MORE than 2,300 applications have been received in less than one week following a major recruitment drive in NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde for extra NHS staff to help tackle the spread of COVID-19. The health board, which is responsible for care
THE number of positive cases of coronavirus in NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde has risen once again as the Scottish death toll rose to 47. New figures just released by the Scottish Government show the health board's numbers rose from 401 to 449 overnight
ONE of Renfrewshire's top cops has urged people to follow coronavirus lockdown rules after scores of punters flocked to a beauty spot at the weekend. The Gleniffer Braes, in Paisley, was inundated with locals on Sunday afternoon despite strict
TWO police cars have been taken off the road after a brute smashed them up with a hammer during a senseless early morning raid. The motors were parked outside Johnstone police station, in Church Street, when they were set upon by a man at around
A GROUP of drunken yobs battered two people in Johnstone town centre with baseball bats after getting drunk at a house party, despite the coronavirus lockdown. Cops are on the hunt for at least five suspects after a man, 33, and woman, 42, were
DISGRACED Renfrewshire MSP DEREK MACKAY is under renewed pressure to quit Holyrood after it emerged his official website has been taken down. The former finance secretary resigned in disgrace on the evening of February 5 after it was reported he
WHEN we are faced with difficult situations, some might say these are the times where we discover what we are capable of. Obstacles are not there to be despaired over, but to test us and, ultimately, define who we are. Headteachers across Renfrewshire
A JOHNSTONE care home has been given a bumper cash boost, thanks to a generous housebuilder. Staff at Ranfurly Care Home, in Quarrelton Road, received a £500 donation from Barratt Homes as part of a £2,500 pledge to causes in the West of Scotland
The Scottish Government has launched a national volunteering campaign with a series of newspaper and radio adverts. Scotland Cares will look to recruit volunteers to help combat the Covid-19 outbreak through a programme co-ordinated by the British
A LINWOOD businesswoman is offering to help self-isolating Renfrewshire residents who are in need of work. Andrina Crumpton, 30, is seeking recruits for her online business Health Boss Company, which aims to help people achieve their own personal
THREE men have been fined in Paisley as police toughen up on lockdown rules. As the Coronavirus Act comes into force, police were granted powers to enforce coronavirus rules on staying at home and closing non-essential businesses. The three
Bosses at St Mirren Football Club have called in the police after someone flouted lockdown rules by breaking into their stadium and running on the pitch. Footage emerged on social media of a young man on the park at the Simple Digital Arena, with
