Blend Coffee Lounge is back at a new home in the Paisley Arts Centre, but the ethos remains the same If you speak to Alan Baird of Blend Coffee Lounge, there are a few common threads that will emerge in any conversation about the business. One thing that’ll strike you immediately is that it seems […]
Read MoreFresh, local, and direct from the source – now available in Renfrewshire, owner Sam Faheem talks us through Rise & Grind Roastery At Rise & Grind Roastery, every cup tells a story. Since launching in 2022, we’ve been committed to sourcing coffee the right way — by building direct, lasting relationships with the farmers who […]
Read MoreClaire Elliot reveals an inspiring story of humour, heart, and heavy lifting when she visited AK Vehicle Rental In a town such as Paisley, where community ties run as deep as the area’s rich history, companies like AK Vehicle Rental stand as more than just a business – it’s a family saga written in diesel […]
Read MoreWhen helping friends move (because they are not allowed to stay) A poem by EmmaClaire Brightlyn Love is a many vesselled thing not limited to a muscle encased by a cage of bones and a breast. Love’s mercurial shape can take more states than water, finding home in plates and dishes as well as kisses […]
Read MoreKatie Graham at Connected Chiropractic talks about her business and forever relishing the help and support she and her team can give to their patients Living with discomfort that affects your daily movement and activity can be challenging. When traditional approaches may not have provided the outcome you seek, exploring evidence-based care options becomes important. […]
Read MoreJohnstone High School recently hosted the first ever Menstrual Hygiene Day to be held in a Renfrewshire school Menstrual Hygiene Day is an international date to celebrate periods and challenge stigma around periods and raise awareness around women’s health issues such as endometriosis, fibroids, ovarian cysts, and adenomyosis. Menstrual Hygiene Day was the 28th of […]
Read MoreNine determined pupils from Park Mains High School took a unique trip of a lifetime to the snowy wilds of East Greenland within the Arctic circle The pupils are the first from the west of Scotland to take part in The Polar Academy since the charity started the initiative 11 years ago. The Polar Academy […]
Read MoreEvery book collection tells a story, and none more so than that of Christopher Priest, as Brian Hannan of Abbey Books has discovered It’s taken us the best part of a year to open all the 50 boxes containing about 2,000 books that were donated by the widow of novelist Christopher Priest who lived in […]
Read MoreWe take a look at Light ASMR Massage, an innovative new form of relaxation and wellbeing available in Paisley If you’ve been on the internet anytime in the past five years, you likely have a fleeting awareness of the concept of ASMR. An abbreviation which stands for autonomous sensory meridian response, there are a variety […]
Read MorePaisley Food and Drink Festival returns with a bumper-sized portion of what you’ve come to expect and more vendors than ever If there’s one things that’s universal in this increasingly fractious world, it’s that there’s nothing better than some good grub. In recent years, Renfrewshire has increasingly become a stronghold of brilliant eateries, serving up […]
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