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OAP’s plea as handbag lost

A PENSIONER has been left distraught after she lost her handbag, which contained around £300, during a shopping trip.Read

Panto set to sparkle!

AUDIENCES will have a ball when a popular drama group stages its annual panto.Read

Shopkeepers: Don’t pull the plug on pools

WORRIED shopkeepers fear their businesses could sink without trace if council chiefs go ahead with controversial plans to close two swimming pools.Read

Stabbed teen fights for life

A TEENAGER suffered multiple stab wounds after violence erupted at a late- night house party in Paisley.Read

Pool protest will attract hundreds

HUNDREDS of campaigners will stage a high-profile protest tonight in a bid to sink controversial plans to close two swimming pools.Read

Don’t forget your flu jab, says Jim

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

Archie chips in with ‘perfect’ car radio

AN ambitious inventor is hoping to tune into millions of pounds after creating a ‘flawless’ car radio.Read

Barrier ‘could injure cyclists’

WORRIED cyclists claim that a large fence which has been erected across a busy cycle path is putting them at risk.Read

It's showtime for kids as burnt costumes are replaced

CHILDREN who were left heartbroken when vandals set fire to colourful costumes they hoped to wear for their Nativity play were all smiles again yesterday after bosses at a caring company declared – the show must go on.Read

Festive fun starts with switch-on

A HOSPICE fundraising team has organised a wide range of activities for the run-up to Christmas.Read

Tributes paid to our war heroes

SORROW was tinged with pride as Buddies remembered the war dead from almost 100 years of conflict.Read

Full steam ahead for Scotland's youngest train driver

DOUGLAS Craddock is on track for a successful career after becoming the youngest train driver in Scotland.Read

Singing pupils have got The X Factor

TALENTED youngsters hit a high note when they won a prestigious singing competition.Read

Drunken yob spat at cops

A DRUNKEN teenage football fan has been ordered to write a letter of apology and make a donation to charity after spitting at two cops.Read

School vandalism hits all-time low

THE war on school vandals is being won as the Paisley Daily Express can reveal that the amount of damage being caused is dramatically down.Read

Cops find cannabis factory ... just 100 yards from station

POLICE busted a cannabis factory at a tenement flat near a busy police station.Read

Boiling water attack ordeal

A WOMAN suffered serious burns after a kettle of boiling water was poured over her during a horrific attack.Read

Yob told cops: ‘I’ll tear your faces off’

A THUG who threatened two police officers by saying he would ‘tear their faces off’ has been fined £650.Read

Low-paying bosses should be named and shamed

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

Evil thief stole from two OAPs in five minutes

COPS were yesterday on the trail of a heartless thief who robbed two elderly women in their own homes within the space of five minutes.Read

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