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Renfrewshire Environmental And Restoration Group (R.E.R.G) and members of the Community are battling to save one of Paisley's Historic Buildings - The Ferguslie Mills Half Time School, A building which is B Listed and in its day was one of the most impressive pieces of architecture in the World but now lays with scaffolding holding
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The next stage of a landmark development on Paisley’s iconic Arnotts site has been hailed as ‘the latest leap forward’ in the ongoing transformation of the town centre Work is now under way to turn the distinctive listed frontage of the former store on Gauze Street into 11 luxury apartments, with retail units on the
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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
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Plans to bring one of Paisley’s architectural treasures back to life have reached a major milestone with Renfrewshire Council officially taking ownership of the A-listed Russell Institute and signing up a long-term tenant. Council bosses last week completed the transfer of title deeds for the former health centre from the NHS, having previously agreed to
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Paisley’s landmark collection of the shawls which made the town’s name famous around the world is set to be brought into the digital age. Renfrewshire Council has been awarded almost £40,000 funding towards a project to digitise the Paisley shawl collection held at Paisley Museum. It will see the photography and digitisation of approximately 1,200
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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
Clyde Muirshiel Regional Park
Paisley Natural History Society Talk at Paisley Museum. Paisley Natural History Society is continuing its autumn programme of evening talks with an illustrated talk by Hayley Douglas, Windows on Wildlife Development Officer, Clyde Muirshiel Regional Park, on Thursday the 2 October at 7.30pm in Paisley Museum. This project has been running for nearly 2 years