COUPLE TIE THE KNOT AT JOHNSTONE TOWN HALL A JOHNSTONE couple made history at the weekend by becoming the first two people to tie the knot at the new town hall.

SHOP OWNERS IN LIMBO OVER DEMOLITION PLANS BRASSED off business owners say they are stuck in limbo as they await timescales for the demolition of a stretch of eyesore shops.

CHARITY WORKER FACING JAIL AFTER DRUGS STASH A JOHNSTONE charity worker is facing jail after he was caught with drugs worth nearly £2,000 at his home in the town.

LAST CHANCE TO VOTE FOR SPORTING HEROES THIS is the final chance for readers to nominate who they think should win in the Renfrewshire Community Sports Awards.

BRAVE MITCHELL INSPIRES CHARITY EFFORT A LOVING mum has helped to raise almost £9,000 for the cancer ward that treats her son.

LEADER POOH-POOHS MSP'S TOILET OUTBURST A FRUSTRATED MSP is loo-sing the rag over a lack of public toilets in Renfrew.

ASPIRING ACTOR'S BIG BREAK A STRIVING schoolboy will be rubbing shoulders with the soap stars when he performs in a play across the country.

HOUSTON FUN DAY PIC SPECIAL A VILLAGE showed true community spirit when they turned out in their droves to celebrate the upgrade of a once weather-beaten playpark.

JOHNSTONE GALA DAY PICS THE Gazette features a colourful picture spread of the event.

BAD PUPIL BEHAVIOUR ON LINWOOD'S RADAR POOR behaviour shown by pupils at Linwood High is to be tackled in a new action plan aimed at the school.

Plus all this and a lot more in this week's Gazette.