People from Paisley

April 25, 2025

Paisley-born author hails town’s book festival buzz

Paisley-born author hails town’s book festival buzz An award-winning Paisley-born author has hailed the buzz around the town’s rejuvenation. Karen Campbell spoke of the change she […]
April 25, 2025

The Paisley Music Trail: Punk, Paolo and the Poet Weaver

Town’s remarkable musical story – featuring chart-toppers, cult heroes and rioters – to be told as part of book festival It’s the town renowned as the […]
April 18, 2025

Paisley Food and Drink Festival returns next weekend with a supersized celebration

Paisley Food and Drink Festival returns on Friday 25 and Saturday 26 April for its biggest event yet with an extended site and more vendors than […]
April 17, 2025

Flashback to 1979: Inside Paisley’s Legendary Silk Street Nightclub

Step back in time to 1979 with this rare footage of a nightclub on Silk Street, Paisley. This video offers a glimpse into the vibrant nightlife […]
April 17, 2025

Fashion writer with PhD in Prince to explore stories and style at Paisley Book Festival

Fashion writer with PhD in Prince to explore stories and style at Paisley Book Festival Cultural historian Dr Casci Ritchie hails ‘incredible buzz’ that showpiece event […]
April 16, 2025

Success for young entrepreneurs from Johnstone High School at Young Enterprise Scotland Regional Finals

A team of pioneering young entrepreneurs from Johnstone High School will represent Renfrewshire at the Young Enterprise Scotland National Finals. Five teams from St Ninian’sHigh School, […]
April 16, 2025

Women-only paint jam brings colour and community to Westway

Sixteen female street artists from across Scotland came together recently for a ground-breaking women-only paint jam at Westway, one of Scotland’s largest industrial estates, based at […]