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Council crackdown targets vehicle emissions

02/12/2014 2 Mins Read

A crackdown on vehicle emissions in Paisley town centre last weekend saw over 300 vehicles stopped and checked by wardens from Renfrewshire Council. In total, 332 drivers were stopped off Wallneuk Road and their cars examined, with five vehicles failing an emissions test. The owners of the five cars in question were issued with a

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Fuel support for vulnerable saves 130 families over £33,000 a year

02/12/2014 4 Mins Read

130 Renfrewshire families will each save £273 a year on their energy bills every year, thanks to a new council service to tackle fuel poverty. On top of the annual savings worth £33,000 across all the families combined, the service has also generated one-off savings of around £4,683 - including a £3,500 grant for new

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Johnstone enjoys festive fun for light switch-on party

01/12/2014 2 Mins Read

Johnstone kicked off its countdown to Christmas in style at the weekend with a day-long party to mark the town’s light switch-on. A big crowd of from the town and beyond turned out to see Houstoun Square illuminated as the festive display went on. There was a full afternoon of entertainment with live music on

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Hundreds turnout to support Renfrewshire’s first Reclaim the Night Procession

27/11/2014 2 Mins Read

Hundreds of Renfrewshire residents turned out to a special procession and echo the international call to end to violence against women. The Reclaim the Night procession in Paisley prompted a huge turn out as local people showed their support for the cause. The procession launched Renfrewshire's 16 Days of Action, a local version of the

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Science kids set experiments for blast-off

27/11/2014 4 Mins Read

Talented school pupils from Renfrewshire will see their science experiments blast off into space thanks to a unique collaboration with NASA. Eleven pupils from across Renfrewshire, all participants in this summer’s popular Mission Discovery space school, visited science laboratories at the University of West of Scotland to see their winning experiments being built. The experiments,

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Author Shari Low writes love letter to Renfrew Library

26/11/2014 2 Mins Read

Glasgow author Shari Low has written a love letter to the library of her childhood, Renfrew Library, as part of Book Week Scotland. In her heartwarming and funny ode to the library, Shari praises the peace and quiet the library offered as well as the vast range of books she could borrow, describing how “At

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Johnstone gets set for Christmas lights switch-on

25/11/2014 2 Mins Read

Johnstone is lining up a festival of festive fun at the weekend when the town’s Christmas lights are turned on in the town centre. Saturday will see an afternoon-long party in Houstoun Square with live entertainment on the main stage from noon to 5pm. Renfrewshire’s Provost Anne Hall will be joined on stage by a

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Renfrewshire youths positive about awards

25/11/2014 3 Mins Read

A popular youth award ceremony has been run solely by local young people for the first time. The fourth Positive About Youth awards, which celebrate the outstanding work and achievements of young people in Renfrewshire, was organised by Renfrewshire Youth Voice, and supported by Erskine Music and Media Studios and West Johnstone Youth Council, who

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Renfrew lights up during Christmas Switch-on

24/11/2014 2 Mins Read

Festivities and fireworks helped light up Renfrew at the weekend when the town’s Christmas lights were turned on. A crowd of thousands gathered in the streets around the town hall to see the annual seasonal spectacular. Renfrewshire’s Provost Anne Hall took to the stage alongside competition winner Sara Sinclair, seven, of Arkleston Primary, to press

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Latest figures show further unemployment drop

19/11/2014 3 Mins Read

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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Renfrew gets set for Christmas switch-on

18/11/2014 2 Mins Read

Renfrew residents are looking forward to some festive fun when the town’s annual Christmas Lights Switch-on takes place on Saturday. The party will take place in and around the town hall all afternoon, with entertainment from noon, leading up to the big switch-on and fireworks finale at 5pm. Visitors to the town hall will have

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Renfrewshire’s first ever procession on violence against women

13/11/2014 2 Mins Read

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