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Renfrew Town Hall
In Bishopton

Have your say on area’s cultural strategy

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Members of Renfrewshire’s creative scene are being encouraged to have their say on the future strategy for culture services in the area at a series of events this week. Renfrewshire – A Place to Celebrate is the strategy document setting out how the area’s creative and cultural scene should work, and is in the process
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In Bishopton

Shops go mall out to win votes

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SHOPPERS are being urged to vote for their favourite stores in a top retail award contest. Polling for the intu Braehead Retailer Awards 2015 started on Friday, January 16 and goes on until 5pm on Monday, February 2. Winners of nine of the 13 categories will be decided by public vote and already shop bosses
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In Bishopton

CONTACT THE ELDERLY IN SCOTLAND ENJOYS BUSIEST YEAR

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A charity which relieves social isolation for older people has enjoyed its busiest year to date. Contact the Elderly has 85 groups throughout Scotland, 2 in Paisley, which support 764 people aged 75 and over through its network of 1,035 volunteers. Each group holds monthly Sunday afternoon tea parties in volunteer hosts’ homes with assigned
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In Bishopton

Renfrewshire pubs and clubs recognised as ‘best bar none’

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20 local pubs, clubs and bars are celebrating after being recognised as the ‘best bar none’ in Renfrewshire. Licensed premises across the area took part in the Best Bar None Awards 2015, a joint initiative from Renfrewshire Council and Police Scotland. The scheme, introduced in 2012, recognises those premises providing locals with a safe place
In Bishopton

Circus on Ice at Braehead Photographs

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Roll up, roll up for the circus on ice! THE coolest show on earth is coming to town when circus acts perform on an ice rink inside a Big Top. The Continental Circus Berlin On Ice show opens today (Thursday, January 8) on a specially built ice rink in a circus tent next to the
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In Bishopton

Suicide victims remembered in annual memorial service

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Family and friends of those who have lost their lives to suicide in Renfrewshire have been invited to a special service of remembrance. The ceremony will take place on Tuesday 20 January outside Renfrewshire Council’s headquarters in Cotton Street, Paisley, where there is a memorial tree for victims of suicide. The event is being organised
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In Bishopton

Solar boost for Renfrewshire as energy project heats up

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A project that will save more than £24,000 and cut up to 48 tonnes of CO2 emissions every year is being rolled out in Renfrewshire as part of a council drive to be greener and more efficient. The first phase of Renfrewshire Council’s solar panel project is now complete at five schools and is moving
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In Bishopton

Renfrewshire Chamber announces new President

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Renfrewshire Chamber is delighted to announce that Audrey Cumberford, Principal and Chief Executive of West College Scotland has been appointed as President of the Chamber. The Immediate Past President Tom Johnston has been appointed as Honorary President, a new role to recognise Tom’s ongoing involvement at a senior level with the Chamber and in which
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In Bishopton

Community safety boost as warden patrol hours extended

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Renfrewshire residents received some welcome community safety news this week as Renfrewshire Council improved the operating hours of some services. Longer summer operating hours for Renfrewshire Wardens, the extension of noise enforcement services until 4am at weekends and more weekend cover for youth services have all been confirmed. Summer operating hours have been extended to
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In Bishopton

GLASGOW AIRPORT GEARS UP FOR BUSIEST FESTIVE PERIOD IN SIX YEARS

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Glasgow Airport is preparing for its busiest festive period in six years as tens of thousands of travellers prepare to take to the skies over the Christmas holidays. More than 220,000 people are expected to pass through the airport over the festive period (20 December – 2nd January) with many heading to sunnier climes to
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In Bishopton

Nominations begin to pour in for the Provost’s Community Awards

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People who live or work in Renfrewshire have begun to nominate those special people in our communities for a Provost’s Community Award. The awards, which opened to nominations on Monday 27 October, are a chance to recognise those people who devote much of their time to others for little or nothing in return. Taking the
Renfrew Town Hall
In Bishopton

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