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Johnstone Phoenix Theatre Group to bring Beauty and the Beast panto to town hall this Christmas Beauty and the Beast takes to the stage at Park Mains High School Quarriers to host event for brain injury support in Renfrewshire Bridge of Weir Care Home invites community to summer fair Staff from Auchenlodment Primary and ELCC join inflatable 5K and 10K for charity

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EDUCATION

Beauty and the Beast takes to the stage at Park Mains High School

Park Mains High School in Erskine is set to bring Disney magic to life this September with its school production of Beauty and the…
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Work begins on 65 new energy-efficient council homes in Gallowhill
EVENTS
Staff from Auchenlodment Primary and ELCC join inflatable 5K and 10K for charity
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Paisley

Demolition work begins on Well Street as part of West End regeneration

Demolition work has started today on Well Street in Paisley as part of a major regeneration project in the town’s West End.
Scotland’s Children’s Commissioner hails conference as a space to ‘take action and make meaningful change’
Paisley football club sign up to Keep the Promise
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Renfrew

First day excitement for children starting school in Renfrewshire

80 young children were excited to start school at St James’ Primary School, Renfrew.
Renfrew welcomes top piping talent
Plaque unveiled at Westway to mark landmark moment in medical imaging
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Johnstone

Johnstone History Museum appeals for local volunteers

Johnstone History Museum is on the lookout for new volunteers to join its team.
Three Renfrewshire restaurants scoop national food awards
Free food and family fun at Johnstone Burgh’s Tuesday night event
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Erskine

Beauty and the Beast takes to the stage at Park Mains High School

Park Mains High School in Erskine is set to bring Disney magic to life this September with its school production of Beauty…
Cala Homes acquires Erskine site with plans for new properties in Erskine
Renfrewshire pupils go on unique polar expedition to Iceland
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Barrhead

Taylor Wimpey donates £1,400 to Barrhead charity Include Me 2 Club

Taylor Wimpey West Scotland has donated a further £1,400 to Include Me 2 Club in Barrhead, continuing its long-term commitment to supporting…
Breaking ground on Barrhead’s new £18.3m Balgray station
Independent retailers in Barrhead invited to take part in Cala’s ‘Showhome of Support’

Politics

MacLaren “hugely disappointed” as Langbank GP surgery looks set to close
Renfrewshire MSP hails support for families with children in hospital
Greens urge councils to change school uniform rules and cut costs for families

Education

Positive inspection feedback for Beech Avenue and Barochan Road children’s houses
Scottish charity empowers Renfrewshire students to design life-changing products for the visually impaired
Fun-filled summer for kids at Council’s holiday camps

Health

Record number of runners sign up to Paisley 10k
Renfrewshire Lib Dems launch petition for rollout of lung cancer screening programme
Women and children’s support service marks 25 years of care

Court News

Police seized £500k of cocaine including from graveyard drugs handover
Paisley sex predator brought to justice after 60 years
Paisley rapist was aged just 14 when he first struck is jailed for seven years