Lorraine Tinney

4 days ago | greenocktelegraph.co.uk | Lorraine Tinney

Former Cedars School (Image: George Munro) A NEW school is set to re-open in the former Cedars School and Greenock Club building in the west end. Skypoint School, a small independent specialist provision for pupils with complex social and emotional needs and autism, wants to use the Ardgowan Square premises as their new base.

4 days ago | greenocktelegraph.co.uk | Lorraine Tinney

'I had major spinal surgery just weeks ago - now I'm going to conquer Ben Nevis' (Image: George Munro) A BIG-HEARTED fitness fanatic is set to scale the UK's highest peak to help elderly people in a sheltered housing complex - just weeks after he underwent major spinal surgery. David McGowan has set himself the tough challenge of climbing more than 4,400 feet up Ben Nevis to raise money for a defibrillator for Crosshill Gardens in Port Glasgow.

4 days ago | greenocktelegraph.co.uk | Lorraine Tinney

Aileen Hughes and Jane Crawford who live in Rowan Court (Image: George Munro) RESIDENTS of Port Glasgow high flats have hit out at housing bosses after being left without water for around 12 hours. But they feel frustrated that this is the latest in a long line of issues at Rowan Court. Jane Crawford, who lives on the 4th floor, said: "It's terrible, if it's not the lifts, it's the doors and now it's water.

6 days ago | dailyrecord.co.uk | Lorraine Tinney

Damage to tower block still hasn’t been repaired after four months. Tower block residents say they are still “living in a bombsite” - months after a storm ravaged their roof. Tenants say a huge chunk of plaster crashed down from the top floor of the block in Tower Drive in Gourock. They say they still suffer regular water leaks - and have to call out the fire service. They say that more than four months on River Clyde Homes (RCH) still hasn’t repaired the damage.

1 week ago | greenocktelegraph.co.uk | Lorraine Tinney

Primary 5 pupils from St John's Primary visited the Watt Institution in Greenock to get to work on their creations. These and larger puppets made by the Watt Institution, some made from recycled plastic collected along the Clyde shore, will feature in a parade at a special event at Lunderston Bay, 'Message in a Bottle' on June 7. Class teacher Linda Isaksen said the sessions linked in with what the children had been learning in class.