http://www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/news/portglasgow/ Latest from the online edition en-gb Fri, 03 Sep 2010 03:23:02 +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/ HOPES are high that Inverclyde can net a windfall to help celebrate the area’s rich industrial heritage. http://www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/09/02/404639-area-hopes-for-a-lottery-win/ http://www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/09/02/404639-area-hopes-for-a-lottery-win/ Thu, 02 Sep 2010 14:00:00 +0100 News THE future is looking shipshape for two local lads — thanks to an employment project in Port Glasgow. http://www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/09/01/404576-praise-for-boat-job-project/ http://www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/09/01/404576-praise-for-boat-job-project/ Wed, 01 Sep 2010 14:00:00 +0100 News THOUSANDS of Inverclyde Council employees will have their pay frozen from next year after talks with unions broke down. http://www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/08/30/404124-council-staff-to-get-pay-freeze/ http://www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/08/30/404124-council-staff-to-get-pay-freeze/ Mon, 30 Aug 2010 14:00:00 +0100 News HUNDREDS of school children from Inverclyde will get the once-in-a-lifetime chance to see the Pope when he comes to Scotland next month. http://www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/08/28/404117-schoolkids-plan-trip-to-see-pope/ http://www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/08/28/404117-schoolkids-plan-trip-to-see-pope/ Sat, 28 Aug 2010 14:00:00 +0100 News AN INVERCLYDE schoolboy is lucky to be alive after doctors found a tumour almost as big as a tennis ball in his head. http://www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/08/25/403966-boy-11-had-tennis-ball-tumour/ http://www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/08/25/403966-boy-11-had-tennis-ball-tumour/ Wed, 25 Aug 2010 14:00:00 +0100 News A HEARTBROKEN mum is calling for justice for her son — 10 years after he was murdered in Greenock. http://www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/08/23/403886-i-want-justice-for-murdered-son/ http://www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/08/23/403886-i-want-justice-for-murdered-son/ Mon, 23 Aug 2010 14:00:00 +0100 News LUCIA Giuntoli was named Inverclyde’s most outstanding Recruit at a glittering awards ceremony — and landed the job of her dreams. http://www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/08/23/403885-lucia-is-named-areas-top-recruit/ http://www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/08/23/403885-lucia-is-named-areas-top-recruit/ Mon, 23 Aug 2010 14:00:00 +0100 News A DEAF and mute man was followed off a bus and badly beaten by a teenager after refusing to give him a cigarette. http://www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/08/23/403884-teen-attacked-deafmute-man/ http://www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/08/23/403884-teen-attacked-deafmute-man/ Mon, 23 Aug 2010 14:00:00 +0100 News A GRIEVING Port Glasgow woman blames drug pushers for the tragic death of her 17-year-old granddaughter. http://www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/08/21/403871-grans-heartache-at-girls-death/ http://www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/08/21/403871-grans-heartache-at-girls-death/ Sat, 21 Aug 2010 14:00:00 +0100 News A PORT Glasgow teenager has appeared in court charged with murdering a 36-year-old man. http://www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/08/17/403634-teen-in-dock-on-murder-charge/ http://www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/08/17/403634-teen-in-dock-on-murder-charge/ Tue, 17 Aug 2010 14:00:00 +0100 News A TRAIN conductor feared he could be left blind after a schoolgirl fired a laser beam at his eyes. http://www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/08/14/403600-rail-worker-in-laser-eye-terror/ http://www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/08/14/403600-rail-worker-in-laser-eye-terror/ Sat, 14 Aug 2010 14:00:00 +0100 News A MARINE engineer from Down Under, who rescued a historic steamship from being scrapped, has travelled half way across the world to visit the Port Glasgow yard where she was built. http://www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/08/14/403598-i-crossed-world-to-see-shipyard/ http://www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/08/14/403598-i-crossed-world-to-see-shipyard/ Sat, 14 Aug 2010 14:00:00 +0100 News COUNCIL bosses have unveiled the first images of what the new £4.5 million community stadium at Parklea could look like. http://www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/08/13/403581-pound45m-stadium-plan-revealed/ http://www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/08/13/403581-pound45m-stadium-plan-revealed/ Fri, 13 Aug 2010 14:00:00 +0100 News INVERCLYDE Council bosses will axe up to 500 jobs over the next three years as they battle a huge black hole in their finances. http://www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/08/11/403435-500-jobs-to-go-at-council/ http://www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/08/11/403435-500-jobs-to-go-at-council/ Wed, 11 Aug 2010 14:00:00 +0100 News THE Telegraph can today unveil Inverclyde's very own all-star A-Team line-up - the nine pupils who chalked up five As in their Higher exams http://www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/08/09/403344-meet-inverclydes-ateam/ http://www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/08/09/403344-meet-inverclydes-ateam/ Mon, 09 Aug 2010 14:00:00 +0100 News THIRTEEN new permanent primary teachers are being appointed to schools across Inverclyde — but not all will be in place for the start of term. http://www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/08/06/403303-13-teachers-to-join-schools/ http://www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/08/06/403303-13-teachers-to-join-schools/ Fri, 06 Aug 2010 14:00:00 +0100 News HOUSE prices in Inverclyde have shot up by more than eight per cent since last year. http://www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/08/05/403242-areas-house-prices-on-the-up/ http://www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/08/05/403242-areas-house-prices-on-the-up/ Thu, 05 Aug 2010 14:00:00 +0100 News TALENTED school kids have made it a record year for Inverclyde — scoring the best exam pass rate since 2004. http://www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/08/05/403240-pupils-deliver-record-exam-results/ http://www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/08/05/403240-pupils-deliver-record-exam-results/ Thu, 05 Aug 2010 14:00:00 +0100 News A KILLER is facing jail after being caught dealing heroin in an Inverclyde street. http://www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/08/04/403132-killer-is-caught-dealing-heroin/ http://www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/08/04/403132-killer-is-caught-dealing-heroin/ Wed, 04 Aug 2010 14:00:00 +0100 News INVERCLYDE'S pothole crisis has deepened after the area was exposed as having the second worst roads in Scotland. http://www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/08/04/403131-roads-second-worst-in-scotland/ http://www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/08/04/403131-roads-second-worst-in-scotland/ Wed, 04 Aug 2010 14:00:00 +0100 News A YOUNG cygnet could have been stoned to death by sick yobs, animal rescuers fear. http://www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/08/03/403091-shock-as-swan-is-found-dead/ http://www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/08/03/403091-shock-as-swan-is-found-dead/ Tue, 03 Aug 2010 14:00:00 +0100 News A NATIONAL tourism expert says Inverclyde is set to become a hotspot for visitors from around the globe. http://www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/08/02/403055-area-will-be-tourism-hotspot/ http://www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/08/02/403055-area-will-be-tourism-hotspot/ Mon, 02 Aug 2010 14:00:00 +0100 News A GREENOCK soldier rescued and adopted a poor pup who was being used as a football on the war-torn streets of Afghanistan. http://www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/07/31/403043-help-bring-pup-hera-home/ http://www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/07/31/403043-help-bring-pup-hera-home/ Sat, 31 Jul 2010 14:00:00 +0100 News Unemployment is on the rise in Inverclyde with 1,000 more people out of work now than in 2008. http://www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/07/31/403041-unemployment-is-on-the-rise/ http://www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/07/31/403041-unemployment-is-on-the-rise/ Sat, 31 Jul 2010 14:00:00 +0100 News The Tele's popular Cute Kids contest gets under way today. http://www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/07/30/403025-cute-kids-contest-starts-today/ http://www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/07/30/403025-cute-kids-contest-starts-today/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 14:00:00 +0100 News