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Brian McGuire

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Founder of Paisley.org.uk in 1998 and constantly strives to change peoples attitudes to the town, Brian is a self described Paisley Digital Champion who promotes Paisley via any means necessary. You can also follow me on X
Christmas Fairytale 2014
In Blog

Rainbow Turtle Christmas Windows

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It was during one of my annual Habitat for Humanity* builds in 2013 (this time to Malawi) that one of my team members revealed that his day job was designing and implementing window installations for shops in Paris, Shanghai and Hong Kong. Obviously he heard about our shop, Rainbow Turtle, in Paisley from me and
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Paisley pirates
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MORAY TYPHOONS 0 PAISLEY PIRATES 5

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Pirates headed north on League business to Elgin only three weeks after a highly controversial Scottish Cup tie which had seen the outcome subject to an appeal by the Paisley side. On this occasion, they wasted no time and were ahead in under three minutes as Stuart Miller opened the scoring after lead up play from
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monte carlo
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Monte Carlo Challenge for Glasgow 2014 Games Gold Medalist

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Glasgow 2014 Judo Gold Medalist Chris Sherrington is gearing up for a fresh career challenge- the world famous Monte Carlo Classic Rally. The Broxburn-based 31 year old, whose winning performance at SECC will remain one of the highlights of the Glasgow Games, has been shedding kilos for a return to his previous career in the
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diane-mitchell
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Diane Mitchell Music School Open Weekend

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Open Weekend in our new premises in Brick Lane Studios, 7 - 9 Weir Street, Paisley, PA3 4DW. The Official Opening will take place on  Saturday 10th January about 1pm. More details to follow Pop in for a tea or coffee to find out more about our music tuition services. Also please visit our new website www.dianemitchellmusicschool.com About
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Roundabout People Make Glasgow March 14 high res
In Bishopton

GLASGOW AIRPORT LAUNCHES FESTIVE ONLINE GAME FOR TRAVELLERS

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Free flights to Marrakech for one lucky winner Glasgow Airport is getting into the Christmas spirit with the launch of a fun festive online game - http://email.glasgowairport.com/christmas-game/ Travellers are being encouraged to participate in the airport’s new interactive quiz to be in with a chance of winning a pair of return flights to Marrakech with
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st-mirren-christmas
In Bishopton

Saints Fans Zone

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This Saturday the St.Mirren Fans Council have organised a Fans Zone for supporters to meet up before and after the Motherwell game. There are many activities organised with doors opening from 12.30pm. The Fans Zone will be protected by a large Marquee which can accommodate any number of supporters. However, supporters have to register their
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food train
In Bishopton

Food Train National Newsletter

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Since Food Train launched in Renfrewshire in October 2013, over 40 local volunteers have donated 4,708 hours of their time to make up shopping orders and delivering to over 140 older people. Our customers frequently refer to the service as a life line. The majority use the service on a weekly/fortnightly basis, others on an
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Civic Reception 01
In Bishopton

Renfrewshire’s Provost honours Commonwealth Games heroes

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Over 40 local baton bearers and athletes from the Commonwealth Games were praised by Renfrewshire’s Provost Anne Hall at a special ceremony. Paisley born athletes, Cara Kennedy, Christopher Nelson and Iain Scholefield, joined the dozens of baton bearers in the special celebration event at Linwood’s Tweedie Hall. The Renfrewshire leg of the Queen’s Baton Relay
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ken ham
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Mission Discovery 2014

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Mission Discovery invites students to work directly with astronauts, astronaut trainers, rocket scientists, and NASA leaders for a week. Students spend the week learning from the Mission Discovery team, with the aim to design an experiment to be launched into space. Successful experiments will be performed aboard the International Space Station. All video below was
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fuel poverty
In Bishopton

£1.2million to help Renfrewshire homeowners tackle fuel poverty

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Vulnerable homeowners in Renfrewshire are to benefit from £1.2million of funding to help heat their homes. Renfrewshire has been awarded the grant from the Scottish Government’s £60million Home Energy Efficiency Programme for Scotland: Area Based Schemes (HEEPS:ABS) for 2015. The £1.2million HEEPS:ABS funding will go to Renfrewshire Council and local housing associations to offer support
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