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Fairtrade farmer visits Renfrewshire for Fairtrade Fortnight

25/02/2015 2 Mins Read

A Guatemalan farmer is visiting Renfrewshire to pass on his experience of how Fairtrade has transformed the prospects for his rural community. Ismael Diaz Rivas will be visiting schools, businesses and community groups during Fairtrade Fortnight, which runs from 23 February to 8 March. Ismael is president of the CIPAC cooperative which operates in the

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Youth Parliament candidates meet with Council Leader

25/02/2015 2 Mins Read

Young political hopefuls held their very own question time when they got the chance to grill Renfrewshire Council's leader and chief executive. Seven of the ten candidates standing for election met with Councillor Mark Macmillan and Sandra Black at the Council Chambers in Renfrewshire House. Posing questions about child poverty, the minimum wage and education

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Unique project generates half a million pounds for Renfrewshire families

24/02/2015 2 Mins Read

A unique council service to give Renfrewshire’s children the best start in life through increased support for their families has now generated £500,000 in support for local households that they didn’t know they were entitled to. Advice Works staff based in the First Families teams have been working closely with families to help them access

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Paisley Museum ‘inspires’ children’s art at annual exhibition

24/02/2015 3 Mins Read

The annual children’s art exhibition Inspired opens at Paisley Museum this week, showcasing the very best creative talent from Renfrewshire schools. The exhibition is free, and will run from Saturday 21 February to Friday 17 April. The aim of the exhibition is to showcase the work developed in art and design in all education establishments

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Paisley in line for £2m town centre transformation

10/02/2015 4 Mins Read

Paisley town centre is in the running for a multi-million-pound transformation after the council cleared the first hurdle on a bid for major investment funding. Renfrewshire Council has been awarded £113,300 of Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) money to develop detailed plans for a large-scale project to restore some of the area’s architectural treasures to their

RAMH 25th anniversary Provost Hall, Brian Caldwell, Stephen McLellan

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Mental Health charity celebrates quarter century of services

04/02/2015 2 Mins Read

Local mental health charity RAMH today celebrated 25 years of providing services to local communities across Renfrewshire and East Renfrewshire. And they kicked off their special year by launching an appeal to raise £25,000 in their 25th anniversary year, allowing them to move to better premises, where they will be more accessible, more visible and

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Fun Friday for kids

04/02/2015 1 Min Read

FRIDAY night is fun night for youngsters at Paisley’s Lagoon Leisure Centre. A new Friday Fun Club is being launched this week on February 6 and eight to 14-year-olds are being encouraged to come along for the two-and-a-half-hour sessions that run between 6pm and 8.30pm. The youngsters will take part in fun sports such as

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Renfrewshire tots get on board PlayTalkRead bus

03/02/2015 2 Mins Read

Young children in Renfrewshire hopped on board the PlayTalkRead bus for fun and learning as it toured towns and villages across Renfrewshire. Designed to help encourage parents and carers to play, talk and read with their little ones, the big purple bus is packed full of books, toys and activities for the whole family to

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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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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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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