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New online resource for high school pupils

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High school pupils in Renfrewshire now have access to a new online learning tool. Britannica schools, which gives pupils access to journals, e-books, encyclopaedia articles and educational videos, is now available to all secondary school students. Pupils are able to access the website from any device, whether they are using a laptop, pc, tablet or
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Your Home, Your Street, Our Community
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Crowds pack town hall for showcase event

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Hundreds of Renfrewshire residents enjoyed a community event with a difference at Paisley Town Hall this week. Visitors to the Renfrewshire Council’s Your Home, Your Street, Our Community event walked through a series of model home, garden and street exhibits, receiving expert information and advice on their journey. The event was designed by Community Resources
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Union J set to lead Paisley Christmas party

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Paisley is gearing up for a fantastic festive party in the town centre when chart-topping boyband Union J lead the bill at the annual Christmas Lights Switch-on. The Xmas extravaganza – set to attract a crowd of tens of thousands – takes place on Saturday 15 November and will see a full day of entertainment
Cllr Stuart Clark, Depute Convener of Sport, Leisure and Culture Board, with award winners in Paisley Town Hall
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Sporting heroes take to the podium

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Sports coaches, officials and volunteers from across Renfrewshire have been celebrating the achievements have some local heroes. A recent awards ceremony at Paisley Town Hall for the Renfrewshire Coaching, Officiating & Volunteering (COV) Awards saw key figures from the local sporting scene thanked for their contribution. The awards are a joint initiative between Renfrewshire Council
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First Youth Voice Film Festival is a blockbuster!

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The ‘Wee Red Dot’, Renfrewshire’s first-ever Youth Voice Film Festival proved very popular with budding local film-makers and their families when it took place at Paisley Arts Centre on Saturday 1 November. Billed as ‘the essential young person’s guide to film in Renfrewshire’, the day-long event had something for all kids and young adults aged
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Bridge of Weir war memorial damaged

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The Bridge of Weir war memorial boundary wall has been damaged by a hit and run driver, just weeks after contractors, working for Renfrewshire Council, completed a £13,500 restoration project. The work, part funded by Historic Scotland through the Centenary Memorials Restoration Fund, involved: cleaning the granite Celtic cross, replacing and repainting missing lettering, pointing,
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101 test stations

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Over the past six and a half years M8 Driving School has built up a very good reputation in the Renfrewshire area and this week Susan Cook Patton and Lori Anderson have made it pass 100 and 101 for Steven Porter Adi owner of the school. It's been full of hard work, fun, laughter as
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New Chief Executive to take charge at council

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Renfrewshire Council has announced the appointment of Sandra Black as its next Chief Executive. Sandra is the current Director of Finance and Corporate Services at the council. She will take up the post of Chief Executive from 1 December. The council’s outgoing Chief Executive, David Martin, leaves this month to take up the post of
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Innovative project generates over £340,000 for local families in need

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A unique service to give Renfrewshire’s children the best start in life through a stronger focus on early years intervention and more support for families has reached its first anniversary. Families First ‘core teams’ were set up by Renfrewshire Council in Linwood and Ferguslie 12 months ago to take forward a neighbourhood-based approach to helping