Highlights

CAN YOU GIVE THE GIFT OF JOY TO A CHILD IN RENFREWSHIRE THIS YEAR? Can you help support local children this year by donating a toy or gift? Renfrewshire Toy Bank receives referrals from local schools and nurseries, health visitors, social work, charities and many other local organisations. If you would like to support before their drop off points open, please click on one of the links below: https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/1JIBRDZUOYFRZ/... https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/renfrewshirectb […]

The winners of the Scots Language Awards 2023 were unveiled at a celebratory ceremony on Saturday 16th September at Johnstone Town Hall. Held in partnership with Renfrewshire Council, the event saw 13 individuals, projects and businesses out of more than 60 nominees crowned at the annual awards night.   Showcasing the very best of Scots language and culture, the awards, which were first started in 2019, celebrate the importance of Scots language […]

Paisley’s stunning new central library and learning hub will open to the public in late November 2023, in its new home at the heart of the town’s High Street. The Paisley Learning and Cultural Hub will be a new modern home for library services at the heart of the town. Due to open in late 2023, the new facility will bring back into use a formerly-vacant shop unit on Paisley […]

Three S3 pupils have seen their inclusive game design brought to life by professional designers after winning a nationwide creative design competition. Jane McCash (15), Gemma Livingstone (15), Melissa McPhee (14), who attend Castlehead High School in Paisley were chosen as one of 10 winners of the UK-wide D&AD New Gen Awards by an international panel of judges for designing a new game in response to a ‘New Way to […]

The team behind Scotland’s biggest cultural heritage project is calling on the people of Renfrewshire to share their memories of the places and people that make the local area so special. The contributions may be included within a digital, interactive map which will feature in one of the galleries of the new museum.  From sports-related adventures to childhood memories, from the place of your first job or date to the best […]

The first stage of investment in Renfrewshire’s tennis courts is underway as enhancements to the courts at Brodie Park in Paisley take place. The seven courts at the popular community facility are being cleaned and repainted, repairs are being made to the surface, new nets are in place, and a new access gate is being added. It’s all part of a £320,000 investment in three sites in Renfrewshire, with Robertson […]