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Specsavers (Greenock)
Excellence in Skills and Learning Award 2019
Sponsored by Diodes Incorporated
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Inverclyde Business News Round-Up
9 September 2019
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News - 5 September 2019
Successful Relaunch Event For Inverclyde Chamber Of Commerce
Inverclyde Chamber of Commerce revealed its new five-year strategy and fresh branding to members and the Inverclyde business community. The successful launch event attracted representatives from more than 80 businesses and organisations to the Beacon Arts Centre as the Chamber outlined its approach for the coming years to 2024.
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News - 8 September 2019
Work To Begin On £35m Windfarm
BayWa R.E. - the firm which took over original applicants 2020 Renewables - will start building eight 110-metre-tall turbines in the hills above Greenock and Port Glasgow on Monday. This comes after the completion of the first phase of the project in May.
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News - 5 September 2019
Jim McColl: What Lay Behind The Ferguson Marine Crisis
Jim McColl has briefed MSPs on the background to the insolvency of the Ferguson Marine shipyard on the Clyde.
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News - 3 September 2019
Over 20 Potential Bidders For Ferguson's Shipyard
More than 20 potential bidders are in the mix for Ferguson's shipyard in Port Glasgow. Administrators say they are buoyed by the response they have to their attempts to find a new commercial operator.
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News - 7 September 2019
Housing Developers Admit Safety 'Assurances' Over Toxic Greenock Site Were Untrue
Link Group Ltd, who intend to build family homes on toxic land in Greenock, has admitted 'assurances' given to the Scottish Government about the safety of the site were not true.
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News - 29 August 2019
£3 Million West Blackhall Street Makeover To Go Ahead
West Blackhall Street in Greenock is to get a £3million make-over to make it more attractive to visitors, shoppers, and diners. Inverclyde Council and Sustrans, the walking and cycling charity, are each contributing £1.5million towards the project.
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News - 4 September 2019
Councillors Stall On Potential Sale Of Gourock Land To Housing Developers
A crunch decision on whether to sell two areas of public land in Gourock for housing has been delayed. Councillors have stalled on a proposal to sell land at Kirn Drive off to a developer.
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News - 6 September 2019
Approval Given For Housing Plan At Ex-School Site In Greenock
A plan to build nearly 60 homes on the site of a former school in Greenock has been approved. The development by Cloch Housing Association on land previously occupied by King's Glen Primary beside Kilmacolm Road will have 57 houses.
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News - 3 September 2019
New £2 Million East End Community Facility Proposals Revealed
Plans have been drawn up for a new £2million community centre in Greenock's East End. The facility is a replacement for Craigend Resource Centre in McLeod Street. The existing centre will remain in use while the new building is constructed on land behind it.
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News - 6 September 2019
Ferry Report To Be Independently Reviewed
A contentious ferries report which led to a misconduct allegation against Audit Scotland is to be independently reviewed.
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News - 7 September 2019
Nightclub Owners Clash Over New Premises In Greenock
Rival nightclub owners clashed over the opening of new premises in Greenock town centre. Bosses from Word Up unsuccessfully tried to block a bid to relaunch the neighbouring former Hangar 18/Viva/204 building.
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News - 4 September 2019
ARB Growth Chosen For London Launchpad for Global Success Event
ARB Growth will be looking to make its mark in London this October after being chosen as one of ten Scottish businesses for an entrepreneurial launchpad event. The Inverclyde-based start-up was selected by Entrepreneurial Scotland (ES), who has joined forces with Scottish Business Network (SBN), to offer an exciting opportunity for 10 of Scotland’s Most Promising Businesses.
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News - 7 September 2019
CVS Conference Hears Of Caring, Compassionate Community
Delegates heard how Inverclyde is a caring, compassionate community, as part of CVS Inverclyde’s communities and voluntary sector annual conference.
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News - 5 September 2019
Wheelie Good News For Inverclyde Communities
River Clyde Homes has been awarded a substantial grant of £90,169.04 grant from Cycle Scotland as part of an initiative to improve health and wellbeing by providing facilities for walking, cycling, and outdoor activities.
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News - 3 September 2019
School Is Playing It By The Book Thanks To Amazon Gourock
St Patrick’s Primary School in Greenock received a donation of books to the value of £250 from the Amazon fulfillment centre in Gourock. The library committee at the school made the selection of more than 20 titles, including the Narnia Chronicles collection and the How To Train Your Dragon series.
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News - 3 September 2019
Personal Trainer Launches Beach Boot Camp In Aid Of Mental Health Charity
An award-winning chemical engineering student is doubling up as a personal trainer to launch an outdoor boot camp in aid of a mental health charity. Fitness fanatic Cameron Mangan is hoping to reach out to people by running fresh air fitness classes at Wemyss Bay beach which will raise money for SAMH.
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Previous Business Round-Up
2 September 2019
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Waterfront Assisted Living Flats Development Proposed For Gourock and 14 others...
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Inverclyde Libraries
Creative Writing Workshop
Friday 13 September 2019
10:00 - Noon
South West Library, Greenock
Free
Inverclyde Libraries are holding a creative writing workshop featuring author Theresa Talbot. Theresa has a wealth of writing experience in fiction and non-fiction.
Entry is free and there will be refreshments on arrival.
To reserve a ticket call 01475 715667 or 01475 712323.
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Values Into Action and Inverclyde Chamber of Commerce
Employers Breakfast
Monday 23 September 2019
08:00 - 10:00
West College Scotland, Waterfront Campus, Greenock
Free
Are you a local employer in or around the Inverclyde Area? Could you give a young person a chance to enhance your business?
You are invited to join us for a light breakfast where you can hear about exciting Modern Apprenticeship work, meet some of last year’s young apprentices and hear testimonials from their employers on the success of Values into Action’s employment initiatives.
There will also be a chance to connect with the apprentices from this year’s programme.
Come and hear about how this pioneering programme can help your business needs while continuing to develop opportunities for job seekers on the autistic spectrum to find a route into employment.
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ADVERTISING OPPORTUNITY
Ardgowan Hospice
Girl's Night Out
Friday 27 September 2019
Greenock Town Hall
SOLD OUT
Ardgowan Hospice has been donated a huge video wall for use at its next event with sponsorship opportunities. This event is hugely popular and is now sold out which is great news and will help to raise vital funds for the charity.
The video wall has generously been donated by Vortex Events Ltd. and will stand a colossal 5 metres wide by 3 metres high.
It will be used for games on the night with the hospice also selling advertising space on the wall, with great opportunities for local businesses to show their support for the hospice by getting their brand up in lights up in front of 250+ ladies.
Adverts will take up the whole screen and be shown on a rolling loop throughout the night.
Anyone interested in buying space should contact Alex Mula at Ardgowan Hospice on 01475 726830 or alex.mula@ardhosp.co.uk.
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Carols At Cappielow
Inverclyde Christian Initiative
Sunday 8 December 2019
16:00 - 17:00
Cappielow Park, Greenock
Free
This is the sixth year the event has been held and is organised by Inverclyde Christian Initiative with the help of Greenock Morton FC.
Morton chief executive Dave Mackinnon said: "We are very glad to be able to accommodate Carols at Cappielow and I know the occasion was very close to former chairman Douglas Rae’s heart. He regularly did one of the readings and we look forward to another great event."
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Inverclyde Community Development Trust has over thirty years of experience in providing a wide range of services and support to the people of Inverclyde.
Its current vacancies are listed below, all details for each job/course will be found by clicking the link below:
- Shunter - FT
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Business Spotlight
Developing the Young Workforce - West Region
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Free Cyber Essentials Voucher Scheme
Software Training Scotland
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Commercial Property To Let
Cappielow Trade Park, Greenock
3,918 - 7,931 sq ft
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Two rarely available units are on offer at Cappielow Trade Park, approximately 2 miles west of Greenock town centre and immediately adjacent to the A8 on the main thoroughfare through Greenock. Other occupiers within the estate include Jewson, Howden Joinery and Brandon Plant Hire.
The available accommodation comprises two modern industrial units of steel portal frame construction. Internal eaves height extends to approximately 4.87m. The subject property benefits from lighting, provided via florescent strip units and heating is via gas fired roof mounted heaters.
The shared yard is accessed via one electrically operated roller shutter door. The trade counter area is located to the front of each unit.
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