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Latest figures show further unemployment drop

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Unemployment in Renfrewshire is falling faster than the UK and Scottish average – with the number of young people out of work having more than halved since 2012. Latest figures show 2.7% of residents claiming out-of-work benefits - down from 3.9% at the same time last year. The October figures also show the unemployment rate
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Renfrewshire’s first ever procession on violence against women

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For the first time Renfrewshire residents will take part in a special procession to echo the international call to end to violence against women. The Reclaim the Night procession, which takes place on Tuesday 25 November, will launch Renfrewshire's 16 Days of Action, a local version of the UN's international campaign. Supported by Renfrewshire Council
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Help Volunteer for Renfrewshire Foodbank

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We are fast approaching one of our biggest supermarket food collections of the year which will take place at the Tesco stores in Renfrew and Paisley, and now also the new Linwood store for the first time across three days – 27, 28 & 29 November. We are in need of volunteers to sign up
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Crowds pack town hall for showcase event

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Hundreds of Renfrewshire residents enjoyed a community event with a difference at Paisley Town Hall this week. Visitors to the Renfrewshire Council’s Your Home, Your Street, Our Community event walked through a series of model home, garden and street exhibits, receiving expert information and advice on their journey. The event was designed by Community Resources
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Union J set to lead Paisley Christmas party

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Paisley is gearing up for a fantastic festive party in the town centre when chart-topping boyband Union J lead the bill at the annual Christmas Lights Switch-on. The Xmas extravaganza – set to attract a crowd of tens of thousands – takes place on Saturday 15 November and will see a full day of entertainment
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First Youth Voice Film Festival is a blockbuster!

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The ‘Wee Red Dot’, Renfrewshire’s first-ever Youth Voice Film Festival proved very popular with budding local film-makers and their families when it took place at Paisley Arts Centre on Saturday 1 November. Billed as ‘the essential young person’s guide to film in Renfrewshire’, the day-long event had something for all kids and young adults aged
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Innovative project generates over £340,000 for local families in need

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A unique service to give Renfrewshire’s children the best start in life through a stronger focus on early years intervention and more support for families has reached its first anniversary. Families First ‘core teams’ were set up by Renfrewshire Council in Linwood and Ferguslie 12 months ago to take forward a neighbourhood-based approach to helping
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Paisley Natural History talk on the Scottish Wildcat

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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
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Video of Paisleys Halloween Parade

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Video of Paisleys Halloween Parade Video of Paisleys Halloween Parade as it goes through the streets of Paisley which included Spark the LED Drummers as well as a parade of family’s dressed in their Halloween costumes which included members of PACE, stilt walkers, jugglers and massive flowers of fire placed along Abbey Close. Click for
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Paisley Fireworks Event Cancelled

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The Paisley fireworks display due to take place on Saturday has been called off due to safety risks posed by the expected wind direction. The Paisley fireworks display due to take place on Saturday has been called off due to safety risks posed by the expected wind direction. But the full afternoon of free entertainment
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Street Stuff kids get firework safety message

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Young footballers in the popular Street Stuff programme received a timely reminder this week to ‘keep the fireworks for on the pitch’. Police Scotland, Scottish Fire & Rescue and Renfrewshire Council all attended a Friday night Street Stuff session at St Mirren’s indoor dome to deliver important firework safety messages to the players. Young footballers
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Paisley Fireworks show gets ready for blast-off

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Paisley is gearing up for an intergalactic extravaganza when the area’s annual fireworks display takes place on Saturday 1 November. This year’s fireworks display will be built around a space theme, with a musical soundtrack to match, with the display at 6pm. The fun starts at noon when Clyde 1 DJs take to the main