In January, Renfrewshire Carers Centre (RCC) celebrated 30 years of supporting unpaid Carers in Renfrewshire at Paisley Town Hall At the event, Depute Provost of Renfrewshire, Councillor Cathy McEwan, shared a few kind words about the impact carers have on our communities and joined Renfrewshire Carers Centre Manager, Diane Goodman, in cutting the anniversary...
Read MoreRenfrewshire’s cultural sector has received a £1million cash boost as awards from Renfrewshire Council’s Culture, Heritage and Events Fund (CHEF) and newly formed Cultural Organisation Fund (COF) are confirmed COF is a new multi-year funding programme that will support established Renfrewshire-based cultural organisations to deliver creative activities for residents, supporting long-term engagement with the arts, culture and...
Read MoreFrom veterinarian to cycling mainstay, Neah Evans talks to Ethan Barlow about her unorthodox route to Scottish sporting history Langbank’s Neah Evans has reached the pinnacle of competitive cycling, achieving Commonwealth Games medals in both track and road events. The 35-year-old has also picked up Olympic silver in her specialised track events, winning multiple...
Read MoreA new civic plaza, garden and events space will be created in Erskine to provide a focal point for the local community The project is the first phase of a wider framework for enhancements within the town centre that Renfrewshire Council has developed with local residents and community groups. Bringing into use vacant land...
Read MorePaisley Halloween Festival 2025 will return to town next month to celebrate the spooky season with a packed programme of frightful fun for all the family The free to attend festival, which brings thousands of people to the town centre, will take place on Friday 24 October from 4pm – 9pm and Saturday 25...
Read MoreGlenvale Football Club has pledged to Keep the Promise to local care-experienced children and young people by committing to support the Renfrewshire’s Promise Keeper Network Three members of Paisley-based club are accredited as Promise Keepers, joining more than 300 local people in the network set up by Renfrewshire Council. All 70 coaches at the...
Read MoreWork has started on the construction of 65 new council houses in Gallowhill as part of Renfrewshire Council’s large-scale housing regeneration programme The £13.7million development is being built on a vacant site off Montgomery Road and will consist of a mix of property types and sizes including cottage flats with direct access and garden...
Read MoreBlend 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...
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...
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...
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