Daily Express - Renfrewshire News - Bishopton

Musicians will help Erskine

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

CARING musicians are honouring the nation’s heroes by donating profits from their track ‘Remembrance Day’ to veterans’ charities.

Don’t forget your flu jab, says Jim

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

RESIDENTS across Renfrewshire are being reminded to get their flu jags this winter.

Low-paying bosses should be named and shamed

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

SCROOGE bosses in Renfrewshire who are ripping off their employees should be named and shamed.

Elderly people could be frozen out this winter

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT

ELDERLY people are losing out on a central heating programme because of changes in the rules, according to Paisley politician Wendy Alexander.

Don't fall for doorstep conmen

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT

A CAMPAIGN has been launched to protect people from bogus callers.

Wendy’s fury as bank axes funding

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT

OUTRAGED politician Wendy Alexander is to grill bank bosses after they pulled the plug on handouts which provide a vital lifeline to Renfrewshire charities.

Funeral of tragic teen

Mon, 19 Oct 2009 23:00:00 GMT

HEARTBROKEN family and friends said farewell to tragic teenager Georgia Rowe yesterday.

New tenants won’t have right to buy

Mon, 19 Oct 2009 23:00:00 GMT

NEW tenants renting council houses have been stripped of the right to buy their homes.

Drop in NHS sickness rate welcomed

Tue, 13 Oct 2009 23:00:00 GMT

A SIGNIFICANT fall in NHS Scotland’s sickness absence rate in the past two years has made staff available for one million more hours of patient care.

On the frontline in booze battle

Mon, 12 Oct 2009 23:00:00 GMT

A CAMPAIGNING politician went behind the scenes at a busy off-licence as part of a new drive to encourage people across Renfrewshire to ditch dangerous drinking habits.

Friends will say goodbye to Neve

Mon, 12 Oct 2009 23:00:00 GMT

HEARTBROKEN schoolmates of tragic suicide-pact teenager Neve Lafferty will attend her funeral today.

Posties vote for strike action

Thu, 08 Oct 2009 23:00:00 GMT

POSTIES in Paisley yesterday took a step closer to further strike action.

Suicide bridge 'needs more S.O.S phones'

Wed, 07 Oct 2009 23:00:00 GMT

A WORRIED dad yesterday called for more emergency telephones and help signs to be put in place on the Erskine Bridge following the tragic deaths of two teenage girls.

Cops probe tragic girls’ last hour

Tue, 06 Oct 2009 23:00:00 GMT

DETECTIVES investigating the horrific deaths of two schoolgirls who jumped from the Erskine Bridge were yesterday trying to piece together their last tragic hour before they carried out their suicide pact.

Crackdown on tax dodgers

Thu, 01 Oct 2009 23:00:00 GMT

PEOPLE are being urged to use the internet to report tax cheats.

Cops swoop on drugs factory

Thu, 01 Oct 2009 23:00:00 GMT

POLICE closed down a cannabis factory yesterday after swooping on a house in an upmarket area of Renfrewshire.

Wheely good prize awaits keen young footie fans

Mon, 28 Sep 2009 23:00:00 GMT

FOOTBALL-CRAZY kids could soon be ‘on their bikes’ if they take part in a fun quiz.

New school gets go-ahead

Mon, 28 Sep 2009 23:00:00 GMT

A NEW primary school, community centre, woodland park and health centre are all part of the final plans for the controversial redevelopment of the former Royal Ordnance Factory in Bishopton.

Medicine waste is not what the doctor ordered

Wed, 23 Sep 2009 23:00:00 GMT

MEDICINES worth hundreds of thousands of pounds are being wasted by patients in Renfrewshire every year, the Paisley Daily Express can reveal.

David's only 16... but he can lift 27 stone

Wed, 23 Sep 2009 23:00:00 GMT

THE world’s strongest schoolboy has smashed another THREE records – despite moving up a weight category.