Inverclyde Council

Community groups in Greenock are being invited to apply for funding to help them ask the people of the town about their regeneration priorities.  The Greenock Town Board is developing a long-term regeneration plan for the town to set out how to make use of the £19.5 million UK Government

Working-age households in Inverclyde facing fuel poverty this winter can apply for financial support from a new fund. The Heating Support Fund will give one-off grants of up to £200 to help people with their heating bills during the colder months.

Inverclyde Council has appointed David Forbes as its new chief financial officer. Mr Forbes joins the council from North Ayrshire Council, where he has worked since 2016 and is currently senior manager (strategic business manager).

Almost 100 Inverclyde grassroots organisations have been awarded a share of nearly £250,000 to support voluntary work in the community. Funding has been made available from Inverclyde Council’s Community Grants Fund.

The controversial Carbuncle Awards have returned after a decade-long hiatus to hand this year's unwanted title of “most dismal town” – complete with the notorious Plook on the Plinth trophy – to Port Glasgow. Event organisers claimed that despite its “great bones,&rdquo

Work is underway on a £50,000 flood prevention project in the Larkfield area of Greenock.

Demolition of the first block of flats within the run down Clune Park estate in Port Glasgow has begun.

Delegates from across Inverclyde’s housing sector have held a summit where partners pledged to work together to unlock the challenges facing the region.

Work to demolish parts of the Clune Park estate in Port Glasgow is due to begin.

Inverclyde Council has appointed Stuart Jamieson as its new chief executive. Mr Jamieson will formally take up post the week beginning Monday, 5 May 2025, replacing current chief executive Louise Long MBE who announced in January this year she was leaving to take up the position of chief executive a

At a special full Inverclyde Council meeting last week, councillors approved a £260 million revenue budget, a three-year £65m capital budget, and a Council Tax increase of 8.5%. The Council Tax increase will mean an extra £121.53 per year – or £2.33 per week – for

Councillor Stephen McCabe has been re-elected as the leader of Inverclyde Council after he stepped down from the same position in November last year when he faced charges of assault and threatening behaviour at Greenock Sheriff Court. Councillor McCabe pleaded not guilty and ahead of a trial last mo

A community shop which offers Inverclyde residents high-quality food at low cost has been served £40,000 from the council to continue its work.

A new chair of Inverclyde’s Integrated Joint Board (IJB) has been appointed following the resignation of Councillor Robert Moran. Councillor Moran served as chair since June 2023 but stepped down following his appointment as leader of Inverclyde Council in December 2024.

Inverclyde Council has appointed an interim chief financial officer. Angela Edmiston, who is currently a finance manager with the council, will take over on a temporary basis from long-serving chief financial officer Alan Puckrin when he retires in April 2025.