Inverclyde

British  

/ ˌɪnvəˈklaɪd /

noun

1. a council area of W central Scotland: created in 1996 from part of Strathclyde region. Administrative centre: Greenock. Pop: 83 050 (2003 est). Area: 162 sq km (63 sq miles)

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Example Sentences

Offord, a former Conservative minister who defected from the Tories in December, is standing for the party in Inverclyde, where he grew up.

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Lord Offord, 61, faced questions from journalists as he announced he would stand in the Greenock and Inverclyde constituency in the Scottish Parliament election in May.

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There had been speculation he might run for Holyrood against Scottish Labour's deputy leader Jackie Baillie in Dumbarton, but Lord Offord said Inverclyde was the natural choice.

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She told MSPs: "At the same time, our plans for new vessel awards would support skilled employment and industrial capability in Inverclyde, where Ferguson Marine remains an essential part of the local economy and a shipyard of national industrial importance."

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Speaking after the sentence, Ch Supt Rhona Fraser, Police Scotland's divisional commander for Renfrewshire and Inverclyde, said Cowan was back at work and doing well after the "extremely traumatic" incident.

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