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A Port road which has been closed for months is finally set to reopen as a £650,000 bridge upgrade is completed
A BUSY road in Port Glasgow which has been closed for months is finally set to reopen as a £650,000 bridge upgrade is completed. Contractors working to widen Chapelton Bridge at Glen Avenue hope they will be finished by tomorrow but say the final
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Morton weigh up loan move for promising EFL Championship prospect
MORTON are considering signing Hull City Under-23s defender Lewis Ritson on loan, the Tele can exclusively reveal. Ritson, 20, is highly regarded by the Tigers and is currently on trial with the Ton as David Hopkin decides if he wants bring him
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Morton 'keeper in injury scan as he continues recovery bid
MORTON are awaiting results of a scan on ‘keeper Brendan Pearson’s ankle injury. Pearson, who signed for Ton in February, was ruled out for up to two months after rolling his ankle in training at the start of July. It’s understood the Geordie
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Ferguson's owner has tabled a rescue deal to secure the future of the yard
FERGUSON'S owner Jim McColl has tabled a rescue deal to allow the completion of two new CalMac ferries and secure the future of the yard. The Telegraph has learned that the billionaire businessman has offered to split the soaring final bill for
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Staff at Ardgowan Hospice are set to lose their jobs as management try to save money
FIFTEEN staff at Ardgowan Hospice are set to lose their jobs as management try to save £200,000 to secure its future. The bombshell was broken at a meeting yesterday as staff were told the workforce will be reduced from 98 through a process of redundancies
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20 years since Greenock played host to a spectacular international sailing showpiece
THIS week marks 20 years since Greenock played host to a spectacular international sailing showpiece that will live long in the memory. The 1999 Cutty Sark Tall Ships race turned the town into an international tourist destination for the weekend
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Charity supporting vulnerable young families gets kind £2,000 donation from bus company McGill's
A STOP at the bank is in order for a charity supporting vulnerable young families thanks to a kind £2,000 donation from bus company McGill's. Greenock businessmen Sandy and James Easdale, who run the Larkfield-based firm, handed over the cheque
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Garden centre was 'buzzing' with visitors as it hosted it's summer party
BUZZ Lightyear flew into Cardwell Garden Centre for a weekend of fun themed around the new Toy Story movie release. Thousands of visitors came from infinity and beyond for the centre's Summer Buzz Garden Party. They enjoyed lots of games but
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Couple give rescue dog second chance at life
A RESCUE dog who requires ongoing medical care has been given a second chance by a Greenock couple. Brian Burt, 77, and his wife Sadie, 67, have fostered nine-year-old Lurcher Poppy from Royalheart Greyhound Rescue in Langbank. Brian, who has
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Shoplifter stole nearly £4,000 worth of merchandise in series of raids on stores
A SHOPLIFTER stole nearly £4,000 worth of merchandise in series of raids on stores at Port Glasgow's retail park. Rosemary Oliver repeatedly snatched high value products from Watt Brothers and Marks & Spencer between February and September last
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Council spends £12k to make Greenock street safer
SAFETY improvement work is under way on a busy main road which carries thousands of cars through Greenock every day. The council is spending around £12,500 installing chicanes to make Dunlop Street more safe for pedestrians, by reducing the speed
