Brian McGuire, Author at Paisley Scotland

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Licensing chiefs urge public to have their say

24/08/2014 2 Mins Read

Licensing chiefs urge public to have their say. Licensing chiefs at Renfrewshire Council are looking for new members, including young people and another local resident, to join the area's Licensing Forum. The forum keeps tabs on how the alcohol licensing system is working and gives advice and makes recommendation to the Licensing Board. The Forum

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Residents urged not to miss out in referendum

24/08/2014 2 Mins Read

Residents urged not to miss out in referendum. Renfrewshire residents are being urged not to miss out in next month’s Scottish Independence Referendum. People not listed in the area’s electoral register will be unable to vote in the referendum on Thursday 18 September. Renfrewshire Council bosses have issued a reminder to all those potentially eligible

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Battlefield Band at Paisley Arts Centre

24/08/2014 2 Mins Read

Battlefield Band at Paisley Arts Centre. One of the great institutions of Scottish traditional music, Battlefield Band, will be performing at Paisley Arts Centre next month. Formed in Glasgow in 1969, with over 30 albums and countless awards, this is a music gig not to be missed! Having performed all over the world from

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Provost Hall spreads her wings for charity wing-walk

22/08/2014 3 Mins Read

Renfrewshire’s Provost Anne Hall and seventeen big-hearted locals have been flying high in a special charity event. The wing-walk, which is raising awareness of armed forces charity Help for Heroes, took place on Strathaven Airfield on Wednesday 20 and Thursday 21 August. Provost Hall, who took part in the wing-walk on the second day, started

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Bay City Rollers Play Begins Tour at Paisley Town Hall

20/08/2014 2 Mins Read

Fresh from its sell-out 2013 tour, Rapture Theatre in association with Paisley Town Hall presents the hilarious drama, Shang-A-Lang. With a wickedly funny script, talented cast and fantastic soundtrack this production is a wonderfully funny and poignant trip back to the Seventies. Written by Catherine Johnson (writer of the smash hit Mamma Mia) and directed by

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Fire Engine Rally is success in new home

20/08/2014 2 Mins Read

A crowd of thousands saw vintage vehicles from through the ages when the ever-popular Fire Engine Rally made its first appearance in a new home. The event was taking place in Johnstone for the first time, having been in Paisley in recent years, and fire appliance fans young and old flocked to Houstoun Square. The

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Nineteen Recruits told ‘you’re hired’ at finale

19/08/2014 3 Mins Read

Nineteen Recruits told ‘you’re hired’ at finale. Nineteen young people heard the magic words of ‘you’re hired’ at a ceremony to mark the conclusion of a popular council youth employment programme. The group are looking forward to their new careers after taking part in The Recruit – loosely based on TV’s Apprentice – which sees

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Paisley Buddies Rally Round for Social Good

17/08/2014 5 Mins Read

Paisley Buddies Rally Round for Social Good. The people of Paisley have once again rallied round to help others in need this weekend and what an eventful couple of days it has been.. We have had the disappearance of a young 8 year old in Gallowhill, and when notified, the community rallied round on Facebook

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Renfrewshire Council Leader reckons new signs point the way for Paisley

15/08/2014 2 Mins Read

Paisley’s visitors now have new signs to help them get around – and Renfrewshire Council Leader reckons they are pointing the way to a better future for the town. The black finger-post-style signs have gone up around the town centre in recent weeks, showing the direction to key buildings and tourist sites. The traditional-looking signs

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Renfrewshire gets set for fairtrade challenge

15/08/2014 2 Mins Read

Employees of Renfrewshire Council are about to embark on a special fairtrade challenge to help the children of Malawi. The 90kg rice challenge – is an initiative set up by Just Trading Scotland (JTS) to encourage local organisations to sell 90kg of Kilombero rice - enough money for a Malawian farmer to send one child

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Facebay Fundraising donate to MacMillan Cancer Support

13/08/2014 1 Min Read

Facebay Fundraising donate £1000.00 to MacMillan Cancer Support Pictured below is Karen Mathie from MacMillan cancer support, Irene McDonald, Carly McMenemy, Kevin Jones, Teresa Martin and Carly and Kevin's daughter Karmela. A big thank-you 2 Every1 who helped raise this fantastic amount, the admins from Facebay fundraising Teresa Martin, Genevieve Watt, Carly McMenemy, Ian McDonald and all

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Facebay Fundraising donate to Alzheimers Scotland

13/08/2014 1 Min Read

Facebay Fundraising donate £1492.50 to Alzheimers Scotland. This money was raised with people donating their unwanted items to the admins on www.facebook.com/groups/FacebayFundraising/ on Facebook and also via a Car boot sale which was held at the Storage Vault, Clark St, Paisley. (The Storage Vault sponsor Facebay Fundraising) When sold the money goes to the various