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N’ice one as curlers score a rare ‘eight ender’

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A TEAM of curlers led by the brother of Olympic Gold medalist, Rhona Martin is celebrating an unusual feat that’s the curling equivalent of a golfing hole-in-one. Drew Howie, the older brother of Scots curling star Rhona, was skip of the team playing at the intu Braehead curling rink that achieved an ‘eight ender’ -
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Paisley in line for £2m town centre transformation

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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
Johnstone Town Hall
In Bishopton

Pupils go back to future at Johnstone Town Hall

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A group of schoolkids went back to the future by planting a time capsule inside the soon-to-be-opened £14.5m Johnstone Town Hall. The pupils from local schools placed a series of items – including school ties and shirts, coins of the day and profiles of themselves – inside a lead container, now buried under the paving
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A magical, musical adventure is on its way to Paisley!

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Coming to Paisley Arts Centre on 12 February, The Pine Tree, Poggle and Me is a funny, delightful and brand new theatre piece for young children set in the depths of a beautiful forest. The co-production, between macrobert arts centre in Stirling and Glasgow's renowned Barrowland Ballet, takes children on a visual and musical journey
INTU Awards
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Edward has ‘em mall on their feet with Sinatra song parody

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BRITAIN’S Got Talent star Edward Reid had guests at a posh awards dinner on their feet singing along to his cheeky parody of the Frank Sinatra hit, New York, New York. The bubbly entertainer had penned a whole new set of lyrics for his version of the classic song especially for the intu Braehead Retailer
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Students in the frame for photo prize

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THE boss at intu Braehead has put three students in the frame as being top photographers. The trio of snappers doing the photography course at West College Scotland were chosen by the mall’s general manager as prize winners in a competition, which has seen dozens of photographs being put on display in the busy mall.
Best Bar None Awards
In Bishopton

Six of the best go for national bar awards

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Six of the best pubs and clubs in Renfrewshire are out to prove they are ‘best bar none’ in Scotland. The six premises, all winners at Renfrewshire’s own Best Bar None awards last month, have been shortlisted for national awards. Six of the best pubs and clubs in Renfrewshire are out to prove they are
RAMH 25th anniversary Provost Hall, Brian Caldwell, Stephen McLellan
In Bishopton

Mental Health charity celebrates quarter century of services

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Local mental health charity RAMH today celebrated 25 years of providing services to local communities across Renfrewshire and East Renfrewshire. And they kicked off their special year by launching an appeal to raise £25,000 in their 25th anniversary year, allowing them to move to better premises, where they will be more accessible, more visible and
renfrewshire-leisure
In Bishopton

Fun Friday for kids

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FRIDAY night is fun night for youngsters at Paisley’s Lagoon Leisure Centre. A new Friday Fun Club is being launched this week on February 6 and eight to 14-year-olds are being encouraged to come along for the two-and-a-half-hour sessions that run between 6pm and 8.30pm. The youngsters will take part in fun sports such as