Angela Murphy

Stories by Angela Murphy

Below are recent stories by Angela Murphy

• Published: 12 Aug 2009 15:00

  POOL ROW CONTINUES

  RENFREWSHIRE Council has hit back at claims kids are missing out on free swimming lessons.

• Published: 12 Aug 2009 14:58

  BRAVE MEGAN ALL SET FOR SCHOOL

  A HOUSTON girl who bravely battled cancer is now fit and well and starting primary school.

• Published: 5 Aug 2009 17:13

  RACIST THUG BOOTED OUT

  A JOHNSTONE thug is believed to be the first in Scotland to be evicted for racially abusing a neighbour.

• Published: 5 Aug 2009 17:11

  CALLS FOR ACTION AGAINST SHAMED 'RIDING SCHOOL'

  A DISGRACED Erskine riding school is once again at the centre of controversy.

• Published: 29 Jul 2009 14:34

  Family's grief as biker dies

  A MUM has paid tribute to her 'wonderful' son who tragically lost his life in a freak road accident.

• Published: 29 Jul 2009 14:33

  Anger as girl, 7, finds methadone on path

  A SEVEN-YEAR-OLD girl had a lucky escape after finding a bottle of methadone on a public footpath.

• Published: 29 Jul 2009 14:17

  Police to investigate sick knife claims on website

  A GROUP of Linwood neds have been caught on camera brandishing knives and illegal drugs.

• Published: 23 Jul 2009 11:12

  2 SCHOOLBOYS CHARGED WITH MURDER

  TWO schoolboys have been charged with the murder of a Glasgow man. The 15-year-olds who go to school in Renfrew are among five teenagers being investigated for allegedly killing Anthony Ford, 30. Anthony died in the Southern General Hospital after the alleged attack in Harhill Street in Govan at around 8.30pm on Tuesday July 7.

• Published: 22 Jul 2009 17:08

  SCHOOLBOYS CHARGED WITH MURDER

  TWO schoolboys have been charged with the murder of a man at the weekend.

• Published: 22 Jul 2009 17:06

  WOMAN INJURED AS PUB TARGETED

  A 51-YEAR-OLD woman was rushed to hospital after getting caught up in a huge pub fight in Johnstone.

• Published: 15 Jul 2009 16:36

  8-YEAR-OLD KIDS USING DRUGS DEN

  A JOHNSTONE man says junkies are "terrorising" the lives of a group of tenants.

• Published: 15 Jul 2009 16:31

  Pool figures don't stack up claim campaigners

  CAMPAIGNERS claim the council"s statistics for pool users in Johnstone and Elderslie don"t add up.

• Published: 8 Jul 2009 12:59

  WOMAN, 89, ATTACKED IN OWN HOME

  A PENSIONER lay helpless for 12 hours after being robbed and attacked in her own home.

• Published: 8 Jul 2009 12:57

  POLITICIANS TEAM UP TO FIGHT POOL CLOSURES

  CONTROVERSIAL plans to shut two swimming pools in Renfrewshire have provoked a passionate campaign.

• Published: 8 Jul 2009 12:55

  JUSTICE VICTORY FOR FAMILY AFTER SENTENCE APPEAL

  A CAMPAIGN to get tougher sentences for three thugs who left a Johnstone man for dead has been stepped up.

• Published: 8 Jul 2009 12:52

  FRIENDS UNITED IN TRIBUTE TO ALLAN

  GAZETTE readers have united in paying tribute to the life of Johnstone teenager Allan Milligan.

• Published: 24 Jun 2009 16:40

  Rangers apologise for party 'fiasco'

  A RENFREW schoolboy was left heartbroken after his favourite football team ruined his birthday party.

• Published: 10 Jun 2009 14:32

  Swine flu hits our schools

  ANGRY parents are demanding schools to be shut down after five pupils have been confirmed as the latest victims of swine flu.

• Published: 10 Jun 2009 14:30

  Firm accused of 'unnecessary' job cuts

  A FACTORY worker from Johnstone is hitting out at his company for making "unnecessary" redundancies.

• Published: 10 Jun 2009 14:27

  MSP BACKS MUM'S PLEA FOR TOUGHER SENTENCES

  A TOP MSP is backing a Johnstone mum"s campaign to get tougher sentences in assault cases.

• Published: 21 May 2009 14:47

  Sex offender is living next to victims

  A SEX offender has been allowed to live just yards from his teenage victims.

• Published: 21 May 2009 14:45

  Man attacked by FOUR thugs in sick ambush

  A 59-YEAR-OLD man was left with a fractured skull after being set upon by four thugs.

• Last updated: 6 May 2009 16:10

  Residents" fury over car park in the dark

  RESIDENTS are fuming at being left in the dark over a Johnstone car park.

• Published: 29 Apr 2009 12:30

  Man scarred for life but no justice says family

  A YOUTH coach who was left scarred for life has told of his anger after a court case collapsed.

• Published: 29 Apr 2009 12:30

  Cousins caged for evil murder attempt on man

  TWO cousins who left a man for dead after brutally attacking him as he walked home have been jailed for a total of 16 years.

• Published: 29 Apr 2009 12:30

  School partnership given top marks by government

  A JOHNSTONE school has been heaped with praise by education inspectors.

• Published: 22 Apr 2009 12:30

  Man left brain damaged after thugs brutal attack

  THREE young thugs are behind bars after carrying out a brutal attack on a man who was left brain damaged.

• Published: 22 Apr 2009 11:30

  Homes demolished after explosion

  A BLOCK of houses in Renfrew were razed to the ground after a shocking explosion which left three families homeless.

• Last updated: 17 Apr 2009 11:00

  Son died from solvent abuse

  THE mum of a young man who died after sniffing a can of deodorant wants to turn her heartache into a warning for others.

• Published: 15 Apr 2009 12:30

  Caring farm"s joy at £7k funding boost

  AN ERSKINE farm is to receive a huge cash boost thanks to Renfrewshire Council.