November 2014 - Page 2 of 5 - Paisley Scotland

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Reach out to over 4,000 potential customers

19/11/2014 2 Mins Read

Now you can reach out to over 4,000 potential customers for only £15 through our stunning digital scoreboard and software technology. We can help you grab attention by designing and displaying your ad’s using eye catching videos and images that helps drive your marketing spend even further. Promotional codes can be easily added to

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Competition to win Eilean Donan Castle Canvas

19/11/2014 1 Min Read

Competition to win a Canvas 24" x 16" of Eilean Donan Castle from our good friends over at Digitalpict Photography.. Digitalpict Photography is an innovative and friendly portrait studio based on Glasgow Road, Paisley. Now all you need to do to win the Canvas is simply TAG a friend who you think would also like

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Paisley – RNIB needs YOU!!

19/11/2014 2 Mins Read

Imagine what it must be like to be told that you are going to lose some or all of your vision… “I remember just after diagnosis, I had lost my job, my income, my identity as a teacher, my driving licence, my social network, my house, my independence and I had sunk into a deep

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Latest figures show further unemployment drop

19/11/2014 3 Mins Read

Unemployment in Renfrewshire is falling faster than the UK and Scottish average – with the number of young people out of work having more than halved since 2012. Latest figures show 2.7% of residents claiming out-of-work benefits - down from 3.9% at the same time last year. The October figures also show the unemployment rate

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Renfrew gets set for Christmas switch-on

18/11/2014 2 Mins Read

Renfrew residents are looking forward to some festive fun when the town’s annual Christmas Lights Switch-on takes place on Saturday. The party will take place in and around the town hall all afternoon, with entertainment from noon, leading up to the big switch-on and fireworks finale at 5pm. Visitors to the town hall will have

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Huge crowd turns out to see Union J light up Paisley

15/11/2014 2 Mins Read

The stars came out to help light up Paisley at the weekend as the town sparkled during its annual free festive party. Chart-topping boyband Union J were the star attraction as a crowd of 32,000 came out to see the town’s Christmas Lights switched on. Jaymi, Josh, JJ and George delighted the crowd with hits

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Renfrewshire’s first ever procession on violence against women

13/11/2014 2 Mins Read

For the first time Renfrewshire residents will take part in a special procession to echo the international call to end to violence against women. The Reclaim the Night procession, which takes place on Tuesday 25 November, will launch Renfrewshire's 16 Days of Action, a local version of the UN's international campaign. Supported by Renfrewshire Council

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Help Volunteer for Renfrewshire Foodbank

12/11/2014 1 Min Read

We are fast approaching one of our biggest supermarket food collections of the year which will take place at the Tesco stores in Renfrew and Paisley, and now also the new Linwood store for the first time across three days – 27, 28 & 29 November. We are in need of volunteers to sign up

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Slug in a Bottle Market

12/11/2014 1 Min Read

'Christmas' Slug in a Bottle Market at Paisley Town Hall, Saturday 15 November 12noon - 5pm. ALL Slug in a Bottle Market stallholders shall be positioned in the centre of the MAIN HALL. JOINING US AT 1PM - 4PM PACE Carol Singers...they shall perform throughout the afternoon. Its a great opportunity to start, add or

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Renfrew could be town centre planning trailblazer

12/11/2014 2 Mins Read

Renfrewshire Council is to pursue an innovative town centre planning scheme that would make Renfrew the first of its kind in Scotland. Councillors this week gave the green light to the principle of creating a simplified planning zone (SPZ) in Renfrew town centre. An SPZ streamlines the planning process by allowing certain types of development

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LIKE TEA CAKE AND CONVERSATION?

12/11/2014 2 Mins Read

LIKE TEA CAKE AND CONVERSATION? THEN YOU COULD BE A CONTACT THE ELDERLY VOLUNTEER Contact the Elderly is looking for a volunteer Group Coordinator to help with their monthly tea parties in Erskine, Paisley and Renfrew. There are four groups in the Renfrewshire area, the most recent of which launched in February of this year.

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PASSENGER NUMBERS CONTINUE TO SOAR AT GLASGOW AIRPORT

12/11/2014 2 Mins Read

2.7% increase in October passenger numbers Busiest October in six years Glasgow Airport has reported yet another month of growth after 734,000 passengers travelled through its doors in October, representing an increase of 2.7% compared to the same period last year. It was the airport’s 21st consecutive month of growth and its busiest October in