A ROAD rage thug terrorised the driver of a school bus while it was full of children with special needs. Thomas Graham, 34, lost the plot after getting stuck behind the bus, which had collected children from Riverbrae School, in Linwood. He
IT can be easy to think of the war on drugs as a problem for big cities such as Glasgow and London, rather than the often quiet residential streets of Renfrewshire. But, for Inspector Jim Cast, the war begins at home. The Renfrew-based cop
A CAMPAIGN to tackle online child sexual abuse has been launched by police. The #StopItNow initiative is targeting people who groom children or involve them in sexual activity. Latest figures show that nearly 1,600 crimes where an individual
FORMER Braehead Clan forward Stefan Meyer says it was an honour to be inducted onto the club’s Wall of Fame. The Canadian spent two years under the Clan in their former guise between 2014 and 2016 and was welcomed back as his banner was displayed
SECURITY is being reviewed at a Linwood school after it was targeted by thieves. The break-in took place at East Fulton Primary last Monday evening, with the crooks escaping with a laptop. There was then a further report of an attempted break-in
JACK and Olivia have been confirmed as the most popular baby names in Renfrewshire in 2018. The National Records of Scotland yesterday published the final list of all names given to babies across the country last year. In Renfrewshire, a total
RENFREWSHIRE'S number one school has retained its place at the top of the charts as this year's exam league table has been revealed. Gryffe High School, in Houston, won the battle to be named the area's top high school with 82 per cent of pupils
A 48-YEAR-OLD man has died in hospital following a disturbance in Paisley yesterday afternoon. Officers rushed to an incident in Glen Street at around 2.45pm yesterday following reports of a serious injury to a man. He was taken to the Queen
Paisley Pirates have given themselves a great chance of reaching the play-off finals for the fifth consecutive season after coming away from Dundee with a six goal advantage ahead of the second leg this Sunday at Braehead Arena. The Pirates lined
A QUIET Renfrewshire street was brought to a standstill as armed police and specialist negotiator raced to a siege situation at a block of flats. A 31-year-old, armed with a weapon, barricaded himself inside a flat on Springbank Road, Paisley,
A JOHNSTONE athlete has won a judo silver medal at the Special Olympics, defying childhood predictions that he may never walk unaided. Harrison Lovett, 20, took second place in the male division 11 category in Abu Dhabi, gaining his first World
