VANDALS broke into the pavilion at the George Road playing fields in Gourock and left a trail of damage.

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INVERCLYDE businesses have been quick to sign up as sponsors and partners for the second P1 Scottish Grand Prix of the Sea, the festival of marine motorsport on the Clyde at Greenock at the end of June.  | Click for more

GREENOCK hosted Glasgow side Hillhead for a friendly pre-season opener.  | Click for report

GREENOCK parkrun attracted 115 people on Saturday, 17 of them first-timers, including one who had travelled from Millport by bike and ferry.  Meanwhile one runner celebrated her 50th parkrun.  | Click for more

WORSHIPPERS braved the rain for the early morning Easter Sunday service at Tower Hill, Gourock.   | Click for more

MORTON has high hopes for its up and coming younger players. Jonathan Mitchell of the club profiles four of the development squad talents who have made their breakthrough in the last nine months -- Alexander Easdale, Jack Purdue, Lewis Strapp and Ben Eardley.  | Click for more

A TEENAGE boy is being treated in hospital after a car struck him while he was cycling in Greenock.  | Click for more

DETECTIVES have appealed for witnesses after two disturbances -- one involving a fight -- in central Greenock.  | Click for more

REGENERATION company Riverside Inverclyde has attracted another new tenant to Kelburn Business Park, Port Glasgow.  | Click for more

A NEW nature club for young children, featuring activities based at Greenock Cut Visitor Centre, starts this week.  | Click for details

THE Scottish Food Market at Kip Marina, Inverkip returns later this month.  | Click for more

SIDELINE Productions take to the stage next month in the musical version of hit movie The Full Monty.  | Click for more

PERMISSION has been given for a site in Kilmacolm to be split into two house plots instead of one, after a downturn in the market for large family homes. Scops Developments made the application for plot six at Avenel, Knockbuckle Lane. It has been approved by planning officers.

THE Inverclyde Battalion entered the Boys' Brigade Scotland seven-a-side football competition for the first time and returned as Scottish champions.  | Click for more

A SCHEME that gives sport coaching sessions to young children in the community has received a donation from the Tesco Extra store in Port Glasgow.

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INVERCLYDE American Football Community Club’s  non-contact flag football team, the Clyde Comets, enjoyed a great start to its first season in the British American Football Association's flag football league.   | Click for more

REGENERATION company Riverside Inverclyde is celebrating after achieving 100 per cent occupancy of its Drumfrochar Industrial Estate premises in Greenock.  | Click for more

LATEST vacancies posted by Jobcentre Plus include call centre advisor, clerical officer and electrician...

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UPDATE from Port Glasgow Boys' Club teams, including the 2008s who were hoping to continue their winning streak.

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MORE than 20 finalists have been selected for the Bee’s Knees Awards 2017, the annual challenge for businesses run by Inverclyde Chamber of Commerce.  | Click for more

EMERGENCY services were called to a two-vehicle crash in Greenock this morning.  | Click for more

A WHITE Carrera Crossfire bike was stolen from a shed broken into in Jura Street, Greenock last night. Any witnesses or anyone who sees the bike for sale is urged to call police on 101.  | Click for more

A GRATEFUL pensioner has thanked the lady who tracked her down and returned her lost purse to her -- before she had even noticed it was missing.  |  Click for more

GREENOCK company Stepwell has applied to expand its Fresh cafe in the Oak Mall shopping centre.

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NEW Queen’s Scouts were invested in the 32nd Group in Greenock and nine members of the 5th Scout Group enjoyed a West Highland Way expedition.  |  Click for more

A NEW badminton club for adults is starting at Lady Octavia Sports Centre, Greenock next month.  | Click for details