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Renfrew Town Hall
In Bishopton

Have your say on area’s cultural strategy

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Members of Renfrewshire’s creative scene are being encouraged to have their say on the future strategy for culture services in the area at a series of events this week. Renfrewshire – A Place to Celebrate is the strategy document setting out how the area’s creative and cultural scene should work, and is in the process
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In Bishopton

Shops go mall out to win votes

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SHOPPERS are being urged to vote for their favourite stores in a top retail award contest. Polling for the intu Braehead Retailer Awards 2015 started on Friday, January 16 and goes on until 5pm on Monday, February 2. Winners of nine of the 13 categories will be decided by public vote and already shop bosses
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In Bishopton

Renfrewshire pubs and clubs recognised as ‘best bar none’

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20 local pubs, clubs and bars are celebrating after being recognised as the ‘best bar none’ in Renfrewshire. Licensed premises across the area took part in the Best Bar None Awards 2015, a joint initiative from Renfrewshire Council and Police Scotland. The scheme, introduced in 2012, recognises those premises providing locals with a safe place
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In Bishopton

Renfrewshire Chamber announces new President

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Renfrewshire Chamber is delighted to announce that Audrey Cumberford, Principal and Chief Executive of West College Scotland has been appointed as President of the Chamber. The Immediate Past President Tom Johnston has been appointed as Honorary President, a new role to recognise Tom’s ongoing involvement at a senior level with the Chamber and in which
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Popular Scottish sporting rivalries

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“Scottish sporting rivalry.” These words are enough to strike fear and excitement into the hearts of every Scottish sports fan, and can provide the perfect opportunity for a little gambling, particularly online betting. There is nothing quite like watching your favourite team come up against its foe, particularly if the result could prove profitable for
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In Bishopton

Community safety boost as warden patrol hours extended

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Renfrewshire residents received some welcome community safety news this week as Renfrewshire Council improved the operating hours of some services. Longer summer operating hours for Renfrewshire Wardens, the extension of noise enforcement services until 4am at weekends and more weekend cover for youth services have all been confirmed. Summer operating hours have been extended to
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In Bishopton

GLASGOW AIRPORT GEARS UP FOR BUSIEST FESTIVE PERIOD IN SIX YEARS

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Glasgow Airport is preparing for its busiest festive period in six years as tens of thousands of travellers prepare to take to the skies over the Christmas holidays. More than 220,000 people are expected to pass through the airport over the festive period (20 December – 2nd January) with many heading to sunnier climes to
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Nominations begin to pour in for the Provost’s Community Awards

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People who live or work in Renfrewshire have begun to nominate those special people in our communities for a Provost’s Community Award. The awards, which opened to nominations on Monday 27 October, are a chance to recognise those people who devote much of their time to others for little or nothing in return. Taking the
Renfrew Town Hall
In Bishopton

Council set to put trust in future of cultural services

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New plans for the management of Renfrewshire’s libraries, museums and town halls will ‘promote greater investment, increase community participation in decision-making, and support economic regeneration’ according to a new report. A meeting of Renfrewshire Council on Thursday December 18 will consider a proposal that the existing Renfrewshire Leisure trust should take over the running of
ready for winter
In Bishopton

Businesses helped to get Ready for Winter

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Businesses and community groups in Renfrewshire are once again being offered shovels to help make sure they are prepared for the possibility of severe weather this winter. The initiative is part of Renfrewshire Council’s Ready for Winter campaign, which aims to encourage the public to do their bit to make sure they are prepared for
Christmas Fairytale 2014
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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
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