Daily Express - Renfrewshire News - Johnstone

OAP’s plea as handbag lost

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

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

Panto set to sparkle!

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

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

Shopkeepers: Don’t pull the plug on pools

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

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

Stabbed teen fights for life

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

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

Pool protest will attract hundreds

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

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

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.

Archie chips in with ‘perfect’ car radio

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

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

Barrier ‘could injure cyclists’

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

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

It's showtime for kids as burnt costumes are replaced

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

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.

Festive fun starts with switch-on

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

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

Tributes paid to our war heroes

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

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

Full steam ahead for Scotland's youngest train driver

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

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

Singing pupils have got The X Factor

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

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

Drunken yob spat at cops

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

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.

School vandalism hits all-time low

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

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.

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

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

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

Boiling water attack ordeal

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

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

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

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

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

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.

Evil thief stole from two OAPs in five minutes

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

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.