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Poverty Commission told of Renfrewshire’s £58m a year lost from benefit cuts

04/11/2014 3 Mins Read

The Renfrewshire Tackling Poverty Commission turned its focus to ‘maximising household income’ this week as it continues to build the picture of how more families could be helped out of the poverty cycle. The recent meeting of the Commission gathered evidence on a range of issues that can impact positively and negatively on a household’s

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Paisley Fireworks Event Cancelled

31/10/2014 2 Mins Read

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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Advertise with Paisley.org.uk

31/10/2014 1 Min Read

Advertise with Paisley.org.uk today and your business could be seen by 1 million people by Sunday. All you have to do is supply your business Logo or an image of a product, tell me where to link it to, pay for the time required and you will be live to our audience.. We promote you

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Street Stuff kids get firework safety message

30/10/2014 2 Mins Read

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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Council trade apprentices to build a school in Africa

28/10/2014 4 Mins Read

A team of over 30 Renfrewshire Council trade workers and apprentices have volunteered to build a school in Malawi. The project, which is being run in partnership with the charity Classrooms for Malawi, will see the council volunteers travel to the tiny William village, a remote area with around 600 children but no education provisions

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FREE DELIVERY SERVICE FOR LOCAL SCHOOLS

28/10/2014 3 Mins Read

FREE DELIVERY SERVICE FOR LOCAL SCHOOLS Kind hearted bosses at a local taxi firm are offering all schools in Johnstone a free delivery service for donations made to Renfrewshire Foodbank. Johnstone TOA, a private-hire taxi firm based at Johnstone railway station, has been working closely with Renfrewshire Foodbank since March and offers a number of

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Renfrewshire Council clarifies figures on violence against teachers

22/10/2014 2 Mins Read

Renfrewshire Council has today moved to clarify figures issued in respect of a Freedom of Information request on assaults against…

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Award-winning jazz musicians join Lorna Reid at Paisley Arts Centre

18/10/2014 2 Mins Read

Kick back for Lorna Reid’s Lounge Session featuring an award-winning line up of jazz musicians Heralded as ‘one of Scotland’s most talented singer-songwriters’, Edinburgh-born vocalist Lorna Reid makes a welcome return to Paisley Arts Centre, with her top-flight band of musicians. The performance features classic jazz and blues, plus songs from Lorna’s acclaimed new album

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Big-hearted runners back charity campaign

18/10/2014 2 Mins Read

Runners at this year’s Paisley 10k Road Race and Fun Run showed just how big-hearted they are in a special fundraising initiative for British Heart Foundation (BHF) Scotland. Participants registering for the race online were, for the first time, able to make a charitable donation. More than £1,600 was raised for BHF Scotland, with further

Renfrewshire Scottish Mental Health Arts & Film Festival 2013

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Renfrewshire Mental Health Arts & Film Festival

15/10/2014 1 Min Read

On World Mental Health Day, the Renfrewshire Mental Health Arts & Film Festival had a special event launching a unique art exhibition in 5 train stations between Paisley and Port Glasgow. Gina McKie from Radio Clyde hosted the event and was supported by drumming from Buddy Beat and singing from Rockus Community choir. Forty people,

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GLASGOW AIRPORT REPORTS 20TH CONSECUTIVE MONTH OF GROWTH

14/10/2014 2 Mins Read

2.4% increase in September passenger numbers Glasgow Airport has reported its 20th consecutive month of growth after 783,000 passengers travelled through its doors in September, representing an increase of 2.4% compared to the same period last year. The Ryder Cup, which proved a huge a draw for golf fans from across Europe and America, contributed

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Scottish Youth Parliament elections

10/10/2014 2 Mins Read

Young people aged 14-25 who live, work or study in Renfrewshire are reminded that they have until Wednesday 29 October to register their interest in becoming a candidate in next year's Scottish Youth Parliament elections. Young people are being urged to put themselves forward as candidates for next year’s Scottish Youth Parliament elections before the