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 Kilmacolm, Scotland

Kilmacolm is a village and civil parish in the Inverclyde council area and the historic county of Renfrewshire in the west central Lowlands of Scotland. It lies on the northern slope of the Gryffe Valley 7 1/2 miles (12.1 km) south-east of Greenock and around 15 miles (24 km) west of the city of Glasgow. The village has a population of around 4,000 and is part of a wider civil parish which covers a large rural hinterland of 15,000 hectares (150 km2; 58 sq mi) containing within it the smaller settlement of Quarrier's Village, originally established as a 19th-century residential orphans' home.

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DETECTIVES are today hunting two men over after a car was torched in Port Glasgow shortly after midnight. The Vauxhall Antara vehicle was set alight as it sat parked outside an address on the town's Oronsay Avenue. Detective Inspector David Wagstaff of Greenock CID said: "A neighbour saw a male ...

A BATTLE of the bands competition is being held for Inverclyde 11 to 18-year-olds on Friday (23 March). Inverjam takes place in the theatre at Port Glasgow Joint School Campus, Kilmacolm Road. Doors open at 6:30 and the event starts at 7pm. Tickets are £5. All ages can attend. The acts featured are all ...
THE B788 between Greenock and Kilmacolm will be closed for 11 days for resurfacing work from Monday (19 March). The stretch involved is Auchenfoil Road, from Greenhill Road to Cairncurran Mount. The work by Inverclyde Council is scheduled to last until Friday 30 March. Motorists are being advised ...
A KILMACOLM woman has almost completed her second book on the village in a bid to raise money for research into two neurological diseases. Deborah Winters, 79, was diagnosed with Myalgic Encephalomlylitis (ME), also known as chronic fatigue syndrome, 26 years ago. ME causes fever, aching, ...
Service 531, between Greenock and Port Glasgow is being extended to Kilmacolm replacing most X7 journeys. The 531 day-time frequencies will be every 15 minutes from Slaemuir to Greenock and every 30 minutes from Kilmacolm to Greenock. Service X7 will no longer go to Greenock, Slaemuir and Port ...
staff at St Columba's School, in Kilmacolm, are inviting potential students to an open day. Both the junior and senior schools will be opening their doors on Thursday, March 1, from 9am to 3pm. The open day promises to provide an opportunity for prospective and current families to see the early years, junior ...
A KILMACOLM school pupil has made the grade to achieve a black belt in karate. Matthew Downie has successfully passed the first dan black belt grading. The 12-year-old, who attends St Columba's School in Kilmacolm, started training with the Tei Karate Association just before his sixth birthday.
PLANS for a major housing development -- including nearly 50 houses -- are being proposed for the Balrossie House site in Kilmacolm. A total of 64 houses and flats would be created. The existing main building would be converted into 12 two to three-bedroom apartments, with three of the historic ...
The exhibition takes place from 3 to 7pm in Kidston Hall, Kilmacolm Old Kirk, High Street. It is part of the official consultation process the developer is required to carry out before a planning application can be submitted. A map of the sites is available online along with the chance for members of the public to ...
St Columba's School's Pipe Major Gordon Bruce being presented with the Junior B Category Shield by First Minister Nicola Sturgeon. ST Columba's School, Kilmacolm, won the Junior B category at the Scottish Schools' Pipe Band Championships, the world's largest schools piping event. A record-breaking ...


 

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