After transforming a passion project into a one-stop-shop for all things Scottish, Kilbarchan’s Gillian Kyle takes us inside her thriving — and Tunnocks endorsed — enterprise. How did the business come about? I studied textiles at art school and I really wanted to be a fashion designer but I realised that if I wanted to […]
Read MoreCounty Square in Paisley could be transformed into an expanded outdoor events venue and attractive arrival point for the town with new designs having been revealed. The public are now being asked to have their say on the proposals, which aim to encourage more use of the square all year round. The proposed changes are part […]
Read MoreTV celebrity chef James Martin has teamed up with potato king, Albert Bartlett to launch a SpudULike By James Martin eatery at the Braehead Centre. It’s a concept that takes the humble baked potato to a whole new level and the re-branded restaurant in the upper mall at Braehead opened at the end of October […]
Read MoreRemembrance Sunday services are set to return to Renfrewshire for the first time since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, with parades and services scheduled to take place in towns and villages across the region. On 14 November, parades will take place from 9.45am to mark Remembrance Sunday, with a two minutes silence at 11am, […]
Read MoreRecently appointed as Renfrewshire Council’s Climate Emergency Lead Officer, Roz Smith has spent more than decade developing sustainable solutions to tackle climate change. As Strategic Energy Coordinator in the Sustainable Development team at Stirling Council, she helped develop the area’s first district heating network which uses low carbon and renewable heat, as well as the […]
Read MoreA star of the small screen and stages alike, Paisley-born actor Neve McIntosh talks us through her Renfrewshire roots, career highlights and more. Two decades plus since she first burst onto screens, Neve McIntosh remains a firm believer in entertainment’s ability to empower and inform. Sat in Brew on County Square on a day off […]
Read MoreWith the eye health of its local community firmly in sight, Specsavers Paisley is proud to feature eye-tech which can help to identify some sight-threatening conditions up to four years earlier than a standard eye test. The Moss Street store can now provide customers with an OCT (optical coherence tomography) scan, which can help detect […]
Read MoreJenny’s Well nature reserve in Paisley is to be further transformed after volunteers were awarded more than £14,000 to continue their environmental work. Having removed more than 300 bags of litter and all fly tipping from the site, the Friends of Jenny’s Well group have been awarded funding to create wildflower areas and plant bulbs […]
Read MoreA unique arts trail around Paisley town centre, Paisley Windows on Cop26, shops will literally shine a light on the climate issues facing people in Renfrewshire. As world leaders gather only a few miles away in Glasgow for the Cop26 Climate Change conference, more than a dozen shop windows in Paisley will feature illuminated window […]
Read MoreBe guid tae yer Mammy by Emma Grae, reviewed by Keira Brown, Renfrewshire Writers Forum Coordinator. From journalist and fiction writer, Emma Grae, comes this moral tale of legacy, family values, relationships and secrets that are intrinsic to many families. Be guid tae yer Mammy, published by Unbound, is a life-affirming tale set in Glasgow, and written […]
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