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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
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Thousands pour in for charity following Provost’s wing walk

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Thousands of pounds have been donated by local people following a special wing-walking display in August. Renfrewshire’s Provost Anne Hall and seventeen brave locals took to the skies to raise awareness of armed forces charity Help for Heroes, who help wounded service men and women and their families. The daring bunch, who travelled at speeds
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Renfrewshire Residents get Ready for Winter

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Renfrewshire residents are urged to make sure their cars are up to scratch for winter travel. It is important for people to make sure their car is ready for winter before travelling in poor weather. There are a number of simple steps residents can take to help make sure their car is prepared for winter
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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
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Monte Carlo Challenge for Glasgow 2014 Games Gold Medalist

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Glasgow 2014 Judo Gold Medalist Chris Sherrington is gearing up for a fresh career challenge- the world famous Monte Carlo Classic Rally. The Broxburn-based 31 year old, whose winning performance at SECC will remain one of the highlights of the Glasgow Games, has been shedding kilos for a return to his previous career in the
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Renfrewshire’s Provost honours Commonwealth Games heroes

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Over 40 local baton bearers and athletes from the Commonwealth Games were praised by Renfrewshire’s Provost Anne Hall at a special ceremony. Paisley born athletes, Cara Kennedy, Christopher Nelson and Iain Scholefield, joined the dozens of baton bearers in the special celebration event at Linwood’s Tweedie Hall. The Renfrewshire leg of the Queen’s Baton Relay
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Mission Discovery 2014

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Mission Discovery invites students to work directly with astronauts, astronaut trainers, rocket scientists, and NASA leaders for a week. Students spend the week learning from the Mission Discovery team, with the aim to design an experiment to be launched into space. Successful experiments will be performed aboard the International Space Station. All video below was
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£1.2million to help Renfrewshire homeowners tackle fuel poverty

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Vulnerable homeowners in Renfrewshire are to benefit from £1.2million of funding to help heat their homes. Renfrewshire has been awarded the grant from the Scottish Government’s £60million Home Energy Efficiency Programme for Scotland: Area Based Schemes (HEEPS:ABS) for 2015. The £1.2million HEEPS:ABS funding will go to Renfrewshire Council and local housing associations to offer support
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20 Community Businesses to Benefit from Council Grants Boost

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Renfrewshire Council has dedicated £100k to its Social Enterprise Fund, offering grants to help local social enterprises to grow, deliver more products and services, and bring even more benefits to their communities. Social enterprises are businesses that reinvest any profits back into their communities. They face similar challenges to any other business but they are
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Festive safety campaign back on Renfrewshire streets

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Christmas and New Year revellers will once again be well looked after this December thanks to Renfrewshire Council’s festive safety campaign. Some of the council’s wardens will be doubling up as taxi marshals in Paisley’s County Square over the next few weekends to make sure partygoers get home safely. The Safe Bus will sit either
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Football fans support campaign to end violence against women

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16 women took the message of violence against women to thousands of football fans last Saturday. Despite the wind and the rain, the women performed a special dance on St Mirren park at half time. The Break the Chain dance by One Billion Rising, was performed as part of Renfrewshire’s 16 Days of Action, a
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Work starts on new £18.8m school in Linwood

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Work has started on a state-of-the-art £18.8m school for children in Renfrewshire with additional support needs. Pupils, school staff, councillors and contractors recently attended a sod-cutting ceremony on the site of the former St Brendan’s High School on Middleton Road, Linwood. The new school – scheduled to open in August 2016 – will replace the