A Renfrewshire-raised athletics and business chief talked sport with the Princess Royal as she presented him with his MBE. Ian Beattie, the chief operating officer of leading Scottish legal firm Lindsays, was awarded the honour for services to
FALSE alarms from workplaces in Renfrewshire cost the fire service well over half a million pounds in the final quarter of last year as they rocketed by almost a third. According to a report on activity from the start of October to the end of December
ONE of Renfrewshire's best-known charities is encouraging local residents to get involved in their latest fundraising campaign. Veterans’ charity Erskine is urging supporters to dig out their trainers and boots to take part in a sponsored walking
A CYCLIST was taken to hospital this morning after being injured near Kilbarchan. Police said the 55-year-old man fell off his bike in Kibbleston Road at around 7.15am. The road was temporarily closed as medics established the severity of a
AN event aimed at boosting Renfrewshire Council’s workforce will take place next month after being postponed due to the Covid pandemic. The recruitment fair was due to be held in December but council chiefs pulled the plug amid growing concerns
Visiting restrictions have been changed across NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGGC) hospitals so that all adult inpatients can now have one visitor per day in most circumstances. This follows a decrease in the prevalence of Covid-19 in the community
Met Police is now investigating “a number of events” in Downing Street and Whitehall in relation to potential coronavirus regulation breaches, Police Commissioner Dame Cressida Dick said. It comes as Boris Johnson is facing fresh allegations of
A MAN who went missing in Renfrewshire has been found safe and well. The alarm was raised by police on Sunday evening after Stewart Dunn, 44, had last been seen in Abercorn Street, Paisley, at around 2pm on Friday. Hundreds of people shared
THE number of Renfrewshire motorists driving electric cars has more than trebled in the last two years. Latest figures from the UK Government show there were 9,318 owners in the area last year, compared to 5,021 in 2020 and 3,159 in 2019. Electric
