November 2014 - Page 4 of 5 - Paisley Scotland

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THOMAS COOK AIRLINES TO OFFER FLIGHTS TO USA AND CUBA IN WINTER 2015/2016

06/11/2014 3 Mins Read

Thomas Cook Airlines has today announced that, in addition to the airlines weekly flight to Las Vegas next summer, it will operate a range of new flights to Holguin and Varadero in Cuba from Glasgow Airport during the winter months as well as extending its flights to Las Vegas. Operating on the airlines Airbus A330

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Paisley in international spotlight as Monte Carlo Rally returns

06/11/2014 3 Mins Read

Paisley is getting set to shine in the international spotlight once again when the Monte Carlo Classic Rally returns to the town in the new year. It was announced this week that Renfrewshire will again host the only UK start leg of the event – one of the most famous and glamorous in motorsport. Paisley

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101 test stations

05/11/2014 2 Mins Read

Over the past six and a half years M8 Driving School has built up a very good reputation in the Renfrewshire area and this week Susan Cook Patton and Lori Anderson have made it pass 100 and 101 for Steven Porter Adi owner of the school. It's been full of hard work, fun, laughter as

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New Chief Executive to take charge at council

05/11/2014 2 Mins Read

Renfrewshire Council has announced the appointment of Sandra Black as its next Chief Executive. Sandra is the current Director of Finance and Corporate Services at the council. She will take up the post of Chief Executive from 1 December. The council’s outgoing Chief Executive, David Martin, leaves this month to take up the post of

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Day Trips to Glasgow That the Whole Family Will Love

05/11/2014 2 Mins Read

Glasgow is a short train ride from Paisley and offers a vast array of activities for those seeking a weekend break. If you want to extend your trip beyond a day, you can easily book a of the apartments in Glasgow by Wimdu.co.uk. No matter what your family enjoys, these four activities are sure to

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Innovative project generates over £340,000 for local families in need

05/11/2014 5 Mins Read

A unique service to give Renfrewshire’s children the best start in life through a stronger focus on early years intervention and more support for families has reached its first anniversary. Families First ‘core teams’ were set up by Renfrewshire Council in Linwood and Ferguslie 12 months ago to take forward a neighbourhood-based approach to helping

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Caussade Fine Arts 1st Art Exhibition

05/11/2014 2 Mins Read

Caussade Fine Arts 1st Art Exhibition For the entire month of November, Eigen will host Caussade Fine Art’s 1st local art exhibition which showcases the work of new artist in the local area. Local artist Allan Elliott began the art classes in March of 2014, with only a few pupils to begin with. It has

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Leader wants town to be creative industry centre of excellence

05/11/2014 3 Mins Read

Renfrewshire’s Council Leader wants to help transform Paisley’s future by turning the town into a centre of excellence in creative industries. Councillor Mark Macmillan believes Paisley is ideally placed to lead the way for the rest of Scotland in becoming the country’s first town centre enterprise area. The Scottish Government has already created 15 enterprise

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Halloween Festival is well-attended spooktacular

04/11/2014 2 Mins Read

Paisley ‘s Halloween festival delivered a sensational spooktacular on Friday evening when around 15,000 came out in the town centre for a stunning show of light and dark. The Renfrewshire-Council-run event was being staged for the first time and included a 200-person parade and Scotland’s first-ever fire garden with sculptures made of flames. The parade

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Poverty Commission told of Renfrewshire’s £58m a year lost from benefit cuts

04/11/2014 3 Mins Read

The Renfrewshire Tackling Poverty Commission turned its focus to ‘maximising household income’ this week as it continues to build the picture of how more families could be helped out of the poverty cycle. The recent meeting of the Commission gathered evidence on a range of issues that can impact positively and negatively on a household’s

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Paisley Natural History talk on the Scottish Wildcat

03/11/2014 2 Mins Read

Paisley Natural History Society is continuing its autumn programme of evening talks with an illustrated talk by Adrian Davis on Thursday 6 November, 7.30pm at Paisley Museum. Adrian is a leading authority on Scottish Wildcats and has developed an extensive knowledge of this elusive creature. Using field signs combined with remote camera traps, he has

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Video of Paisleys Halloween Parade

02/11/2014 1 Min Read

Video of Paisleys Halloween Parade Video of Paisleys Halloween Parade as it goes through the streets of Paisley which included Spark the LED Drummers as well as a parade of family’s dressed in their Halloween costumes which included members of PACE, stilt walkers, jugglers and massive flowers of fire placed along Abbey Close. Click for