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Friend of Margaret Fleming slam 14-year jail terms for her killer carers
A FRIEND of the late Margaret Fleming today slammed the 14-year minimum jail terms for her killer carers as she demanded they reveal what they did with her body. Evil pair Eddie Cairney, 77 and Avril Jones, 59, were sentenced yesterday at the High
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Halloween showpiece in Greenock has received an £8,000 boost thanks to tourism chiefs
A HALLOWEEN showpiece in Greenock has received an £8,000 'boo-st' thanks to tourism chiefs. The annual Galoshans Festival has been awarded the money from EventScotland, part of national agency VisitScotland. The event celebrates local Halloween
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Little stars enjoyed the red carpet treatment as they get ready to move from nursery into primary school
A CONSTELLATION of little stars enjoyed the red carpet treatment as they get ready to move from nursery into primary school. Children from Bluebird Family Centre celebrated their end of term with a dash of Hollywood style thanks to Greenock flooring
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DRUG-related deaths are at a 10-year peak in Inverclyde
DRUG-related deaths are at a 10-year peak in Inverclyde with the area's mortality rate among the top three in Scotland. Bleak new figures show that since 2014, 100 people have died locally as a result of substance abuse. It means the rate of
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Inverclyde charity is looking for more support from local health and care bosses
AN INVERCLYDE charity which has stopped ten people from taking their own lives is looking for more support from local health and care bosses. Emotional support and talking therapy Safe Harbour is funded by the lottery, has former world record cycling
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Charity football match played in tribute to Gourock graduate
FRIENDS of a Gourock graduate who tragically died after a suspected asthma attack paid tribute with a charity football match in his memory. Kieran Cameron was only 22 when he passed away in October after collapsing following complaints of feeling
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Kids are keeping cool this summer at a Greenock leisure centre
KIDS are keeping cool this summer at a Greenock leisure centre. Children got their skates on and headed to the Waterfront Leisure Complex to take to the ice. They are enjoying the centre's Learn to Skate summer courses. Kayleigh Munro, who
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Branchton Community Centre is tackling child poverty with a plan to help families during the holidays
BRANCHTON Community Centre is tackling child poverty with an action plan to help families during the holidays. The facility has teaming up with Inverclyde Council's education Attainment Challenge Fund team to run free activity sessions three days
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Thief collected discarded till receipts and used them to obtain 'refunds' for goods he took from store shelves
A THIEF collected discarded till receipts and used them to obtain 'refunds' for goods he took from store shelves — after stealing a doctor's bank card. Christopher Cummings raided bins for the itemised product lists and used them to match the merchandise
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Council bosses are finalising the sale of a prime piece of land on the A8 corridor
COUNCIL bosses are finalising the sale of a prime piece of land on the A8 corridor between Greenock and Port Glasgow. Local authority officials are locked in talks with a buyer for the former Esso petrol station at Bogston. Following several
