Renfrewshire will soon be hosting two new Covid-19 testing options as the ongoing campaign to keep rates of the virus down continues.

Renfrew town centre has been chosen to host a UK Government-run local test site – offering PCR tests for people with symptoms or who have been required to get a PCR test.

The site will be located in the car park at Charles Avenue, next to High Street, and will help make testing more accessible for anyone without a car.

It is expected the site will be built from tomorrow and be open by Friday.

The site will work in the same way as the existing test site at Bridge Street, in Paisley, and the regional test site at Glasgow Airport, with tests bookable via the UK Government website.

It will see a small reduction in spaces and electric vehicle charging points in the car park, but around 80 spaces will still be in use and two charging points will still be available.

Meanwhile, Renfrewshire Council is expanding the options available for community testing, with a new bus set to hit the road offering lateral flow tests to people without symptoms.

The Renfrewshire Community Covid-19 testing bus will be appearing at various sites across the area in the weeks ahead.

Anyone can drop-in for a test or to take away a pack of lateral-flow tests for home use. The bus is only for those without symptoms – anyone with symptoms should book a PCR test instead.

The bus will be located at County Square, in Paisley, from 10.30am to 4pm tomorrow and the town's West College Scotland campus from 10am to 4pm on Thursday, with further dates to be confirmed.

Renfrewshire Council leader Iain Nicolson said: "With rates of Covid-19 remaining high across Scotland, testing remains as important as ever.

"The new government-run site in Renfrew town centre will help make it easier for those who need a PCR test to get one.

"And with one in three people who have the virus not showing symptoms, it remains vital the rest of us do our bit to stop the spread by taking lateral flow tests, even if we feel fine.

"The council’s new community testing bus will make that easier and it will be travelling round Renfrewshire to a venue near you in the weeks to come."

For more information, see www.renfrewshire.gov.uk/coronavirus-testing-centres.