PARTICK Thistle midfielder Gary Fraser has joined Morton on an emergency loan until 21 May 2018. The 23-year-old has made five appearances for the Glasgow side this season. |  More On Morton Website 

THE choir of Wellpark Mid Kirk, Cathcart Square, Greenock is holding a concert featuring a varied programme in the church on Sunday (18 March) at 3pm. Donation tickets cost £5, including tea afterwards.

MORE than 200 local sports players, their supporters plus officials and sponsors gathered to applaud the finalists and winners of Inverclyde's sports awards.  |  Click for more

THE Friends of Ardgowan Hospice are holding an evening with folk band The Wherries in Westburn Church hall, Nelson Street, Greenock on Thursday 22 March at 7pm. Tickets are £7.50 and include a pie-and-pea supper with tea or coffee. They are available from the hospice Access Centre, Ardgowan Street, Greenock.

CLYDE Muirshiel Park say the toilets at Greenock Cut Visitor Centre have re-opened following a five-day closure because of a burst pipe.

LOCAL tennis instructor Ross Patrick has started indoor coaching sessions in Greenock for children, on Mondays at the Old Auction Rooms, West Stewart Street, and on Saturdays at the Scout Hall, 159 Finnart Street. For more information call 07798 523669.

YOUNG people previously in Inverclyde Council care will not have to pay council tax from April.  |  Read more

DETECTIVES have appealed for witnesses after a man was attacked in Greenock town centre.  |  Read more

ARDGOWAN Tennis Club, Greenock, is holding a race night on Saturday (17 March) in the main clubhouse, Ardgowan Square, at 7.30. Tickets £5 are available from committee members or by emailing This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

A SILVER Ford C-Max car was set on fire at the Royalle Social Club car park, Gourock around 8.45pm on Tuesday. Any witnesse are urged to call police on 101.

MORTON lost 3:1 to Falkirk, away. The Greenock side were trailing 3:0 at half-time and could only pull one back, Gary Harkins scoring in the dying seconds. | More Coverage BBC 

INVERCLYDE roads officials are proposing to install traffic lights at a busy junction in Greenock.  |  Read more

ST John’s Church in Gourock had to wait an extra week before welcoming their new minister, the Rev. Teri Peterson from Chicago, as the service scheduled for last week was cancelled because of the heavy snow.  |  Read more

A 49-YEAR-old woman was arrested for allegedly driving while under the influence of alcohol and with no insurance on the A78 near Dunrod Road, between Greenock and Inverkip on Thursday around 5.15pm. She was expected to appear from custody at Greenock Sheriff Court on Friday.

MCGILL'S Buses has announced changes to a number of its Inverclyde services from 26 March 2018.  |  Read more

DETECTIVES have appealed for witnesses after an alleged serious assault in Greenock.  |  Read more

POLICE are investigating a deliberate blaze in an unoccupied flat at 29 Robert Street, Port Glasgow which was reported just after noon on Thursday. Any witnesses are urged to call officers on 101.

INVERCLYDE Tourist Group is holding a launch event for its new booklet featuring a walking tour of Greenock's Historic Quarter.  |  Read more

ARDENCLUTHA Road, Port Glasgow is scheduled to close between Alderwood Road and Duncan Road for Inverclyde Council footway resurfacing from Monday 12 March to Thursday 15 March.

A HYDRAULIC breaker worth £7,000 was stolen from roadworks in Robertson Street, Greenock between 9am on Wednesday 28 February amd 7.50am on Wednesday this week. Police inquiries are ongoing and anyone who saw suspicious activity is urged to call officers on 101.

THREE senior pupils from St Columba’s School in Kilmacolm won the district finals of the Rotary Youth Speaks competition held at Pollokshaws Burgh Hall.  |  Read more

PERMISSION is being sought for development of a three-bedroom house in the grounds of Enterkin in Glencairn Road, Kilmacolm. The application is pending assessment by Inverclyde Council planners.

A SET of house keys was found outside Aldi in Greenock on Tuesday. They were handed in to staff.

SUPERMARKET chain Iceland is planning to open one of its The Food Warehouse stores at Port Glasgow Retail Park.  |  Read more

AN application to turn the former Greenock Dock Workers' Club premises into a function suite has been approved.  |  Read more

THE Eco-group at Inverkip Church have been recognised for their achievement in environmental best practice by winning a gold award at the Scottish Green Apple Awards.  |  Read more