DRIVERS are being warned to allow extra time for their journey on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday this week while work to fix a drain on the A78 Inverkip Road, Greenoock.

THE 70th Greenock and District Scout Group is holding a coffee morning on Saturday (14 December).  |  Read more

BRASS Sounds Inverclyde, with Erskine Community Choir, is holding a carol concert on Monday 16 December at 7.30pm at Barnard's Court Mission. East Hamilton Street, Greenock. Admission is free.

WESTBURN Parish Church, Greenock is holding a Christmas concert on Thursday 19 December.  |  Read more

MCLEAN Museum curator Val Boa will give a presentation about 'Greenock’s Own Public Art Collection' at Greenock Philosophical Society on Friday (6 December).  |  Read more

THE next Inverclyde Intercessors prayer meeting is on Saturday (7 December) at 9.30am at Barnard's Court Mission hall in East Hamilton Street, Greenock. All who have an interest in Christian revival in Inverclyde are welcome to attend.

GREENOCK Central Residents' Action Group is holding a free Christmas lunch -- with entertainment, bingo and a raffle -- for pensioners living in central Greenock, Wellpark and Broomhill areas, on Thursday (5 December) from 11.30am, at the Regent Club, Westburn Street. For more details, call 07497 901293.

INVERCLYDE Ramblers head to the Kilpatrick Hills on Saturday (7 December) for a nine-mile circular walk on grassy paths and road. Walkers meet at Brymner Street, Greenock at 8am.  |  Inverclyde Ramblers

FYFE Park Road, Port Glasgow, is closed this week between Glasgow Road and Fyfe Shore Road for rail bridge repair works

THE 38th annual Peal of Carols is being held at Lyle Kirk's Newark Street building in Greenock on Sunday.  |  Read more

ONE of the roads leading to Loch Thom and Greenock Cut Visitor Centre is closed for emergency carriageway work.  |  Read more

GREENOCK Art Club is holding its Christmas exhibition and craft fair.  |  Read more

GREENOCK Central Residents' Action Group have discounted tickets to the Greenock Players pantomime on Saturday (30 November) at 2.30pm.  |  Read more

CHRISTMAS lights switch-on events have been arranged for Inverclyde's towns and villages.  |  Read more

A 'DESERT Island Discs' event featuring retired headteacher Isabel Lind takes place in Gourock on Thursday (28 November).  |  Read more

LATEST vacancies posted by Inverclyde Jobcentre Plus include retail branch manager and electrician...  |  Read more

COMMUNITY organisation Your Voice has organised a trip to Quarrier's Village on Monday (25 November) as part of its series of health walks, meeting at the Your Voice office, Clyde Square, Greenock at 12.45pm for free transport. For more details call 01475 728628.

GREENOCK Philosophical Society will hear about the 'extraordinary uses' for urine throughout human existence at its meeting on Friday (22 November).  |  Read more

BARDRAINNEY Avenue, Port Glasgow will be closed to traffic, between each end of Moss Road, from Monday (25 November) to Friday (29 November) for carriageway resurfacing

STARTER Packs Inverclyde is holding a coffee morning and bric-a-brac sale at St Mary’s Church hall, Houston Street, Greenock on Tuesday (26 November) from 10am to noon. Tickets costs £2 and can be purchased at the door.  |  Starter Packs Inverclyde

OLD Gourock and Ashton Parish Church hold their next Messy Church on Sunday (24 November).  |  Read more

INVERCLYDE Ramblers head into the local countryside on Saturday (23 November).   |  Read more

STRUTHERS Memorial Church in Arran Avenue, Port Glasgow is holding a special get-together on Friday (22 November) at 7.30pm in the church featuring life stories and songs. There will be tea and coffee at the end.

ST John’s Episcopal Church, Greenock hold their Christmas coffee morning on Saturday (23 November).  |  Read more

 GREENOCK Boxing Club is holding a Christmas fete on Saturday 7 December.  |  Read more

PART of a busy Greenock town centre route will be closed to traffic this weekend.  |  Read more