Craig Borland

1 day ago | greenocktelegraph.co.uk | Craig Borland

Drew McKenzie described David Roach as "a great ambassador for Inverclyde". Mr Roach served as a councillor in the area for 27 years, first on the old Inverclyde District Council and then on Inverclyde Council following local government reorganisation in the mid-1990s. He was also the area's Provost from 1999 until 2003.

5 days ago | greenocktelegraph.co.uk | Craig Borland

Colin Peters, inset, ran the London Marathon, while the 70th Scouts walked 8km from Overton to Cornalees. (Image: Contributed) AN INVERCLYDE Scout leader has raised thousands of pounds for charity by completing the London Marathon. Colin Peters, lead volunteer with the 45th Inverclyde group, took part in the race on April 26 to raise cash for Pancreatic Cancer UK. It was Colin's first ever marathon and proved to be a roaring success, with more than £6,000 raised at the event.

1 week ago | greenocktelegraph.co.uk | Craig Borland

Archives: Gourock Queen's medal fire hero said thrill of the job kept him going (Image: Greenock Telegraph) 07.05.2007: MANY people might think it’s the glory of saving lives and helping others that keeps firefighters turning up for work. But for Gourock crew manager Robert Millar, 46, it’s the thrill of the job. Now the father-of-three, of MacMillan Drive, who has served as a firefighter for 22 years, has been awarded the Queen’s Medal.

1 week ago | largsandmillportnews.com | Craig Borland

MSP Jamie Greene defected from the Conservatives to the Lib Dems in April (Image: Gordon Terris _Herald&Times) A WEST Scotland politician has been named as a member of the front bench team for the Scottish Liberal Democrats - just days after crossing the floor to join the party from the Conservatives. Jamie Greene will serve as his new party's spokesperson for economy and finance.

2 weeks ago | greenocktelegraph.co.uk | Craig Borland

Katy Clark wants to see cuts to ticket office opening hours at Greenock Central and other stations reversed. (Image: George Munro/Katy Clark MSP) If you are a user of Inverclyde’s train network, you may have noticed changes in the opening hours of ticket offices this month. This is following the decision of ScotRail to cut ticket office opening hours at 101 of its 143 staffed stations across Scotland.