Double boost for Port Glasgow Town Centre...

The Council's Environment & Regeneration Committee will be asked to approve a double boost for Port Glasgow Town Centre when it meets on 2 May.

Officers are recommending that £143,000 is allocated from the Port Glasgow Regeneration Fund to provide a protective canopy for the replica of the historic steamship SV Comet, which was refurbished in 2010/11 as part of a training project.

They are also seeking funding of £95,000 from the Council's Common Good fund to upgrade commercial premises in the Town's John Wood Street and Bay Street. The works will involve the conversion of the former Chinese Restaurant at 4 John Wood Street into two smaller upgraded shop units and shop front improvements to the occupied premises at 6, 8, 17 and 21 John Wood Street and 10 Bay Street.

These investments are part of the Council's ongoing commitment to the regeneration of Port Glasgow Town Centre and our partnership with Port Glasgow Traders Association, who have been lobbying for improvements to the shops in John Wood Street and Bay Street. We are currently working with our urban regeneration company Riverside Inverclyde to develop a long-term plan to ensure that the Town Centre has a viable future.