A GREENOCK councillor today hit out after it emerged that not one of the 25 apprentices recruited to work on the town's new £21m new health centre was local.
Colin Jackson slammed contractors Hub West and bosses at NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde for failing to give opportunities for young people, especially those who live near the new-build in a neighbourhood which has the highest levels of poverty in the country.
Recruitment of apprentices had been included on a list of 'community benefits' trumpeted as part of the wider project.
Health board chiefs insist attempts were made to find apprentices from Inverclyde but Mr Jackson says this is not good enough.