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Catalogue description The Greenock Telegraph Ordering and viewing options This record has not been digitised and cannot be downloaded. Please report any comments that break our rules. A Gannett Company. 3. At around 3.30pm on Friday, February 24 the alarm was raised after a tugboat overturned while assisting a cruise ship off Custom House Quay. Plainly, it was a serious matter and a lengthy sentence of detention was inevitable. If you have any issues accessing court rolls from this page please click here. Greenock, PA15 1TR Main telephone 01475 787073 Sheriff Clerk / Main contact Nadine Neil Civil department including Commissary/Small Estates and payment of Juror Expenses Contact 01475 787073. What an opportunity! "Pressure of business [caused by the pandemic] is not an argument that the court should accept.". This site is part of Newsquest's audited local newspaper network. Campbell's boyfriend, Kenneth Woods, 27, of Banff Road, Greenock, was jailed for 16 years; Joanne McCulloch, 19, of Easter Drive, Portlethen, Aberdeen, and Julie Duffy, 17, of Cambridge Road, Greenock, were both ordered to be detained for 12 years. A GREENOCK man has been charged with alleged sexual offences spanning a timeframe of 22 years. Accessibility Help. Search court judgements ", Asked by fiscal depute Mr Ryan-Hume if he knew the other two alleged victims in the case, either in the past or now, the witness replied: "No.". Those ads you do see are predominantly from local businesses promoting local services. In addition to all of the latest news, you can enjoy the digital replica of the newspaper, with a full archive of previous editions, and new puzzles every single day. Data returned from the Piano 'meterActive/meterExpired' callback event. Facebook. Editors' Code of Practice. Two men who died after a tugboat capsized off the coast of Greenock have been named by police. "If advice I tender to a client is that the time for their prosecution has run out, and they ask what that means, I wouldn't like to be in a position where I say it means absolutely nothing. Create new account. He said the couple were in their kitchen adjacent to the living room, where he was sitting with Ward, and that the accused man used a cushion as a shield to hide what he was doing to him. Carpetrite Greenock. These adverts enable local businesses to get in front of their target audience the local community. As a subscriber, you are shown 80% less display advertising when reading our articles. They were George Taft, 65, from Greenock, and Ian Catterson, 73, from Millport. John Docherty, 50, from Dunoon, Argyll, was convicted. Editors' Code of Practice. We are live again at the High Court in Glasgow for continuing coverage of the fire bombings trial as the case enters its 14th day. Registered in England & Wales | 01676637 |. Robert Leith, 64, is accused of having possession of indecent images of children and of extreme pornography 'depicting in an explicit and realistic way' bestiality. "I couldn't understand why other people never suspected anything. In the past, the journalists job was to collect and distribute information to the audience. Registered in England & Wales | 01676637 |. He told the court: "I felt there was always an element of risk with Andrew. contact IPSO here, 2001-2023. If you have a complaint about the editorial content which relates to The new appointments will 'help the yard to finally finish the two dual fuel ferries for CalMac' . Sheriff Court rolls are available for five days in the future and are updated periodically. This website and associated newspapers adhere to the Independent Press Standards Organisation's We want our comments to be a lively and valuable part of our community - a place where readers can debate and engage with the most important local issues. 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Fiscal depute David McDonald told the court: "I had the opportunity to speak to the depute [fiscal] involved regarding the Crown's failure to timeously seek an extension. "How did that happen, and how did I let that happen? Sign Up. This site is part of Newsquest's audited local newspaper network. The conversations were reported by The Telegraph after the newspaper received more than 100,000 of former health secretary Matt Hancock's WhatsApp messages from during the pandemic. Mr Horsburgh told the accused he had given careful consideration to her involvement in this case and could take her age into account. . Responding to Mr Tod, the fiscal depute said that the accused in that case is on bail and trials involving people being held in custody are treated as priorities under the current rules. As a subscriber, you are shown 80% less display advertising when reading our articles. If you love keeping in touch with your local community then look no further than the Greenock Telegraph. But the Crown had still not brought the matters to trial and was forced to debate in court its push to be given retrospective extensions with defence lawyers who cried foul over the move. As a subscriber, you are shown 80% less display advertising when reading our articles. It emerged during cross examination by advocate Mr Barr that the man sent a Facebook friend request to Ward in 2015 prior to him contacting the police the following year. Readers comments: You are personally liable for the content of any comments you upload to this website, so please act responsibly. Jump to. It is important that we continue to promote these adverts as our local businesses need as much support as possible during these challenging times. ``On the other hand account has to be taken of the fact that, on the evidence, your involvement was of a very material nature and that fact has to be reflected in the sentence.''. "I froze when it happened, as if I couldn't stop it and I couldn't stop it.". 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We are live again at the High Court in Glasgow for continuing coverage of the fire bombings trial as the case enters its 14th day. Today at 2:02 AM. or. All accused maintained pleas of not guilty at previous callings of their cases, which are all due to call from today. It's been another busy week for Greenock and Inverclyde cases in the courts, including the sentencing at the High Court in Glasgow of two fraudster former lawyers, David Lyons and Iain Robertson, who were jailed for serious and organised crime money laundering offences. Buscar. Editors' Code of Practice. Today at 1:01 PM. We want our comments to be a lively and valuable part of our community - a place where readers can debate and engage with the most important local issues. Sign Up. We are read by an informed, educated readership who can add their knowledge and insights to our stories. heraldscotland.com is tackling this problem by allowing only subscribers to comment. Telegraph editor Brian Hossack has condemned the abuse David faced in court. The case is due to call again on April 18, ahead of a sheriff and jury trial scheduled to begin on June 19. As a subscriber, you are shown 80% less display advertising when reading our articles. This website and associated newspapers adhere to the Independent Press Standards Organisation's HP10 9TY. These adverts enable local businesses to get in front of their target audience the local community. GREENOCK is set to see a return of justice of the peace court proceedings as the recovery from the Covid crisis continues. She was in hospital for three weeks and needed plastic surgery to treat the scald burns which covered large part of her upper body and arms. He was also found guilty of attempting to defeat the ends of justice. @Rossbeckett4. "But even when given that latitude people are not being prosecuted timeously, and the answer is, 'Well, that's just the way things are'. If you have a complaint about the editorial content which relates to This website and associated newspapers adhere to the Independent Press Standards Organisation's If you are dissatisfied with the response provided you can Log In. Press alt + / to open this menu. "The safety of staff, judiciary and court users continues to be our top priority.". contact the editor here. He is said to have committed the alleged indecent child images offences between February 1999 and July 2021. The man now aged 49 became emotional on a number of occasions during a full day of testimony at the sheriff court and declared: "I don't feel that I've ever got closure.".