2+ hour, 19+ min ago  (145+ words) INVERCLYDE Leisure is encouraging parents to consider enrolling their children in the IL Swim Academy before the summer holidays. The focus is on teaching children vital water skills and building confidence around water to enhance their safety. It also promotes…...

3+ hour ago  (316+ words) A ONE-OFF payment is now available to help families in Inverclyde with the cost of starting primary school. Applications have opened for the Scottish Government's Best Start Grant School Age Payment, which offers "331. 95 per eligible child to help cover essential…...

3+ hour, 48+ min ago  (678+ words) Dr Ben Rosenblatt, England's lead physical performance coach at the last two World Cups, believes meticulous preparation and level heads will give Thomas Tuchel's side the best chance of winning the most complex tournament ever. Travel, time-zone disruption, heat and…...

8+ hour, 35+ min ago  (540+ words) INVERCLYDE'S councillors were paid more than "13, 000 in expenses in the last financial year - down more than 14 per cent on the previous 12 months. But when increases in councillors' salaries are taken into account, the total amount paid to the area's 22 elected…...

12+ hour, 15+ min ago  (510+ words) A DRUNK Port Glasgow driver made a desperate bid to escape police by leaping over a hedge while handcuffed " but his bungled attempt quickly ended in capture. Connor Cameron has been found guilty of getting behind the wheel in Greenock…...

2+ hour, 3+ min ago  (157+ words) A FAMILY support service in Inverclyde is calling on residents to 'Plant a Seed of Hope' during Celebrating Families Week. The initiative encourages families to come together to recognise their love, courage and strength. The Inverclyde family support service run…...

2+ hour, 4+ min ago  (218+ words) John Swinney has no plans to meet Donald Trump when he heads to the US for the World Cup, he has said. The First Minister is expected to head across the Atlantic as Scotland's men's national team return to the…...

2+ hour, 54+ min ago  (216+ words) THIS year's Comet Festival in Port Glasgow will feature two free creative writing workshops as part of a focus on the written and spoken word. Both sessions will take place at Coronation Park on the afternoon of Saturday, June 20. At…...

3+ hour, 13+ min ago  (119+ words) INVERCLYDE Leisure is launching a new exercise class, FAST Glutes, in Greenock next week. The class is set to kick off at the Waterfront FAST Studio on Tuesday, June 9. The 40-minute circuit class is designed to shape, build, and strengthen…...

6+ hour, 56+ min ago  (124+ words) A PORT Glasgow assault-accused hit a man on the body with a shovel, the Crown has claimed. David Lawson, 63, pleaded not guilty to the charge at Greenock Sheriff Court. Lawson is alleged to have destroyed or damaged someone else's property,…...