010 14:00:00 +0000 News EMERGENCY money is to be spent repairing Inverclyde roads which have been badly hit by freezing winter weather. http://www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/02/03/396612-pound200000-plan-to-repair-potholes/ http://www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/02/03/396612-pound200000-plan-to-repair-potholes/ Wed, 03 Feb 2010 14:00:00 +0000 News ALMOST 1,500 television licence cheats were caught in Greenock and Port Glasgow during 2009, new figures show. http://www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/02/02/396565-1500-tv-licence-cheats-caught/ http://www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/02/02/396565-1500-tv-licence-cheats-caught/ Tue, 02 Feb 2010 14:00:00 +0000 News TRAIN stations across Inverclyde are due to be revamped with a multi-million pound cash boost. http://www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/02/01/396541-multimillion-pound-station-boost/ http://www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/02/01/396541-multimillion-pound-station-boost/ Mon, 01 Feb 2010 14:00:00 +0000 News A CONMAN duped shop staff out of hundreds of pounds. http://www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/01/29/396501-warning-as-cons-hit-businesses/ http://www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/01/29/396501-warning-as-cons-hit-businesses/ Fri, 29 Jan 2010 14:00:00 +0000 News A THIEF stole £35,000 from his mother's post office in Greenock. http://www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/01/29/396500-man-stole-pound35k-from-post-office/ http://www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/01/29/396500-man-stole-pound35k-from-post-office/ Fri, 29 Jan 2010 14:00:00 +0000 News GREENOCK Town Hall was alive with the sound of music yesterday as the 85th Inverclyde Music Festival got under way. http://www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/01/26/396296-festival-of-fun-gets-under-way/ http://www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/01/26/396296-festival-of-fun-gets-under-way/ Tue, 26 Jan 2010 14:00:00 +0000 News ONE of the most glittering events in the Inverclyde social calendar has been given a makeover as it reaches a magical milestone. http://www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/01/25/396282-glamour-event-is-given-makeover/ http://www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/01/25/396282-glamour-event-is-given-makeover/ Mon, 25 Jan 2010 14:00:00 +0000 News AN Inverclyde charity which helps children in Haiti is appealing for donations to help the impoverished country recover from a disastrous earthquake. http://www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/01/21/396232-inverclyde-charity-in-haiti-appeal/ http://www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/01/21/396232-inverclyde-charity-in-haiti-appeal/ Thu, 21 Jan 2010 14:00:00 +0000 News JUSTICE Secretary Kenny MacAskill has praised young people in Inverclyde for being at the forefront of the war on knife crime. http://www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/01/19/396054-were-winning-blitz-on-blades/ http://www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/01/19/396054-were-winning-blitz-on-blades/ Tue, 19 Jan 2010 14:00:00 +0000 News JUSTICE Secretary Kenny MacAskill returns to Inverclyde today as a high-profile anti-knives drive intensifies. http://www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/01/18/396032-jusitice-boss-in-new-blade-blitz/ http://www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/01/18/396032-jusitice-boss-in-new-blade-blitz/ Mon, 18 Jan 2010 14:00:00 +0000 News POLICE are probing the alleged disappearance of thousands of pounds from a charity celebration night held by Morton fans. http://www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/01/15/396000-ton-fans-in-police-cash-probe/ http://www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/01/15/396000-ton-fans-in-police-cash-probe/ Fri, 15 Jan 2010 14:00:00 +0000 News THE controversial pub and club curfew in Inverclyde is to be reviewed, councillors have agreed. http://www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/01/15/395995-pub-curfew-to-be-reviewed/ http://www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/01/15/395995-pub-curfew-to-be-reviewed/ Fri, 15 Jan 2010 14:00:00 +0000 News CRIMINALS in Inverclyde have been frozen out by the prolonged cold snap. http://www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/01/11/395799-crime-frozen-out-by-weather/ http://www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/01/11/395799-crime-frozen-out-by-weather/ Mon, 11 Jan 2010 14:00:00 +0000 News FIREFIGHTERS are to visit parks and ponds across Inverclyde to warn people about the deadly dangers of frozen ponds and reservoirs. http://www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/01/09/395784-big-freeze-water-deathtrap-fears/ http://www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/01/09/395784-big-freeze-water-deathtrap-fears/ Sat, 09 Jan 2010 14:00:00 +0000 News A BRAVE Port Glasgow soldier was shot in a horror attack by Taliban rebels in Afghanistan. http://www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/01/09/395783-my-jump-for-war-hero-brother/ http://www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/01/09/395783-my-jump-for-war-hero-brother/ Sat, 09 Jan 2010 14:00:00 +0000 News A MAN who punched and kicked a policeman has been jailed. http://www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/01/09/395781-police-attack-man-is-jailed/ http://www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/01/09/395781-police-attack-man-is-jailed/ Sat, 09 Jan 2010 14:00:00 +0000 News THREE teenage boys were involved in a horror crash when their car skidded on ice and smashed into a wall in Port Glasgow. http://www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/01/08/395762-two-hurt-in-iceskid-smash/ http://www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/01/08/395762-two-hurt-in-iceskid-smash/ Fri, 08 Jan 2010 14:00:00 +0000 News ROAD bosses have used five times more salt than last year to tackle the deep freeze in Inverclyde. http://www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/01/08/395760-areas-worst-winter-in-26-years/ http://www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/01/08/395760-areas-worst-winter-in-26-years/ Fri, 08 Jan 2010 14:00:00 +0000 News OLD Firm violence in Inverclyde plummeted after a massive police clampdown at the weekend. http://www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/01/07/395719-police-blitz-on-old-firm-violence/ http://www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/01/07/395719-police-blitz-on-old-firm-violence/ Thu, 07 Jan 2010 14:00:00 +0000 News COUNCIL bosses say they have more than a week's salt supplies to help them tackle the prolonged cold snap. http://www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/01/07/395715-council-chiefs-we-have-enough-grit/ http://www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/01/07/395715-council-chiefs-we-have-enough-grit/ Thu, 07 Jan 2010 14:00:00 +0000 News FREEZING temperatures are creating even more treacherous conditions on roads and pavements in Inverclyde. http://www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/01/06/395650-icy-road-warning-over-big-freeze/ http://www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/01/06/395650-icy-road-warning-over-big-freeze/ Wed, 06 Jan 2010 14:00:00 +0000 News