Santa will bringing a ho-ho-whole lot of fun when he visits Braehead Centre in the run-up to Christmas. Rudolph will be parking the sleigh on the Braehead boardwalk on the banks of the River Clyde, as that’s where all the festive fun takes place this year from tomorrow/today (Thursday 11 November) until Christmas Eve,...
Read MoreRenfrew and Johnstone will be full of Christmas cheer this winter with festive fun characters making appearances in the town centres on select Saturdays in November and December. Cheeky elves, giant nutcrackers and Christmas candles will be among the characters visiting Renfrew and Johnstone this winter, spreading festive cheer to locals and visitors. They’ll...
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...
Read MoreHalf a decade into its existence, resident Renfrewshire Pokémon GO expert Tim Merrick discusses the game’s enduring appeal, its health benefits and more. As Pokémon GO approaches five years since its launch, the mobile sensation continues to attract new players and has over 60,000,000 people regularly participating every month. Why do you think this...
Read MoreSeven Scottish kids with Down’s syndrome are the stars of an innovative educational resource aimed at raising awareness of the condition amongst schoolchildren throughout the UK and dispelling the stigma and myths associated with it. The resource, produced by the multi award-winning Paisley-based charity I Am Me Scotland, includes a short film, animation and...
Read MoreThe project to build 95 new homes in the Johnstone Castle area has been recognised at a prestigious Scotland-wide awards ceremony. The development across five sites in the Renfrewshire town was awarded Affordable Housing Development of the Year in the Social Rent category at the latest Scottish Home Awards. This complex and challenging programme...
Read MoreCreate Paisley, a Renfrewshire-based youth arts charity is working with partners to promote creativity and wellbeing again this October by hosting Open Mind Summit, a one-day online event exploring how creativity and culture can improve young people’s wellbeing. Launched in 2019 on World Mental Health Day (10 October) the sell-out event attracted over 100...
Read MoreIn the latest of a series of articles that spotlight the crucial and inspiring work of Renfrewshire’s own Kairos Women+, volunteer Arti Gosai reflects on Making Her Mark, a historical project that provided purpose, context and much more during a difficult time. When I agreed to write this piece about the Making Her Mark...
Read MorePaisley is set to host a festival of family fun as The Wee Spree returns this October. The popular programme of activities for kids and families will take place from Saturday 9 – Saturday 16 October, with plenty for everyone to enjoy during the school holidays. The Wee Spree events will also coincide with...
Read MoreOur fourth and final feature in collaboration with RAMH looks at re-connecting with the people closest to you. Catching up with family and close friends will be an important part of self-care for many as we start to be able to physically ‘meet up’. Even for those who have been able to keep in touch...
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