Duck Feet by Ely Percy reviewed by local councillor Lisa-Marie Hughes First released in February of last year, Ely Percy’s Saltire Society Scotland Scottish Book of the Year, Duck Feet, is the coming-of-age story of local teenager Kirsty Campbell as she navigates her way through her time at Renfrew Grammar. Having been a teenage girl just a […]
Read MoreFashionistas can be right on trend with the latest looks as the first Vanilla fashion store in Scotland has just opened in the Braehead Centre. The Vanilla philosophy is to help each individual woman and teenage girl find their own unique style, identity and confidence, embracing both femininity and a sassiness in what they wear. […]
Read MoreThis poem by Donna Matthew is inspired by An Oral History of Noise and Piecework in Paisley’s Thread Mills by William Burns. We Just Thought We Were Superhuman Paisley was the mills and the mills were Paisley when childhood was a vast sky of wishes. She walked out of the school gates on a […]
Read MoreA resident for four decades, Houston-based writer Denny Macgee takes us on a tour of his adopted home. It’s late 1981. My wife Mary and I are heading along the Georgetown Road towards Houston in a van full of furniture and six or seven kids (only three of them ours) – and I’m crying my […]
Read MorePossessing a hypnotic and immersive sound, Paisley-based rapper Washington takes us inside his unique sonic world. What sparked your initial interest in music? When I was in Zimbabwe, I went to a boarding school. It was a school where you couldn’t even speak in class, but we were in the choir and that was the […]
Read MoreOffering up a fresh take on one of Scotland’s most beloved cuisines, Suzanne Oswald visits Anise Indian Kitchen at The River Inn. It’s fair to say that Anise isn’t your standard Indian restaurant. Situated in the leafy, tranquil surroundings of Crosslee, the inviting eatery is a recent addition to the already popular River Inn. Having […]
Read MorePaisley’s popular music, comedy and arts festival The Spree is back for its 10th year with a thrilling line-up for 2022. Live events will take place in the iconic Salon Perdu Speigeltent at the town’s Bridge Street from Thursday 1 – Saturday 10 September, promising a fantastic 10-day programme for gig-goers. The festival kicks off […]
Read MoreThere’s so much to enjoy at this year’s Paisley Food and Drink Festival with the Renfrewshire CAMRA Beer Tent, brilliant local producers, and great live music across the two-day event. The Festival, which takes place on Friday 29 and Saturday 30 April, will see around 30 street food traders, licensed bars, music and entertainment in […]
Read MoreWelcome to Tommy McGrory’s Paisley Music Roundup 01, looking ahead at gigs in the town from Friday. The Bungalow are having a 60s pop and rock night on Friday. On the two-band bill is Poppermost, a rock ‘n’ roll live trio with special guests Hot Banana. Relive the golden age of flower power, protest songs, […]
Read MoreTHE little-known art form of Lumia – creating colourful shapes and moving images using light – is being exhibited in a former department store in the Paisley Centre from Wednesday 13th April. The spectacular free exhibition, called Lumia: Performing Light, is being staged at the recently-created Art Department exhibition space by Outspoken Arts in the […]
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