Tuesday 28 October 2014

Brrrrrrrrrrr, it’s suddenly got cold and wet! Well, we do live in Scotland after all - the land of four seasons in one day. The sudden rain after months of relatively dry weather caused some slippery conditions and on the A761 between the Knapps and the Quarriers road end we saw two bad accidents in one weekend, with cars skidding off the road into the field. Please take care out there, and remember that conditions can catch out even the most careful drivers.

The rain and frost causes difficult road conditions. Please report road faults ASAP; you will save others a great deal of grief and might even save a life. You can report a road fault or pothole by phone or online. Visit www.renfrewshire.gov.uk or www.inverclyde.gov.uk depending on the location, or call Renfrewshire on 0300 3000 300 from Monday - Friday, 8am - 6pm. Outwith these hours, you can call 0300 300 0144 to report faults. For Inverclyde call 01475 714800 or out of hours contact RALF (Roads and Lighting Faults) 0800 37 36 35.

We prepare again for Christmas and look forward to the regular event which is the Gibb Stuart’s (Home Hardware) windows. Every year without fail, Sandy and his team go to great efforts to create a colourful and dynamic display - a visual extravaganza to brighten up the dark winter evenings.
For those with hectic schedules and unable to make the shops during normal hours, Gibb Stuart is staying open on Thursday evenings in the run up to Christmas. The shop will be open until 8pm on Thursdays 20th and 27th November, 4th and 11th December, with special offers in-store on those nights.

Last chance to get tickets for the local pantos. “Oh no it’s not” you say, “Oh yes it is!” And we are so excited at The Advertizer this year as, once again, one of our very own team is taking part in ‘Jack & the Beanstalk’ - we’ll leave it to our eagle-eyed readers out there to go along to the show and find out who!

Check our ‘What’s On’ listings for details of pantomimes, theatre events and fireworks displays - there’s plenty going on for all tastes.

Finally, if you’ve got any events for our December issue, please get these to us by our deadline of Friday 14th November.

NOTE: I wrote this last week, and today I'm hearing about yet another serious road traffic accident on the A761, where the water runs across the road at Scart Farm dip. Tragic that another set of people are hurt on this stretch of road.

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