Brian Hannan, local author and manager of Abbey Books in Paisley, reviews 16 Incle Street by Jeff Holmes Few Paisley addresses are as notorious as 16 Incle Street. For it was there in 1924 that Joe Gallacher. Aged 29, slashed his wife’s throat with a razor. Ordinarily, he would have been an automatic candidate...
Read MoreRegarded as one of the world’s finest DJs, Judge Jules is bringing his 10-piece band to Ingliston Estate & Country Club for an evening of spellbinding dance classics. In an exclusive interview with Mill, he discusses the show, his lifelong love of music, changes in the industry and more… Since his teenage years, Judge...
Read MoreA noted personality across TV and radio, Scotland’s own Robyn Richford talks us through her inspiring story of persistence that has led her to a successful career When you’re growing up in a provincial town, the concept of transcending its boundaries to reach the wider world can seem daunting, if not entirely unobtainable. For...
Read MoreAfter the untimely passing of his uncle John, young Connor Beck began to raise money for charity, now he’s getting the plaudits he deserves for all of his tireless work When tragedy takes hold, it’s easy to be swamped by the agony of loss. However, there are times where, in an effort to immortalise...
Read MorePaisley Museum team uncovers links to Scotland’s Victorian lost world champion runner, William Cummings The team behind the £45 million refurbishment of Paisley Museum have unearthed the story behind a Paisley distance runner who was the Mo Farah of his time. William Cummings, was born in 1858 in Paisley, to a family of shoemakers....
Read MoreBrian Hannan from Abbey Books in Paisley takes a look at a new book, The Renfrewshire Victoria Crosses by Graham Fulton Paisley poet Graham Fulton has commemorated the actions of the five Paisley men awarded the country’s highest wartime honour – the Victoria Cross – in battles from the Crimean War to World Two. These...
Read MoreBrian Hannan from Abbey Books in Paisley reviews another fantastic book, The Earth Is Weeping by Peter Cozzens This award-winning history of the Indian Wars in America is so even-handed you won’t find a single mention of the word “genocide”. That’s about the only flaw in this magnificent history of a war that lasted nearly...
Read MoreBrian Hannan from Abbey Books in Paisley reviews The Waste Land, A Biography of a Poem by Matthew Hollis Except for the late burst of popularity afforded W.H. Auden’s Stop the Clocks after inclusion in Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994), T.S. Eliot’s The Waste Land, published in 1922, would have reigned supreme as...
Read MoreRenfrewshire has honoured local groups and volunteers for their work in the community at the 2023 Provost’s Community Awards. Renfrewshire’s Provost Lorraine Cameron was joined by comperè Gina McKie to help celebrate the achievements of devoted community members who go above and beyond to make Renfrewshire a better place to live and work. The...
Read MoreOver a 20 year timespan, Fiona Brice has become a standard-bearer in orchestral arrangements for contemporary music. Now a resident of Kilmacolm, she speaks to us about her incredible journey. There’s simply never knowing where natural talent and creativity will take you and if anyone’s career is a testament to that, it’s Fiona Brice’s....
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