Work 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...
Read MorePaisley Food and Drink Festival returns with a bumper-sized portion of what you’ve come to expect and more vendors than ever If there’s one things that’s universal in this increasingly fractious world, it’s that there’s nothing better than some good grub. In recent years, Renfrewshire has increasingly become a stronghold of brilliant eateries, serving...
Read More40 years since they first enraptured audiences, Peter Cox from Go West has lost none of his love of the craft. Ahead of their show at Paisley Town Hall, the singer/songwriter talks to Mill about the band’s history, breaking America and much more. Despite how ubiquitous they were in the 80s and 90s, Peter...
Read MorePupils, teachers and families of Bargarran Primary School are celebrating getting a glowing report from Education Scotland’s inspectors The Erskine school received an excellent grade for leadership and three very good grades for learning and teaching, wellbeing and inclusion, and attainment and achievement. Headteacher Alistair Lyle is praised for his strategic direction of the...
Read MorePro-Life Fitness Centre are ingraining themselves into the community, uplifting both their members and hundreds of other across the region If you’ve lived in Renfrewshire for any length of time, you’ve likely heard the term Pro-Life bandied around. There are a litany of potential contexts where you might’ve heard it, whether it’s someone who’s...
Read MorePupils from St James’ Primary School in Paisley have been learning how to respect and appreciate the diversity different cultures bring to the local community During October, the pupils enthusiastically took part in a series of activities and events based on this year’s Black History Month theme – ‘Reclaiming Narratives’. This engaged pupils, staff,...
Read MoreRenfrewshire’s Provost, Lorraine Cameron is once again inviting children of primary school age to design a Christmas card for 2024 Three winners will be selected with each winner having the chance to push the button to switch on the Christmas lights in either Paisley, Johnstone or Renfrew. The winning designs will also be recreated...
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