renfrewshire events

July 1, 2017

Thousands descend on Paisley town centre for first-ever Weave festival

Thousands of people descended on Paisley town centre at the weekend for the first-ever Weave festival, celebrating the town’s radical history and heritage. The bumper weekend […]
July 1, 2017

Paisley’s bid to bring Mod back to town in 2021 is lodged

A bid to bring the world’s largest celebration of Gaelic language and culture back to Paisley has been lodged – for what would be one of […]
July 1, 2017

Skoobmobile helps school win top award

THE popular Skoobmobile library bus has been praised for helping a Paisley Primary school lift a top national award. Todholm Primary recently won the Scottish Education […]
June 29, 2017

Convener response to Scottish Government Statement on Education Governance

Cllr Jim Paterson, Renfrewshire Council’s Convener for Education and Children’s Services, said: “We welcome any changes which seek to make improvements to education and attainment for […]
June 29, 2017

Williamsburgh Summer Gala Day

Williamsburgh Summer Gala Day will be held on Saturday 22nd July 2017 at Seedhill Sports ground from 11am until 3pm. All proceeds go to Accord Hospice. […]
June 29, 2017

Councillors give the green light for £250,000 investment to clean up Renfrewshire’s streets

Councillors in Renfrewshire today (29 June) approved plans which will see a quarter of a million pounds investment to deliver a series of improvements to the […]
June 29, 2017

Paisley folk legend celebrated with live music stage at Weave fest

Paisley’s Weave festival will pay tribute to the town’s folk singer-songwriter who led the revival of Sma’ Shot Day almost 30 years ago. Danny Kyle will […]
June 29, 2017

Sacred Paws Win The Scottish Album of the Year (SAY) Award

The 2017 winner of the most coveted music prize in Scotland was tonight (Wednesday 28 June) announced as Sacred Paws with their album Strike A Match. At a ceremony […]
June 28, 2017

Top names in the arts to perform at Paisley’s first Weave festival

Renowned names in Scotland’s literary scene get ready to make an appearance at Paisley’s first Weave festival this weekend. Award-winning novelist, playwright and performer Kirstin Innes […]