January 2015 - Paisley Scotland

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Council pledges more than £340,000 a year to local advice services

30/01/2015 2 Mins Read

Renfrewshire Council has approved an investment package that will see more than £340,000 a year pumped into crucial advice services until autumn 2017. The move has committed £238,000 a year to Renfrewshire Citizens Advice Bureau (CAB) and £110,000 a year to Renfrewshire Law Centre, to support both organisations in their delivery of valuable services to

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Renfrewshire’s Youth Parliament candidates hit campaign trial

30/01/2015 2 Mins Read

Candidates standing for election in the upcoming Scottish Youth Parliament election in March are set to hit the campaign trail.…

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Renfrew residents to have their say on Remembrance service

30/01/2015 2 Mins Read

Renfrew residents are being given a chance to have their say on the annual Remembrance Service event. The service, which is held on the nearest Sunday to Armistice Day, has been held at various times during the last few years at the request of local people and the council is now seeking views on when

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Black & Lizars’ Paisley practice to offer award-winning hearing service

29/01/2015 2 Mins Read

People with hearing issues in Paisley are about to be offered award-winning audiology treatment as Black & Lizars, Scotland's largest independently-owned optometrist, extends its service to the town. From the end of January, the newly refitted Black & Lizars practice at 6 New Street in the town will offer regular consultations with European award-winning audiologist

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Monte Carlo Classic Car Rally Paisley Photographs

29/01/2015 1 Min Read

Monte Carlo Classic Car Rally Paisley Photographs.. All photographs were taken by Alex Kyle for www.paisley.org.uk if you have photographs and would like to showcase them please get in touch.

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Paisley in international spotlight for Monte Carlo Rally

28/01/2015 2 Mins Read

Paisley went classic car crazy this evening as thousands braved the weather to soak up the timeless glamour of the Monte Carlo Classic Rally. The only UK start leg of the world-famous event saw around 70 vehicles set off from outside Paisley Abbey on the 2,688km trek over the Alps to the French Riviera. Drivers

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Three Glasgow Writers Receive a 2015 New Writers Award

27/01/2015 5 Mins Read

Three Glasgow-based writers have come one step closer to achieving their dream of having their work published, after being named as the recipients of a Scottish Book Trust New Writers Award 2015. Julie Martis, Michael Richardson and Claire Squires are three of the 10 recipients of the coveted award, run by Scottish Book Trust in

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Kuka Studios Digital Marketing Agency

27/01/2015 3 Mins Read

What is a Kuka? The team at Kuka Studios have moved their office from Glasgow centre out to Lochwinnoch raising 3 questions: Who are you? Why Lochwinnoch? And what on Earth is a Kuka?! Who are you? We're a web design and marketing agency - in plain English that means we do everything from carrying

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OECD brings global economic influence to Paisley

27/01/2015 3 Mins Read

A group of global economics advisors are visiting Paisley to study ambitious multi-million-pound proposals to use culture and heritage to transform the town’s future. A team from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) flew in to Renfrewshire for a two-day study mission to examine how the plans will work. The Paisley Town Centre

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Renfrewshire will rise to the Fairtrade Bake Off challenge

27/01/2015 2 Mins Read

Renfrewshire residents are being urged to don their aprons and get baking for Fairtrade Fortnight. Renfrewshire’s Fairtrade Bake Off, which takes place on Saturday 28 February at 1.30pm, aims to encourage residents to seek out Fairtrade ingredients to use in the competition. Entrants need to sign up by Friday 20 February to take part and

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Monte Carlo Rally Organisers Expect 10 000 Crowd for Paisley Start

27/01/2015 4 Mins Read

Monte Carlo Rally Organisers Expect 10 000 Crowd for Paisley Start Over 10 000 spectators are expected to throng the streets of Paisley tonight (wed) to wave off competitors at the start of the 104th Monte Carlo Classic Rally. Seventy eclectic classics from the glamorous age of motoring will cross the start ramp at Paisley

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John McCusker Michael McGoldrick and John Doyle Trio tour playing Paisley Arts Centre on Friday 27 February

27/01/2015 3 Mins Read

Three members of the BBC acclaimed TRANSATLANTIC SESSIONS will perform as part of a unique UK tour. It’s a rare chance to see three of the world’s finest musicians share a stage together. Michael McGoldrick, John McCusker and John Doyle John McCusker Michael McGoldrick and John Doyle Trio tour playing Paisley Arts Centre on Friday