Inside Out Catering: Richard McShane’s passion for excellence

Ethan Barlow gets an in-depth look at a Renfrewshire-based Inside Out Catering, a company making a splash across the nation  Based in Johnstone, Inside Out Catering provides a wide range of cuisine across the country. The business was founded in 2019 after the success of the “Rollin Pig” street food. The original name went... Read More

Emmerson Homes: Johnstone’s estate agency making a difference

Leading with community at their core, Emmerson Homes are looking to make a difference in people’s lives, not just turn a profit, Ethan Barlow finds out more… Based in Johnstone, Helen Emmerson’s award-winning brand has maintained their early successes after becoming an independent estate and letting agent in September of 2024. Emmerson Homes has... Read More

It’s Alive: Rebeca Yepez Corsetti on getting started in business

Rebeca Yepez Corsetti from It’s Alive in Johnstone discusses her enterprise and instrumental early dealings with Renfrewshire’s Business Gateway Tell us about your business and the services you offer. My name is Rebeca Yepez Corsetti and I’m the director of It’s Alive. My business makes natural, live-fermented, gut-friendly food and drink like kimchi, sauerkraut,... Read More

Callan’s Café Johnstone lunch review by Robert Blair

Our core team of Robert and Paul visit Callan’s Café at their new home in Johnstone for a wholesome and hearty meal Never underestimate the power of vision. It’s what transports a person from their beginnings into what they’ll aspire to become and with enough drive and imagination, anything can happen.  When the team... Read More

Rachel Carruthers: beauty expert from Eclipse Hair and Beauty

Rachel Carruthers, salon owner at Eclipse Hair and Beauty in Johnstone, talks us through her story and essential products How did you start? I was pretty much brought up in a salon environment as my mum is a hairdresser and hairdressing felt like a natural thing for me to do. I worked as a... Read More

De’ Buddha Johnstone dinner review by Suzanne Oswald

Resident food reviewer Suzanne Oswald heads along to De’ Buddha, one of Renfrewshire’s most singular and diverse new eateries  When the Mill team first got in touch about my first culinary assignment of 2024, it was hard not to be a little intrigued. Traditional Nepalese food in the heart of Johnstone? From a multi-award... Read More

Eclipse Hair and Beauty celebrates 40 years in business

Eclipse Hair and Beauty in Johnstone celebrated their 40th year in business in October, we caught up with the founder of the salon, Linda Carruthers, to find out more about this family enterprise “I started Eclipse Hair & Beauty way back in October of1983. When I retired a couple of years ago, I passed... Read More

Lauren Grace: the prodigiously talented actor talks to Mill Magazine

Johnstone’s own Lauren Grace takes us inside her journey from aspiring theatre student to star of the small screen with very big plans for the future When Mill catches up with Lauren Grace, the prodigiously talented actor is just back from helping to train up the next crop of actors at the River City... Read More

Johnstone town centre public engagement event

People who live, work and visit Johnstone town centre can help shape the vision for its future There’s a public engagement event at 56 Houston Court, Johnstone (at the corner of Houstoun Square) next Wednesday (27 September) from 9am to 6pm and an online survey to capture everyone’s feedback on the town centre. The... Read More

Aleo Café in Johnstone lunch review

Our core team take a trip to Aleo Café, one of Johnstone’s unsung eateries for an immensely satisfying afternoon  No-one supports a local business quite like the Johnstone faithful. Whether it’s a pub, gym, bingo hall or café, it’s a place that has proven itself to be predisposed to uplifting the enterprises in their... Read More