A FORMER bingo caller has fulfilled her lifelong dream by opening up her own café in Greenock. Lynn Boyle has been a familiar face at Greenock s Mecca bingo, latterly Club 3000, for the past two decades. After being furloughed for most of lockdown, the mum of three decided to bite the bullet and open Premier Café on Sinclair Street. The business is a real family affair, with Lynn s police officer husband Raymond playing his part behind the counter in between shifts in the force. Lynn, who is running the café between 5am and 4pm, told the
Tele: I have always wanted to own my own café, but different things meant it wasn t possible.
TODAY S flashback focuses on 2001 - when a warning was issued that closing the Rankin maternity unit could lead to the loss of other services. Dr Jim Robins, a consultant obstetrician and gynaecologist who worked at Greenock s maternity unit, spoke out about his fears amid a review of the unit. Speaking at a hearing which was examining the future of maternity services in Argyll & Clyde, he said: If you close the units and take away maternity from general hospitals, paediatrics will follow and gynaecology almost certainly. Accident and emergency wouldn t be able to cope with paediatrics. It has much wider issues.