Erin Maguire

3 weeks ago | greenocktelegraph.co.uk | Erin Maguire

One person taken to hospital after fire at flat in Greenock's east end (Image: SFRS) ONE person was rushed to hospital over the weekend after fire crews were called to a blaze at a flat in Greenock’s east end. The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service was alerted to the incident at a property in Belville Street late on Friday night.

3 weeks ago | greenocktelegraph.co.uk | Erin Maguire

John Alexander was sentenced at Greenock Sheriff Court (Image: Newsquest) A PORT Glasgow brute who grabbed his partner by the neck and dragged her along a hallway has been convicted of a two-and-a-half-year campaign of physical and emotional domestic abuse. John Alexander, 42, has been tagged and ordered to carry out unpaid work after he subjected his partner to abusive behaviour at locations in Greenock and elsewhere.

3 weeks ago | greenocktelegraph.co.uk | Erin Maguire

Alexander Brogan, 22, and Declan Dolan, 25, carried out the attack in Inverkip Street on August 27, 2022. They chased the man and struck him on the head with the blunt object, before repeatedly punching him on the head. It was alleged that the pair had been acting alongside 27-year-old Lee Millar, of Carwood Street, but his plea of not guilty was accepted by the Crown. Dolan, of Northampton, also pleaded guilty to a charge of repeatedly striking a woman on the head on the same date.

3 weeks ago | greenocktelegraph.co.uk | Erin Maguire

Caddlehill Community Green Space was launched in late 2023 after residents spent months working to transform the overgrown plot of land in Caddlehill Street. The site now features a secret garden, a bug hotel and several spaces for planting flowers, fruit and vegetables. Its newest addition is a cabin which was made possible by a grant from the National Lottery's Awards for All scheme. The programme aims to back community activities which help to create a ‘flourishing society’.

3 weeks ago | greenocktelegraph.co.uk | Erin Maguire

Inverclyde firefighters see call-outs increase by almost a third (Image: SFRS) THE number of incidents responded to by fire crews in Inverclyde has risen by almost a third in the space of a year. A report submitted to Inverclyde Council’s Local Police and Fire Scrutiny Panel shows that firefighters attended a total of 301 incidents in quarter four of 2024/25. This represents an increase of 32 per cent on the same period in 2023/24, when crews responded to 227 calls.