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



