EVERY year at the end of January, we are invited to grab a cuppa, pull up a chair and sit for an hour counting the birds in our gardens, writes David Carnduff. | Read more A READER who was involved in the Comet steamship replica celebrations in 1962 writes of her dismay at news of it being beyond repair. | Read more THE next time you step outside on a still morning, take a minute to listen for starlings, those ubiquitous birds that make chimneys, television aerials and telegraph wires their domain in autumn and winter, writes David Carnduff. | Read more READERS are upset over sports venues that will not be reopening yet. | Read more IN the glen behind Wemyss Bay, where the wood gives way to the open moor, there’s a stand of hulking great beech trees, writes David Carnduff. | Read more READER Tam Nugent reveals he also reported the Wemyss Bay ‘torpedo’ — 13 years ago, almost to day. | Read more A PHOTO that his father took in the late 1950s showing upper Gourock, including the old Gourock Juniors football pitch, brings back fascinating childhood memories for reader Alistair Dunsmore. | Read more INVERCLYDE Now’s article about a whisky lorry overturning in Greenock 15 years ago reminded reader Alistair Dunsmore about a much older incident involving a bus in the 1970s. QUOTE: “I have just moved into the area and took part in the local Santa dash. What a fab day!” | Read more
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KEEN gardeners preparing for the new growing season have been given a boost as Cardwell Garden Centre re-opens its online store. | Read more
COAST And Country — Annual Survey Puts Garden Birds In Focus
NATURE — A Winter Walk On Dunrod Hill
AFTER November’s rain and gloom, it was a welcome change to have cold, frosty weather in the first week of December, writes David Carnduff. | Read more TALKBACK — ‘Disgust’ Over Fate Of Comet Steamship Replica
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TALKBACK — Disappointment Over Leisure Facilities Staying Closed COAST And Country — The Mighty Beech Has Its Roots In Scotland
READER Talkback — Restricting Parking Outside Town Centre Businesses Is ‘Shocking Decision’
QUOTE: “Credit people with intelligence to remain cautious and keep distance as they have been doing!” | Read more TALKBACK — Alarm Was Raised About The Same ‘Bomb-Shaped’ Object At Wemyss Bay In 2007
A LOOK Back At… Upper Gourock In The Late 1950s
READERS’ Photos — Bus Overturned On A8 Greenock In 1970s TALKBACK — New Resident Loved Greenock’s Santa Dash
GO-Ahead Given For Contemporary House With Artist’s Studio In Kilmacolm
PLANNING officials have approved a high-quality, contemporary house with artist’s studio in Kilmacolm. | Read more ‘CARING, Listening, Helping’ On Inverclyde’s Streets Every Saturday For More Than 400 Weeks
VOLUNTEERS from the Street Pastors project have now been out on the streets in Inverclyde on a weekly basis more than 400 times. | Read more TALKBACK — Delight Over Traffic Lights Plan Waterfront Crossing
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EVERY year at the end of January, we are invited to grab a cuppa, pull up a chair and sit for an hour counting the birds in our gardens, writes David Carnduff. | Read more A READER who was involved in the Comet steamship replica celebrations in 1962 writes of her dismay at news of it being beyond repair. | Read more THE next time you step outside on a still morning, take a minute to listen for starlings, those ubiquitous birds that make chimneys, television aerials and telegraph wires their domain in autumn and winter, writes David Carnduff. | Read more READERS are upset over sports venues that will not be reopening yet. | Read more IN the glen behind Wemyss Bay, where the wood gives way to the open moor, there’s a stand of hulking great beech trees, writes David Carnduff. | Read more READER Tam Nugent reveals he also reported the Wemyss Bay ‘torpedo’ — 13 years ago, almost to day. | Read more A PHOTO that his father took in the late 1950s showing upper Gourock, including the old Gourock Juniors football pitch, brings back fascinating childhood memories for reader Alistair Dunsmore. | Read more INVERCLYDE Now’s article about a whisky lorry overturning in Greenock 15 years ago reminded reader Alistair Dunsmore about a much older incident involving a bus in the 1970s. QUOTE: “I have just moved into the area and took part in the local Santa dash. What a fab day!” | Read moreSNOW on Cowal and white-topped waves surging up the Clyde were signs that winter was still dominant despite the spring equinox approaching fast, writes David Carnduff. | SCOTTISH Water Reveal Scale Of Response As They Battled To Deal With Ice At Greenock ReservoirTHE loss of water supplies to Greenock’s treatment works at the weekend was one of the biggest challenges faced by Scottish water authorities in decades. | Read more GARDENERS Can Get Growing As Cardwell’s Online Store Re-opensKEEN gardeners preparing for the new growing season have been given a boost as Cardwell Garden Centre re-opens its online store. | Read more COAST And Country — Annual Survey Puts Garden Birds In Focus NATURE — A Winter Walk On Dunrod HillAFTER November’s rain and gloom, it was a welcome change to have cold, frosty weather in the first week of December, writes David Carnduff. | Read more TALKBACK — ‘Disgust’ Over Fate Of Comet Steamship Replica NATURE — When Birds Of A Feather Flock Together TALKBACK — Disappointment Over Leisure Facilities Staying Closed COAST And Country — The Mighty Beech Has Its Roots In Scotland READER Talkback — Restricting Parking Outside Town Centre Businesses Is ‘Shocking Decision’QUOTE: “Credit people with intelligence to remain cautious and keep distance as they have been doing!” | Read more TALKBACK — Alarm Was Raised About The Same ‘Bomb-Shaped’ Object At Wemyss Bay In 2007 A LOOK Back At… Upper Gourock In The Late 1950s READERS’ Photos — Bus Overturned On A8 Greenock In 1970s TALKBACK — New Resident Loved Greenock’s Santa Dash GO-Ahead Given For Contemporary House With Artist’s Studio In KilmacolmPLANNING officials have approved a high-quality, contemporary house with artist’s studio in Kilmacolm. | Read more ‘CARING, Listening, Helping’ On Inverclyde’s Streets Every Saturday For More Than 400 WeeksVOLUNTEERS from the Street Pastors project have now been out on the streets in Inverclyde on a weekly basis more than 400 times. | Read more TALKBACK — Delight Over Traffic Lights Plan Waterfront CrossingA REGISTERED blind user of the Waterfront leisure centre welcomes pedestrian crossing lights at busy Greenock junction… | Read more
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