It was a rare opportunity to celebrate all that is special about this place, to remind people of the rich industrial heritage, of the globally recognised engineering and construction expertise that occurred on both banks of the Clyde” – Tony Kettle, Kettle Collective. From a striking glass façade in Reykjavik designed to capture the...
Read MoreThe Specsavers Paisley Renfrewshire Inspirational Awards 2024 honours amazing local people, groups and charities at a ceremony in Paisley’s Mill & Brae Unsung heroes are everywhere around us, even if we don’t necessarily take the time to notice them. They’re people who go out of their way for others, even when things aren’t always...
Read MorePaisley town centre will host a day-long programme of entertainment this summer to celebrate Sma’ Shot Day 2024 – one of the world’s oldest worker’s festivals Sma’ Shot Day celebrates a 19th-century victory by the town’s weavers over their bosses in an industrial dispute. This year’s event will take place on Saturday 6th July...
Read MoreThe modernisation of Paisley Arts Centre into a unique and intimate performance venue and creative hub has been completed and will soon reopen to the public Work has been ongoing to transform the performance facilities, audience experience and venue space at the Arts Centre as part of a wider regeneration of Paisley’s cultural venues...
Read MoreThe new Renfrew bridge across the River Clyde has been hailed as ‘a gamechanger’ when politicians visited the site in Renfrewshire on 3rd May 2024 The new bridge is part of the £117million Clyde Waterfront and Renfrew Riverside project, being led by Renfrewshire Council and funded as part of the £1.13billion Glasgow City Region...
Read MoreRenfrewshire Business Challenge Fund: empowering Renfrewshire businesses for success through growth and sustainability Renfrewshire Council’s Business Challenge Fund aims to bolster the growth and sustainability of small to medium sized enterprises (SMEs) in Renfrewshire. The initiative with support from the UK Shared Prosperity Fund invited proposals from public, private, education and third sector organisations...
Read MorePaisley Food and Drink Festival returns to the town this weekend for a two-day feastival with plenty for everyone to sample and enjoy The popular event, which is one of Scotland’s largest outdoor food and drink festivals, will take place in Abbey Close and Bridge Street on Friday 26 and Saturday 27 April, welcoming...
Read MoreThis summer, Paisley First are bringing Iconic Dinosaurs to Paisley town centre for a free and fun family day out Marvel at the amazing brick-built dinosaurs as Paisley town centre goes Jurassic from Saturday 22nd June until Monday 19th August. This exciting free trail brings the fascinating world of dinosaurs to life using...
Read MoreThe Paisley 10k and Fun Run will see thousands taking to the streets when the event returns to the town on Sunday 18th August, 2024 Event organisers OneRen are aiming high this year and hope to be able to break last year’s record-breaking runners total, which saw over 3500 people pull on their trainers...
Read MorePaisley’s Learning and Cultural Hub – the new home for Paisley Central Library – has won the physical category at the EDGE Awards. EDGE brings together national and international library practitioners at their conference in Edinburgh. The new library facility opened in November 2023 following a £7 million investment from Renfrewshire Council and is...
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