updated Wed. January 17, 2024
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Greenock Telegraph
March 21, 2018
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 maleÃâà...
Inverclyde Now
March 20, 2018
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 Ãâã5. All ages can attend. The acts featured are allÃâà...
Inverclyde Now
March 17, 2018
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 advisedÃâà...
Greenock Telegraph
March 10, 2018
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,Ãâà...
Inverclyde Now
March 8, 2018
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 PortÃâà...
TheGazette.co.uk
February 28, 2018
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, juniorÃâà...
Greenock Telegraph
February 20, 2018
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.
Inverclyde Now
November 7, 2017
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 historicÃâà...
Inverclyde Now
September 15, 2017
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 toÃâà...
Inverclyde Now
December 31, 1999
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-breakingÃâà...