Firefighters rushed to the Gallowgate to tackle a blaze at a nursery school building. <br /><br />Six appliances were called to the derelict Elba Lane Nursery on the evening of 3 October.<br /><br />Local residents were urged to close their windows while drivers were advised to seek alternative routes. <br /><br />Next, a man who racially abused former Scotland cricketer Majid Haq was fined £400 at Greenock Sheriff Court. <br /><br />Ronnie McGregor was overheard using a slur to Haq directly during a match in August. <br /><br />The 64-year-old did plead guilty and has received a lifetime ban from Cricket Scotland. <br /><br />And in other news, Scotland’s only ski slope, Snow Factor at Braehead, is closing permanently after its operator went into liquidation. <br /><br />The company who took the site on made the decision over financial, safety and environmental concerns.
