Paisley Daily Express news for 31 December 2009

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Charity cash nicked in pub raid Dec 31 2009

OLD soldiers last night blasted thieves who stole hundreds of pounds of charity cash in a daring raid on a Paisley pub.Read

Go easy on the booze, pleads ambulance chiefs Dec 31 2009

AMBULANCE chiefs are pleading with Buddies to watch how much they are drinking this Hogmanay.Read

Man suffered head wound Dec 31 2009

l A MAN needed stitches to a head wound after being attacked in a Paisley house.Read

Mum dies in bridge plunge Dec 31 2009

AN investigation was under way last night after a tragic mum jumped to her death from the Erskine Bridge.Read

Water bills flat Dec 31 2009

WATER bills for families across Renfrewshire will be frozen in 2010/11, the Paisley Daily Express can reveal.Read

Car parking bumps at the New Years sales Dec 31 2009

LEAVING your car parked while shopping in the New Year sales could be risky as well as expensive, a consumer champion has warned.Read

A lost bunnet didn’t stop Buddie getting out of the Glen Cinema as disaster struck Dec 31 2009

JIM McCallum was a regular at the Glen Cinema and took his usual place in the auditorium on the afternoon of that tragic day.Read

Something took over Robert’s body that day in the Glen Cinema Dec 31 2009

SEVEN-year-old Robert Pope was a regular at the Glen Cinema.Read

Greta remembers the day her pal perished at the pictures in Paisley Dec 31 2009

GRETA Begg was playing marbles in the back court with one of her friends on the morning of Paisley’s Black Hogmanay.Read

Health bosses hold all the ACES Dec 31 2009

FAMILIES throughout Renfrewshire are being encouraged to get smarter together about their health.Read

AA in petrol price blast Dec 31 2009

AA bosses have blasted scrooge petrol station bosses who have kept fuel prices high despite a fall in wholesale costs.Read

MSP Henry hits back at SNP booze plan Dec 31 2009

RAGING Labour MSP Hugh Henry has aimed a swipe at SNP plans to introduce minimum booze prices, insisting: “They just won’t work.”Read

From the ashes of the Glen Cinema diaster, Betty made a ‘new’ friendship Dec 31 2009

BETTY Waples wasn’t a regular at the pictures but decided to go along to the Glen that tragic day with her two brothers.Read

Sarah remembers tragic afternoon at the Glen Cinema Dec 31 2009

PAISLEY Theatre was the usual haunt of nine-year-old Jackie Bowes – but not on Hogmanay 1929.Read

SSP call on UK government forces to bring back the troops Dec 31 2009

l ANTI-WAR protesters took to Paisley High Street to call on the UK Government to bring our troops home.Read

Police crackdown to make streets safer Dec 31 2009

A POLICE crackdown on crime in a town’s troublespot has hit the streets in the run-up to the New Year.Read

The week that Paisley girl Emily gained and lost a sibling Dec 31 2009

EMILY Thomson had more cause than most to celebrate on Christmas Day 1929.Read

Paisley filmmaker provides lasting legacy of Glen Cinema disaster Dec 31 2009

SURVIVORS of the Glen Cinema disaster were among the first people to view a new film dedicated to the memory of those who perished in the tragedy.Read

Remembering those that perished in the Glen Cinema disaster - 80 years on Dec 31 2009

IT was the afternoon of Hogmanay, 1929, and families were getting ready to celebrate a New Year.Read

Day out for three young sisters turns into tragedy Dec 31 2009

WHAT was supposed to be a nice day out for three sisters turned into one they will never forget.Read

Save pubs with music Dec 31 2009

MUSIC is the answer to help struggling publicans trying to ride out the recession.Read

Band contest auditions begin Dec 31 2009

UP-AND-COMING rock bands are preparing themselves for their shot at the big time next year.Read

Waterway warning Dec 31 2009

A RESCUE and recovery charity has warned revellers in Renfrewshire to stay “well clear” of the area’s icy waterways over the festive period.Read

Alex Cunningham obit Dec 31 2009

THE man who founded the Paisley Dolls’ Hospital has died.Read

Man dead in flat Dec 31 2009

A YOUNG man was found dead yesterday in a top floor flat near a busy town centre.Read

Cruel dog owner is banned from keeping pets Dec 31 2009

A CRUEL woman who kept a dog tied up in her kitchen without food and water has been banned from keeping animals for 10 years.Read

Dry New Year for focussed St Mirren stars Dec 31 2009

ST MIRREN stars will celebrate the New Year tonight under a Hogmanay booze ban.Read

Stock up on your medicines, say NHS chiefs Dec 31 2009

BUDDIES are being urged to stock up on essential medicines as Renfrewshire shivers its way into the New Year.Read

Things go from bad to worse for car-azy driver Dec 31 2009

A MOTORIST has landed himself with a drink-drive hangover following a disastrous episode behind the wheel.Read

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