Black is the Colour by Seamus Connolly book review

Black is the Colour by Seamus Connolly reviewed by local councillor Lisa-Marie Hughes. In Black is the Colour, we meet lawyer Cal Lynch as he returns to Scotland, three decades after fleeing as a child in the wake of the brutal murder of his father by a gangster on the streets of Glasgow. Cal is back... Read More

Paisley Arts Centre transformation underway

Work has now started on a transformation of Paisley Arts Centre which will add new modern performance facilities and an extension to the much-loved historic venue. The building is being upgraded as a unique and intimate performance venue and creative hub, which will drive new life and footfall into the heart of the town... Read More

Hex by Jenni Fagan book review

Hex by Jenni Fagan reviewed by local councillor Lisa-Marie Hughes. Hex is visceral and poignant, depicting the final night of the life of Geillis Duncan. Convicted of witchcraft during the infamous North Berwick Witch Trials, it remains one of the darkest times in Scottish history, the echoes of which are felt here in Renfrewshire.... Read More

Renfrew town centre community hub proposals – have your say

Residents, businesses and community groups can back a funding bid for a new community hub in Renfrew town centre. Renfrewshire Council has developed initial proposals which are now being shared with the public ahead of an application to the Levelling Up fund this summer. The plans set out the refurbishment of the vacant former... Read More

Duck Feet by Ely Percy – book review

Duck Feet by Ely Percy reviewed by local councillor Lisa-Marie Hughes  First released in February of last year, Ely Percy’s Saltire Society Scotland Scottish Book of the Year, Duck Feet, is the coming-of-age story of local teenager Kirsty Campbell as she navigates her way through her time at Renfrew Grammar. Having been a teenage girl just... Read More

OneRen: the name for Renfrewshire Leisure

The charity that delivers culture, leisure and sport across Renfrewshire has announced that it is changing its name to OneRen. The change will be gradually rolled out across the organisation’s services and facilities over the coming weeks, and is seen as the completion of “unfinished business” after the addition of responsibility for cultural services... Read More

Open Mind Summit 2021 Hosted by Create Paisley

Create 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 More

Victory Baths in Renfrew to celebrate centenary with new exhibition

A special exhibition is being staged to mark the centenary of Renfrew’s Victory Baths. People will get the chance to see and hear about the amazing history of the swimming pool, which was officially opened on September 19, 1921 and is now run by the charity, Renfrewshire Leisure. The baths were gifted to the... Read More

Paisley memories become part of A-listed town hall’s legacy

A time capsule containing memories of life in Paisley has been placed inside the foundations of Paisley Town Hall during the £22m transformation into a landmark entertainment venue for the west of Scotland. The striking Victorian-era town hall – part of the legacy of Paisley’s proud past at the centre of the world’s textile... Read More

Grant boost to tell the story of the Paisley Shawl

£60,000 award from Museum Galleries Scotland will support creation of exciting displays when the new-look Paisley Museum opens. A £60,000 grant has been secured to tell the story of Paisley’s world-renowned shawls in exciting displays to be created in the town’s transformed museum. Museum Galleries Scotland (MSG) has awarded the money to Paisley Museum... Read More