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An estimated 12,000 Scots properties have been affected by a burst water main near a primary school.

Tributes have been paid to the "lovely couple" who were found dead at a property in Greenock yesterday.

It was once a thriving local community, but now one of Scotland's so-called 'ghost towns' lies empty and forgotten.

A teenage girl was allegedly 'raped' in Greenock on Friday.

A third man has appeared in court charged with the murder of a man in Greenock.

A major operation has been launched after a tug boat capsized in Greenock.

The niece of a pensioner who has not been seen for over a week has issued a fresh plea for information after his 'out of character' disappearance.

Police have swooped on a dilapidated building in Greenock and seized a haul of cannabis valued at over £160,000 in one of several high-value drug raids made this week. Officers were tipped off to the plantation in a disused building in Nicolson Street in the Inverclyde town at around 6pm on New Year's Day.

A person has been sexually assaulted in the early hours of Sunday morning in Port Glasgow.

Police have taped off a Scots street amid an ongoing incident. Officers were called to Princes Street in Port Glasgow on Sunday morning.

Police have launched a search for an HGV driver who ran down a man in Greenock and didn't stop to help.

Renfrewshire police are appealing for the public’s urgent help in tracing a missing 16-year-old after “growing concerns” were expressed for her welfare.

Police are appealing for information after a man was found with a serious head injury outside a pub in Greenock last night.

A teenager will appear in court after being allegedly found in possession of a sword in an Inverclyde town.

Martin Compston surprised locals in Gourock when he popped into the town's Victoria bar for a quick pint. The Scots actor who lives in Vegas recently bought a house in his hometown so he could be closer to his parents.

Martin Compston posed beside a huge mural of his face painted outside a pub in his hometown of Greenock. The Scots actor, 37, paid a visit to the Inverclyde town’s Old Bank Bar this week to check out the incredible artwork, which is the spitting image of the star.

Line of Duty star Martin Compston has thanked a Greenock pub for painting a huge mural of him in his hometown. The Scots actor, 37, said he was 'genuinely chuffed' with the incredible artwork of his face outside the Inverclyde town’s Old Bank Bar.

arrested after a man was seriously injured in a 'disturbance' in Greenock. Police raced to Holmscroft Avenue in the Inverclyde town, close to Greenock Health Centre, just after 4.30pm on Saturday April 10.

Greenock sparking a police investigation.The victim was in Ann Street in the Inverclyde town at around 3.30pm on Monday, March 8 when another man, wearing dark clothing, assaulted him from behind.He then made off towards nearby Regent Street.The victim, aged 38, was assisted by two members of the public at the scene.He was rushed to hospital where he received stitches to his head.The man was later discharged by medics.Police are scouring CCTV footage and making door-to-door enquiries to help trace the thug as part of their investigation.Anyone with information on the attack is being urged to come forward.Detective Sergeant Stuart Young of Greenock CID told the Greenock Telegraph: "We're carrying out door-to-door enquiries and reviewing CCTV

Inverclyde town at lunchtime on Wednesday.Ambulance crews were called to the scene and he was rushed to the town's Inverclyde Royal Hospital (IRH). Police confirmed that the man later died in hospital.The cause of death is yet to be confirmed.

Billy Connolly and Rab C Nesbitt is shooting to global fame on RuPaul's Drag Race.Rosé is a competitor on the acclaimed TV show, famously dubbed 'The Olympics of Drag'.But behind the make-up and costumes is 'a wee guy from Greenock' who 'loves vodka Irn-Bru' and 'proper sweeties'.Greenock-born Ross McCorkell moved to The States with his family when he was 10-years-old.This month, millions watched him as drag act, Rosé, sporting a bagpipe-themed costume and singing in a Scottish accent, before revealing he hailed from the Inverclyde town.The moment, aired on Netflix, sparked hysteria among RuPaul fans, elated to see Scotland on the world drag stage.For Ross, 31, being true to his roots is 'really important'.He told the Record: "I would never