Paisley Daily Express
FAMILY LUCKY TO BE ALIVE
A heartbroken Paisley family have lost their home and possessions after a blaze ripped through their property. Heidi Mornin, 43, and her 14-yearold twins, Harry and Lilly, were forced to flee as flames engulfed the roof of their house on South Park...
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LUDO’S GOALFOR CANCER CHARITY
A St Mirren legend has co-founded a new Paisley charity which aims to transform how patients prepare for and recover from cancer treatment. Ludovic Wilson-Roy – affectionately known as Ludo during his five-year spell at Street – has teamed with the...
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ELECTRICBIKE SMASHHORROR
An electric motorbike rider was in a critical condition in hospital yesterday following a horror town-centre collision. The incident happened around 2.25pm on Tuesday afternoon when the e-bike struck a group of four pedestrians on Inchinnan Road in...
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WOMANACCUSED OFMURDERAFTER FATALFIRE
A woman has appeared in court charged with murder and attempted murder after a fatal fire in Paisley. Emergency crews were called to Barterholm Road in the town on April 6 last year. A 38-year-old woman succumbed to her injuries and died in hospital...
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Police plea to track down knifeman
A shopkeeper was threatened with a knife during an attempted robbery in Paisley. The incident took place shortly before 10pm on Friday night at the Paisley Shop on Glasgow Road. It is the second time this year the store has been targeted by a...
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TEACHERSFACE ABUSEEVERY DAYINCLASSES
Three teachers are on average assaulted or abused every day in Renfrewshire schools, worrying new figures have revealed. The data, obtained from Renfrewshire Council, shows 550 members of teaching staff were subjected to physical violence, aggression...
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‘SOCIALCARE FINANCESINA DIRE,DIREMESS’
Social care is in a “dire, dire mess”, a councillor warned as the budget for Renfrewshire Health and Social Care Partnership (HSCP) was Councillor Iain McMillan (pictured right) outlined his grave concerns as the Integrated Joint Board agreed to use...
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Family calls for crackdown
A grieving family has demanded a crackdown on killers trolling from behind bars after being sickened by jail TikTok videos. The distraught mum and sisters of slain Stephen Quigley are pleading for a new law to hammer gloating criminals after Ben...
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VILECONARTIST EXTORTED £70K FROMGRIEVING WIDOWERAFTER ATTACKTHREATS
A Renfrew woman who extorted more than £70,000 from a grieving widower after threatening to have him beaten up has been jailed. Margaret Watson also told her victim that she would lie to people that he had sexually assaulted her if he did not give her...
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PUPILSUSINGAI TOTARGET TEACHERS
School pupils are using AI to make degrading and sometimes sexual images of their teachers, trade union chiefs have revealed. The Scottish Secondary Teachers’ Association said pupils are creating fake social media accounts using teachers’ names. The...
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COUNCILSTAFF ‘HAVETOPAYTO GOTOWORK’
Plans to charge staff and councillors for parking at Renfrewshire House will come into force next week. The parking permit scheme, which led to criticism from Paisley Southeast councillor Eddie Devine, will be introduced next Tuesday. Councillor...
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MPBAXTER: ‘IWILLNOT BESILENCED AFTERBAN FROMEVENT’
An elected representative has said she “will not be silenced” after criticism of the SNP administration in Renfrewshire saw her “banned”from a community Johanna Baxter MP was told she was not welcome at the Provost’s Awards earlier this month as she...
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CHEERSAS EXTRATIME APPROVED
Renfrewshire pubs are celebrating taking the game into extra-time after additional licensing hours were agreed for the World Cup. Punters can enjoy watching Scotland in this summer’s extravaganza with boozers staying open for late-night matches.
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Positive paths for kids
Two Renfrewshire schools have gained global recognition for their work on emotional wellbeing. Woodlands Primary and Bushes Primary have this month both been awarded the Social and Emotional Learning Worldwide Model School status. The move comes...
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ANGEROVER PRAYERSFOR PERVERTPRIEST
Barrhead parents say they are “disgusted” after a priest urged them to pray for a convicted sex offender during mass. Families attending St John the Evangelist Parish Church on Sunday were urged to pray for former parish priest, Father Stephen...
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MANINJURED AFTERTEEN GANGATTACK
A man has been left with serious injuries after being attacked by a gang of teenage yobs in Paisley town centre. The 32-year-old was on Smithhills Street around 9pm on Sunday when a group of up to six youths launched the vicious attack. The thugs...
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BRUTESTABBED BARBOSSINPUB
A knife attacker who stabbed an off-duty bar manager is facing a prison sentence. Darren White, 46, struck Stephen Downie during the unprovoked assault at The Last Post pub in Paisley, on March 23, 2025. The High Court in Glasgow was told Mr Downie...
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RESTAURANT ANDPETROL STATIONPLANS OFFTHEMENU
Plans to build a petrol station, electric vehicle charging facility and drivethrough restaurant on land in Paisley have been refused by Renfrewshire Council. The development was anticipated to create up to 45 jobs if it had been given the green light...
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ALLY’SBID TOSCORE HOUSING
A decision on controversial plans for new homes in Bridge of Weir has been delayed. Real estate company James (Glasgow) Ltd – which lists Rangers hero Ally McCoist and Jeffrey East as directors – has requested planning permission for a reduced...
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ASSISTED DYINGBILL REJECTED
Renfrewshire MSPs voted overwhelmingly in favour of assisted dying following an emotional Holyrood debate on Tuesday. They were among 57 MSPs who backed calls for more choice and dignity in death – arguing it would end unbearable suffering for people...
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TRAINSERVICES BACKONTRACK
Services between Renfrewshire and Glasgow Central station will resume today, ScotRail has revealed. The rail operator was forced to halt services between Glasgow and Renfrewshire stations on March 8 following the colossal blaze at the neighbouring...
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CREEP’S 12TH CONVICTION
A serial Paisley sex offender has been spared jail after being convicted of his 12th offence. John Drummond (pictured right) has a criminal record for sexual offences which stretches back to the 1970s. In May last year, the 68-yearold committed his...
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BATTLETO SAVETREES FALTERS
A final attempt to halt the felling of a Paisley woodland has failed, activists have been told, as they continue to camp out at the site of a controversial housing development. Members of Save Paisley’s Green Space have been camped out near a...
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DON’T RIP TRINITYHIGH FROM ITS ROOTS
Moving Trinity High School from its “roots” in Renfrew to a site in Erskine could result in the loss of its “history, culture and tradition”, it has been warned. Jack Nellaney, the representative for the Diocese of Paisley and former head teacher of...
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UNDERCOVER PLANTOCATCH DOGPOO CULPRITS
Wardens could carry out plain-clothes patrols in a bid to tackle dog fouling in the area amid ongoing enforcement challenges. The prospect of teams conducting surveillance, in ordinary attire rather than uniform, is under consideration as Renfrewshire...
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£60K DRUGS FOUND INBUST
Drugs with an estimated street value of £60,000 have been recovered from a property in Paisley. Police raided the premises on Wellmeadow Street in the town’s West End around 6.10am on Tuesday morning. Diamorphine, cocaine and cannabis estimated to be...
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KILLERDRIVER FELLASLEEP ATTHEWHEEL
A driver killed a man after falling asleep at the wheel and mounting the kerb. Scott Nugent, 42, had just finished a 13-hour shift on the morning of September 18, 2024 when his car struck Stephen Craig and Craig McDermott on Hawkhead Road in...
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MANINCOURT ACCUSEDOF RAPINGTEEN
A man has appeared in court charged with rape after a teenage boy was attacked in Paisley. The incident happened around 8.15pm on Tuesday, March 3, on Meetinghouse Lane in the town. Declyn Haggerty appeared in private at Paisley Sheriff Court on...
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PLANSTO MERGESIX SCHOOLSIN SHAKE-UP
All Johnstone primary schools bar one could be amalgamated as part of a mass redesign of education in the town. Renfrewshire Council has revealed plans to cut the number of primaries in Johnstone from seven to four, while proposals for a newbuild...
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ARRESTMADE OVERRAPEOF TEENAGEBOY
A man has been charged in connection with the rape of a teenage boy in Paisley. The incident happened on Meetinghouse Lane in the centre of the town around 8.15pm on Tuesday. Police Scotland had launched an investigation into what they described as a...
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OURDUBAI MISSILES TERROR
A Paisley man visiting family in Dubai has told of the terrifying moment drones flew towards them as they enjoyed a brunch. Malcolm Morrison and his partner were catching up with loved ones on Saturday when Iran fired missiles at the country. The...
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MANHUNT AFTERTEEN BOYRAPED INLANE
Police are appealing for information after a teenage boy was raped in Paisley. The boy was attacked by an unknown man on Meetinghouse Lane in the town centre around 8.15pm on Tuesday evening. The suspect is described as white, around 30 years old,...
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ARMEDCOPS RACETOSIEGE
A man was rushed to hospital after an alleged stabbing at a property in Paisley on Monday night. Armed police raced to the Blackstoun Road area of the town around 7.05pm after being alerted to a disturbance. A 66-year-old man was found with serious...
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WE’LLGETAIRRAIL LINKBACKONTRACK
Anas Sarwar yesterday vowed Scottish Labour would revive plans for a Glasgow Airport rail link if he becomes First Minister. The project was considered in the early years of the SNP administration but scrapped in 2009 as a result of pressures caused...
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WARNINGTHAT RENFREWSHIRE WORKERSCOULD STRIKEOVERPAY ANDTERMSROW
Workers could soon walk out of Renfrewshire’s libraries, swimming pools and leisure centres as union chiefs warn of strike action. Unison said it is preparing to ballot staff at OneRen over concerns their working terms and conditions are being...
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PAISLEYKILLER SLASHEDINMATE INLUNCHQUEUE
A Paisley murderer slashed a fellow crook during a prison lunchtime break, a court has heard. William McLean, 25, attacked Lewis Spence, 28, on October 31, 2024, at HMP Addiewell in West Lothian. The High Court in Edinburgh heard that McLean – who...
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STOPLEDCOPS TO£68KDRUGS
Drugs with a street value of £68,000 were seized following a vehicle stop in Paisley. Police officers from the Renfrewshire Road Safety Initiative were on patrol on Tuesday afternoon. Around 4.15pm, the vehicle was stopped on Limecraigs Avenue in the...
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COUNCILTAX COULDRISE BY 7.5 %
Renfrewshire residents are bracing themselves for a 7.5 per cent hike in council tax in the next financial year – if the SNP administration’s budget passes today. The proposed increase will be discussed at a summit this morning as elected members meet...
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TWOHURTIN BUSCOLLISION
Two people were rushed to hospital after being struck by a bus in Paisley on Saturday night. The incident, which involved a McGill’s service, happened shortly before 7.30pm on Causeyside Street at its junctions with Orchard Street and New Street. A...
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£180KFINE ‘ISJUSTICE FORROSS’
The family of a Paisley dad who died after plunging through a“fragile roof”at work “now have justice” after a firm was fined over £180,000. Ross Hanratty, 28, died in October 2022 after falling through a roof at Seafield Industrial Estate in...
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THENATIONIS BEHINDYOU
Craig Ferguson Paisley man Craig Ferguson is today embarking on his 3,000-mile trek across the USA as he seeks to raise awareness of mental health. Craig will walk a marathon a day as he makes his way from Los Angeles to Boston ahead of Scotland’s...
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‘ADANGER TOWOMEN’
A Renfrewshire mum has told how her violent ex battered her “black and blue” and strangled her with an iPhone cable while she was heavily pregnant with their child. Evil Steven Manson, 29, subjected Kirsty Nealis, 27, to a horrific campaign of...
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WOMAN’S BODY FOUND ATBEACH
Erskine beach was cordoned off by police yesterday after reports a woman’s body had been seen in the River Clyde. The tragic discovery was made by a member of the public around 12.20pm when Renfrewshire police and the Coastguard raced to the...
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OPENNEW PROBEINTO MISSING WOMEN
The author of a new book on Johnstone-born serial killer Peter Tobin believes he may have murdered up to ten other women. Author Jane Hamilton has also called for a new investigation into his crimes to give closure to the parents who believe their...
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The survivor of a Paisley sex attacker says she is slowly trying to rebuild her life after he preyed on her as she slept.
The young woman was just 18 when she was attacked by Steven Richardson while at a party held for his wife. The 43-year-old was sentenced to 28 months in jail at Paisley Sheriff Court on February 10 and was placed on the sex offenders register for ten...
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FRAUDWARNING AFTERPENSIONER TARGETED
Buddies are being warned to “be on their guard” after a pensioner was targeted by fraudsters on Friday. The 74-year-old man from Ralston received calls from someone pretending to be from the financial authority at around 4pm. They told him they were...
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RETHINKNEEDED ONFLY-TIPPING
An environmental charity leader has called for Renfrewshire Council to revamp its strategy in tackling fly-tipping. The call comes after some dumb dumping on West March Road in Paisley – yards from Glasgow Airport’s direct parking car park. Terry...
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STAFFPARKING FEE‘ISSCANDALOUS’
Plans to charge council staff and elected members hundreds of pounds for an annual parking permit at Renfrewshire House have been slammed as “scandalous”. The local authority has come under fire over its intention to reintroduce a charging scheme for...
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CROOKED PPESCAM DOCTOR STRUCKOFF
An NHS doctor who was jailed for selling stolen hospital PPE on eBay during the Covid-19 pandemic has been struck off. Dr Attiya Sheikh, 46, has been erased from the GMC medical register after exploiting her position for “financial gain”. The Medical...
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KNIFEFOUND YARDSFROM HIGHSCHOOL
A knife has been found yards from a Paisley school, police have confirmed. The blade was discovered by a member of the public on Monday morning, near Castlehead High School, between Canal Street and Main Street. A staff member from the school...
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KICKINGUPA STINKABOUT DOGFOULING CAMPAIGN
A row has erupted over a dog fouling awareness campaign after Renfrewshire Council was accused of “wasting” taxpayers’ cash. Last year, £30,000 was allocated to resource the scheme. Reform UK’s Councillor Jamie McGuire (pictured right) fired: “The...
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RAILLINKCOULDHAVE SAVEDTRAVELLERSCASH
A Renfrewshire politician has laid the blame for Glasgow Airport’s latest drop-off charge rise at the door of the First Minister. Neil Bibby MSP criticised the long-term effects of John Swinney’s decision to scrap the Glasgow Airport Rail Link at...
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BRODIEPARK RAPISTSTILL ONTHELOOSE
The rapist who attacked a woman in a Renfrewshire park almost two months ago is still at large, Police Scotland has confirmed. The thug targeted the woman in Brodie Park in Paisley on November 16, 2025. Police – who issued a description of the...
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GREENLIGHTFOR COUNCILTO WRITEO FF £260K O F ‘UNVIABLE’DEBT
Renfrewshire Council will write off more than £260,000 of irrecoverable debt after elected members authorised the move yesterday. The step is set to be taken because the recovery of debt from certain individuals and companies is no longer considered...
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PATIENT’S 7 HR WAITOUTSIDERAH FORTREATMENT
A patient has waited outside the Royal Alexandra Hospital for seven hours before being admitted, new data has revealed. A Freedom of Information Request, submitted by Paul O’Kane MSP, has revealed the maximum turnaround time for an ambulance at the...
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BRING A FRIEND
Residents have been “freezing” in their own homes in Paisley amid problems with a heating and hot water system, it has been claimed. Issues have arisen with a biomass boiler system, serving homes in the Calside area, and led to an influx of...
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ANGRYMUM INWARNING AFTERTAXI RIDETERROR
A Paisley mum has issued a warning after a taxi she ordered arrived with another man in the vehicle. Laura Hegart had been out for dinner with her daughter when she called up Renfrewshire Cabs to get home. However, there were two men in the car when...
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CAREWORKER CREEPTOUCHED COLLEAGUE... THENBLAMED HERCLOTHING
The social work regulator has defended its decision to permit a carer to continue working – despite him touching a colleague’s breast. Adebola Kudoro, who was a social care worker in Paisley at the time, laid the blame for two incidents of...
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HOTELPLANS GREENLIGHT
A former live music venue in Paisley is set to be transformed into an aparthotel after plans were given the go ahead by Renfrewshire Council. The applicant intends to link the building, previously home to The Cave, to the neighbouring 40-42 New...
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Cuts back on the table
Controversial cost-cutting proposals – which would affect some of the area’s most vulnerable people – are expected to be reconsidered later this year. Decision-makers were deadlocked on eight measures drafted to help close a multi-million-pound budget...
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WORKER’S ARMED ROBBERY ORDEAL
A retail assistant was in the Paisley Shop on Glasgow Road on Tuesday afternoon when a man allegedly threatened to stab him if he didn’t open the till. The business owner told the Express the ordeal has left him terrified. He said: “The member of...
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VILERAPIST JAILEDFOR TENYEARS
A barber who raped two traumatised women was jailed yesterday for 10 years. Vile Anas Almarjeh preyed on his first victim while she was asleep at a house in his home town of Barrhead in late 2019. He then repeatedly abused the second victim between...
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HEADERSLINKED TOBRAININJURY
Heading a football “likely” contributed to the brain disease which was a factor in the death of former St Mirren footballer Gordon McQueen, an inquest has found. McQueen, who was capped for Scotland 30 times, played for the Buddies between 1970 and...
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RETIRED FIREMAN ‘ASHAMED’ OFCHILD ABUSEHAUL
A retired fireman who was caught with over 1,000 horrific images and videos of child sexual exploitation and abuse has avoided a jail sentence. Twisted Roger Hoiles was snared when cops received information that a device linked to his Neilston home...
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I’LLHELP TOTURN CENTREDREAM INTOAREALITY
Ambitious plans to regenerate the Paisley Centre could revitalise the town’s high street, Anas Sarwar has said. The Scottish Labour leader said he was committed to exploring how proposals for the shopping mall could become a reality when he visited...
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Demands for clean-up close to supermarket
Concerns have been raised about the build up of rubbish amid alleged sightings of rats near a Linwood supermarket. The Asda store, in the Phoenix Retail Park, has come under scrutiny after members of the public complained about the amount of litter...
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BLAZECLOSES RECYCLINGSITE
An early morning fire ripped through a recycling plant in Linwood yesterday morning. Emergency services were called to the blaze at the Viridor waste facility transfer station on Middleton Road at around 6.45am. The station – which processes waste on...
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‘CHAINSAW MURDERBID SCENELIKEA HORRORFILM’
A man who tried to murder a police officer with a chainsaw in a scene a judge described as being like a “horror film” was jailed for 10 years yesterday. Liridon Kastrati was sentenced having earlier been convicted of the attempted murder of PC Gary...
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PAYTAXTOHELP FUNDGLASGOW
An SNP group has called on people living in Renfrewshire to pay tax towards Glasgow city services. Susan Aitken, leader of Glasgow City Council, wants the Scottish Government to explore ways the city can raise more funds from its outlying areas. She...
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FUTUREFOCUS FORCENTREIS POSITIVESTEP
Plans to transform the Paisley Centre are gathering pace as Scotland’s leading infrastructure experts join efforts to get the initiative off the ground. Scottish Futures Trust (SFT) has joined forces with Renfrewshire Council and the centre’s owner,...
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BANDING TOGETHER INMEMORY OFDEREK
A fundraiser to support the family of Derek Russell has raised in excess of £8,000 just one week after he was fatally injured at a Paisley demolition site. The impressive sum was reached on the eve of Rangers’ Scottish Cup match with Annan Athletic at...
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‘DONOTHAND OUTCASHTILL PROBEISOVER’
Paisley-based charity Kibble has been given an undisclosed sum in Scottish Government funding despite being investigated over financial decisions. The organisation is currently the subject of a near three-year probe by the Scottish charity...
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