http://www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/news/ Latest from the online edition en-gb Fri, 12 Mar 2010 18:51:55 +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/ 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 A COMMUNITY campaigner has labelled a road where a new school is being built as 'a disgrace'. http://www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/12/398034-school-work-leaving-muddy-mess/ http://www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/12/398034-school-work-leaving-muddy-mess/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 14:00:00 +0000 News THE man accused of murdering Gourock schoolboy Darren Pyper was said to have died in jail from a blood clot caused by deep vein thrombosis. http://www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/11/398010-darren-killer-died-from-blood-clot/ http://www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/11/398010-darren-killer-died-from-blood-clot/ Thu, 11 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 FIREFIGHTERS saved a dog's life when they tackled a blaze in Greenock. http://www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/11/398004-fire-crews-save-dog-with-oxygen/ http://www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/11/398004-fire-crews-save-dog-with-oxygen/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:00:00 +0000 News A GRIEVING relative has hit out after 36 beer kegs were dumped on graves at Greenock Cemetery. http://www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/10/397925-fury-as-beer-kegs-dumped-on-graves/ http://www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/10/397925-fury-as-beer-kegs-dumped-on-graves/ Wed, 10 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 A BADLY-burned woman is in hospital fighting for life after a horrific fire at a Greenock flat. http://www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/09/397836-woman-is-badly-burned-in-fire/ http://www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/09/397836-woman-is-badly-burned-in-fire/ Tue, 09 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 SWATHES of a Greenock estate could be flattened and transformed into modern family homes. http://www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/09/397834-major-new-homes-plan-for-area/ http://www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/09/397834-major-new-homes-plan-for-area/ 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 MORTON's assistant boss is backing the Tele's anti-kife campign after revealing he was stabbed when he was a youngster. http://www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/08/397819-ton-boss-was-stabbed-as-a-kid/ http://www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/08/397819-ton-boss-was-stabbed-as-a-kid/ 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 A BRAVE wife is joining family and friends to take part in a charity firewalk in tribute to her husband after he was struck down by Motor Neurone Disease. http://www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/06/397807-ill-firewalk-for-my-hubby/ http://www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/06/397807-ill-firewalk-for-my-hubby/ Sat, 06 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 POST office bosses say they are working hard to resume services lost after a branch was closed down in the east end of Greenock. http://www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/06/397805-post-office-set-to-reopen/ http://www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/06/397805-post-office-set-to-reopen/ Sat, 06 Mar 2010 14:00:00 +0000 News A GREENOCK fraudster who swindled cash out of the benefits system has been ordered to pay back thousands of pounds. http://www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/05/397797-benefits-crook-has-bank-account-seized/ http://www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/05/397797-benefits-crook-has-bank-account-seized/ Fri, 05 Mar 2010 14:00:00 +0000 News A STATE-of-the-art new school in Greenock was officially opened with a fanfare of music from pupils. http://www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/05/397796-musical-opening-for-new-school/ http://www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/05/397796-musical-opening-for-new-school/ Fri, 05 Mar 2010 14:00:00 +0000 News TWO men jailed for breaking into a disabled man's flat and robbing him at knife-point have launched an appeal against their six-year sentences. http://www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/05/397795-knife-robbers-appeal-prison-terms/ http://www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/05/397795-knife-robbers-appeal-prison-terms/ Fri, 05 Mar 2010 14:00:00 +0000 News TWO men who took part in a vicious brawl in a Greenock town centre bar have been jailed. http://www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/04/397739-pub-assault-pair-are-locked-up/ http://www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/04/397739-pub-assault-pair-are-locked-up/ Thu, 04 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 WORK began yesterday on the new £5m Gourock railway station. http://www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/04/397737-work-starts-on-new-pound5m-station/ http://www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/04/397737-work-starts-on-new-pound5m-station/ 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