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News - recent releases

: Hundreds turn out for Street Stuff football festival
Hundreds of youngsters from Renfrewshire’s award-winning Street Stuff youth diversionary project took to the turf of St Mirren Park for a festival of football.
: Council leader hosts event for karate championship visitors
Renfrewshire Council Leader Mark Macmillan laid out the red carpet for a group of dignitaries who visited Paisley at the weekend for a prestigious sporting event.
: 300 payday loan sites blocked
Renfrewshire Council has become the latest local authority to block access to payday loan websites from computers in its libraries, offices and community facilities.
: Top speakers draw large crowd to business event
The largest business to business event in Renfrewshire has just completed a successful two-day residence at the beautifully-restored Paisley Town Hall.
: Stunt cyclists thrill pupils at school
A group of Renfrewshire school pupils had a wheelie good day when they got to watch the country's top stunt cycling team do their stuff.
: Competition kick starts 2014 Commonwealth Games Schools Programme
Renfrewshire pupils are being urged to showcase their artistic talents to the world by creating Games-inspired artwork for the Athletes’ Village at the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games.
: Young people encouraged to attend apprentice event
Young people from throughout Renfrewshire are being encouraged to attend a special event designed to showcase the benefits of a modern apprenticeship.
: Street Stuff hosts festival of football at St Mirren Park
Young people from throughout Renfrewshire can step out on the hallowed turf of St Mirren Park to show their football skills at a special tournament this month.
: Abseil event will launch new charity giving scheme
An abseil by 20 people from the roof of Renfrewshire Council HQ in Paisley will launch a new charity giving scheme to support four local charities.
: Students get more access to science
Science students from Reid Kerr College met with lecturing staff from the University of Glasgow recently to learn about science study.
: Child Benefit cuts to cost Renfrewshire families £8m a year
Cuts to Child Benefit by the Westminster Government are going to hit over 20,000 local families, Renfrewshire Council has warned.
: Last rhododendren cut down from Muirshiel Country Park
Clyde Muirshiel Regional Park is celebrating the removal of the last rhododendron from the park!
: Double celebration for council at job awards
Two schemes run by Renfrewshire Council to give young people a helping hand into the world of work have been honoured at a prestigious national awards ceremony.
: 1001 ways to inspire enterprise
Help us inspire Reid Kerr college students today to become the entrepreneurs of tomorrow.
: Reid Kerr dancers perform at Royal visit
Reid Kerr dance students performed for the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge on their recent Scottish tour.
: Civic reception honours St Mirren cup heroes
St Mirren’s cup-final winning heroes were honoured at a special event hosted by Renfrewshire’s Provost.
: Town centre trade waste scheme launched
Renfrewshire businesses are being told to expect a knock on the door from council staff to check their waste arrangements are up to scratch.
: Residents urged to say no to bogus callers
Renfrewshire residents are being urged to stay safe on the doorstep and say no to bogus callers.
: Bringing It All Home for Gerry and the songmakers
Paisley is gearing up to honour one of its favourite sons with a series of songwriting events in the town this May.
: Kids' competition at Renfrewshire Libraries
Libraries across Renfrewshire want local kids to help name some friendly little monsters who live among their books!
: Site works on new Johnstone Town Hall kickstart regeneration
Exciting proposals for the new £14.5 million Johnstone Town Hall will shortly take a major step forward with the start of site works.
: Games Fund enters home straight
The race for applications to a Commonwealth Games fund for local sports clubs, organisations and athletes has entered the home straight.
: Paisley pub has licence suspended
A Paisley pub has been shut down for two weeks after licensing chiefs heard of a series of alleged rule-breaches, including a 6am lock-in.
: Heritage project hailed as economic boost
A special project which will enhance access to one of the area’s best-loved parks has been hailed as a boost to the local economy.
: Council backing helps Paisley store reopen after fire
Casa Bebe reopens earlier than expected thanks to a package of business support from Renfrewshire Council.
: Zombies rise again in Paisley
An award-winning youth arts project in Paisley based on ‘Zombies’ has gained a new lease of life.
: The Russians are coming with friendship in mind
Renfrewshire Council has invited a delegation from the local Government of Peterhof and St. Petersburg City Government to Paisley.
: Older adults fight dehydration with the white stuff
Hundreds of older adults are getting help to fight the dangers of dehydration, thanks to a partnership between Renfrewshire Council and Muller-Wiseman Diaries.
: Local youth workers honoured at national awards
Dedicated volunteers from Renfrewshire have swept the board at Scotland’s youth-work Oscars.
: £750,000 cash boost to light up the area
Renfrewshire Council bosses hope to bring a little light into the lives of residents after agreeing to invest £750,000 in street lighting improvements over the next year.
: Renfrewshire pioneers new approach to services for children
Thousands of families are beginning to feel the benefit of a totally new way of delivering services for children which is being pioneered by Renfrewshire Council.
: Paisley set for Super Sunday if Saints take cup
Paisley is set for a Super Sunday if St Mirren bring home the Scottish Communities League Cup.
: Villagers are building Bridges at former library
The former Bridge of Weir Library building is to be leased to the community for the next decade under plans agreed by councillors.
: Retailers reminded on Bird's Eye product alert
Renfrewshire Council Environmental Services is urging local retailers to check their stocks following the recent withdrawal of Bird’s Eye products containing equine DNA.
: High Street traffic plans get the go-ahead
Plans to re-open Paisley’s High Street to evening traffic have been given the green light by councillors.
: Fashion firm is dressed for success thanks to loan
A Paisley fashion business is the first local company to receive a microloan through Renfrewshire Council’s Invest in Renfrewshire programme.
: Primary pupils are staying safe
A scheme to help young people stay safe and on the right side of the law has been rebooted for the new year.
: Apprentice Ryan is building his career
A Renfrewshire Council apprentice is building for a bright future after reaching the final of a prestigious public-sector award.
: £100,000 boost to help looked after kids go to the top of the class
Children who are looked after by Renfrewshire Council are being giving a £100,000 boost to help them achieve better results at school.
: New approach aims to give Renfrewshire children ‘best start’ in life
Children and families in Renfrewshire are set to benefit from a new £6.8million family-centred approach.
: Linwood gets clean bill of health
Residents living on the site of the former Sun Iron Foundry and Brediland Chemical Works in Linwood are to receive the good news that the land their homes are built on is safe and no major clean-up is needed.
: AgeFest returns to get older generation out and about
Older people in Renfrewshire who are young at heart are being encouraged to come along to the area’s AgeFest series of events.
: Africa-bound pupils hope to mobilise help of staff
An enterprising Paisley school pupil hopes to mobilise some help ahead of an African adventure – by funding his journey with old phones.
: Fabulous four move on with help of new training
A new training programme at Reid Kerr has helped four local students on the path to employment in childcare.
: New report shows 1000% rise in Adult Protection referrals
The number of adult protection cases being reported to the Renfrewshire Adult Protection Committee (RAPC) has gone up by 1,000 per cent in the last four years.
: Street Stuff thinks outside The Box with new mobile youth clubs
Youngsters involved in Renfrewshire’s highly-regarded Street Stuff initiative are boxing clever – thanks to four new mobile youth clubs.
: Recruits seal the deal in car challenge
Renfrewshire young Recruits showed they can strike deals on wheels during their latest challenge – by helping to sell a car!
: Teenage Recruits show their Steel in engineering visit
Sparks were flying for Renfrewshire latest batch of Recruits when they paid a week-long visit to a local engineering firm.
: Study Highers from a distance at Reid Kerr
A brand new way to study Highers could be the route to gaining qualifications that you have been looking for.
: Recruits trained up in blaze of glory
A group of young people from Renfrewshire’s Recruit programme were put on red alert when they took part in a day of fire warden training.