2011

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Use the links below to read press releases from 2011:

January

• Councillor Jim Mitchell 1942 - 2011
• St Vincent’s Hospice’s Charity Shops Need Your Help!
• Boost for multi-million pound Renfrewshire investment
• Major council housing improvement project enters year two
• Deadline approaching for new community councils in Renfrewshire
• History project seeks wartime memories of Gleniffer Braes
• Tree service will remember victims of suicide
• Renfrewshire gets top marks for protecting children
• Top Marks for Kilbarchan

February

• Singing Kettle set to light up Renfrewshire's Fairtrade Fortnight
• Fairtrade Bunting Challenge
• Flexi Care Funding Boost
• Money Saving Roadshow
• Council chiefs pledge “every effort to agree” terms and conditions deal
• Young Homeless Service
• Youth football team benefit from major housing project
• Renfrewshire Council is set to reconsider its proposed changes to the primary school week
• Date set for Paisley South by-election
• Graffiti kits help clean up at award ceremony
• Candidates declare for Paisley South by-election
• St Vincent's Hospice fundraising continues
• Provost's Community Award winners revealed

March

• Students trading up
• Cash boost for Scotland's top museum collections
• AgeFest returns to get older generation active
• Renfrewshire residents told 'your community council needs you'.
• Sport your trainers and support the Games
• Adults need protecting too - new TV campaign
• Renfrewshire schools join Chamber of Commerce
• Renfrewshire strikes gold at COSLA awards
• Construction underway at new flagship Renfrewshire secondary school
• Renfrewshire Council ends plans to change primary school week

• Renfrewshire teens bid to become The Recruit
• Provost urges local to dig deep for local man's charity effort
• Audience invited to mental health discussion after play
• Labour wins Renfrewshire Council by election
• Plaque commemorates Paisley Canal disaster
• Village primary pupils get chance to be firefighters
• Benefit information and advice day
• Renfrewshire residents urged to secure their vote
• Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders to receive Freedom of Renfrewshire
• Local volunteers praised for allotments initiative

April

• Candidates standing in the Scottish Parliamentary elections on 5 May 2011
• Creative workshop gives young people chance to make Renfrew history
• Warning issued over bogus callers posing as council workers
• Renfrewshire schools take top spots as national award finalists
• Paisley pub is closed for a week by Renfrewshire Licensing Board
• 2,000 take part in youth safety event
• Fairtrade campaigners team up with St Mirren for world record bid
• Renfrewshire chooses Youth Parliament representatives
• Renfrewshire residents urged to use their vote
• Weekend of celebrations for Armed Forces in Renfrewshire

May

• Gryffe High becomes Fairtrade school
• Renfrewshire Street Stuff project scores another award
• Renfrewshire names top Travel Planning school for 2011
• Caitlyn flies the flag for World Fair Trade Day

June

• Renfrewshire schools set to enter Dragons' Den
• 10k runners urged to cash in on registration discounts
• New car park to continue regeneration of Renfrew town centre
• Renfrewshire school pupils talk antisocial behaviour
• Council chiefs call for info on counterfeit crime
• New award to honour schools' Fairtrade achievements
• Clyde Muirshiel hosts Lithuanian park directors
• School pupils win over 'Dragons' with business ideas
• Another chance to comment on town centre plans
• Council backs community lease of sports facility in Johnstone
• Young Person's Alcohol Project
• Paisley school is top of the class with national award
• Thousands expected for Barshaw Park Gala Day in Paisley
• Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders awarded Freedom of Renfrewshire
• Rent arrears in Renfrewshire at lowest in five years
• Sma' Shot Day set to light up Paisley
• Renfrewshire honours Armed Forces Day
• Golden Jubilee for St Paul's Primary
• Council welcomes completion of M74 motorway

July

• Street Stuff’s biggest ever programme of free summer activities
• Paisley pub closed for four weeks
• Pipers promise Paisley a great competition
• Thousands turn out to enjoy Sma' Shot Day
• Council puts review of employee terms and conditions on hold
• Pupils go green with energy saving message
• The Recruits raise £800 for charity at Sma' Shot Day
• Tennis fever hits Renfrewshire
• Joe set to bring the X-Factor to Renfrewshire
• Residents urged to have their say at conference events
• Information evenings for potential Children's Panel recruits in Renfrewshire
• Fishy business for 50 Renfrew residents
• New basketball sessions added to Street Stuff
• Recruits take to the runway in Fashion Show Challenge
• Renfrew goes back in time as 139 year old time capsule is revealed
• St Paul's Primary celebrates Golden Jubilee
• School kids give underpass a makeover
• Paisley nursery gets makeover thanks to housing firm
• Poop Scoop Week kicks off crackdown in Johnstone
• Lunderston Bay receives recommended beach award
• £100,000 road resurfacing programme for key route into Paisley town centre
• Roll Up, Roll Up - Kids across Renfrewshire are signing up to Circus Stars, the Summer Reading Challenge at their local library
• Pipe Band competition hits right note
• £8.5million revamp of top leisure facility underway

August

• 14,000 get Active in Renfrewshire
• Fire Engine Rally returns to Paisley
• Paisley drummer returns to school to pick up national music award
• Provost takes a step back in time
• Special project will showcase historic cattle breed's key role on Braes
• Councils team up to protect vulnerable adults
• Hundreds of people turn out for Fire Engine Rally
• Council bids to be part of scheme to create more affordable housing
• 1,600 runners take to the streets of Paisley
• Make sure you're registered to vote
• You’re Hired! Renfrewshire’s top Recruit revealed
• Kersland School has eXcellence Factor
• Tributes paid to former Provost Ronnie Burns (1932 - 2011)
• 101 Arabian delights on offer at Tunisian Market
• Adult learners make the grade
• New fund to fight flytipping invites local applications
• Renfrewshire to consider shared services
• Renfrewshire exam performance "very encouraging"
• Provost predicts huge charity boost with psychic night
• Scottish Cycling championships head to Paisley town centre
• Bishopton kids host Fairtrade coffee afternoon

September

• Still time for residents to have their say
• Paisley focus for City of Glasgow College Doors Open Day
• Renfrewshire Doors Open Day 2011
• Renfrewshire awarded £4m to build new homes
• Renfrewshire residents urged to help save Clyde Coastguard Centre
• Renfrewshire Council takes part in national Twitter event
• Provost's Charity Ball raises £30,000 for charity
• £12m housing boost for two-storey homes in Renfrewshire
• Public invited to view Paisley town centre proposals
• Renfrewshire backs further work on shared services proposal

October

• Paisley set for Festive Fireworks Extravaganza
• Make the most of your money with Renfrewshire Money Week
• Johnstone set to lead the way on new development approach
• Public to have their say on Paisley town centre plans
• Improvements to museum lead to upgrade in visitor attraction rating
• 350 kids take part in Gateway to the Games Festivals
• Paisley takes runner up prize in Fairtrade Fortnight Awards 2011
• Paisley wishes Western Isles well for Mod 2011
• Council working towards final stages of new town hall and museum complex
• Minister set to launch Johnstone South West Charrette
• Neighbours star to switch on Johnstone Christmas Lights
• Renfrewshire residents warned to prepare for benefit changes
• Renfrewshire's Provost Community Awards are back
• Roadshows take winter readiness message to Renfrewshire
• Renfrewshire gets 'Ready for Winter'
• Graffiti art event brings splash of colour to Renfrewshire skate park
• Record-breaking crowd lights up Paisley
• Olympic flame set to shine a light on Lochwinnoch
• Public meetings take forward Save Clyde Coastguard campaign

November

• Top authors book into Foxbar Library
• 600 Renfrewshire school kids hit the road running
• Children's Remembrance Service in Paisley
• Remembrance services in Renfrewshire
• Johnstone gets set for Christmas
• New scheme for teenagers who give back
• Renfrew store pays price for under age alcohol sale
• Council signs green pledge to promote sustainable timber
• Tenants and owners urged to get involved in Ferguslie Park
• 70 kids set to take part in Paralympic event in Renfrewshire
• Thirty girls take part in area's first 'opt in' rugby academy
• Social club has licence suspended
• Renfrewshire Council Leader condemns Clyde Coastguard Centre closure
• Environmental Health officers issue urgent warning over deadly fake vodka
• Street Stuff Christmas Tournament
• Renfrewshire residents urged to log on and get active as new site is launched

December

• Free Festive Parking for Paisley Christmas Shoppers
• Lucy's design goes to Infiniti and beyond
• Make your festivities Fairtrade
• Renfrewshire kids enjoy the area's first Winter Games
• Festive campaign launches one stop shop for safety
• Renfrewshire pupils are set to jazz things up
• Film actress joins Renfrewshire women to speak out on trafficking
• Temporary move for Linwood Library
• First new residents move into makeover flats
• Provost installs Renfrew town hall time capsule
• Renfrewshire tenants reminded to add rent to Christmas list