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Children go potty for daffodil fundraiser
Children from Reid Kerr College nursery ‘Kidz @ College’, have been busy getting their hands dirty planting daffodils as part of Marie Curie Cancer Care’s Mini Pots of Care fundraising activity.
UWS unveils summer programme for Paisley campus
Designed to let students combine work and other commitments with study, the new programme gets underway in June 2010.
Money for Life
Reid Kerr College's Student Money Week helps improve the financial skills and knowledge of students by engaging them in innovative and interesting activities.
Council confident on future of historic mill
A structural survey carried out by the Council has shown that Paton's Mill in Johnstone is not as badly damaged as was first feared.
UK Parliamentary Election candidates
Candidates for the Paisley and Renfrewshire North and Paisley and Renfrewshire South constituencies
Renfrewshire school pupils learning to save the planet
A group of Renfrewshire primary schools has produced its very own team of environmental champions with the help of Reid Kerr College.
Lets get ready to Go! Renfrewshire
Renfrewshire residents are invited to take part in a two-week festival to celebrate the great outdoors of Renfrewshire.
Paisley Abbey set to go back to medieval times
Paisley’s Abbey Close is to be transformed back to medieval times with knights, jesters and musicians for a special event celebrating the historic Abbey.
Renfrewshire Council in the driving seat for parking fines
On Monday 19 April, Renfrewshire Council takes over enforcing yellow lines and parking restrictions from Strathclyde Police.
Safety assessment ordered after fire at historic mill
An urgent health and safety assessment is being carried out on the former Paton's Mill building in Johnstone following a major fire.
Still time to secure your vote
With the general election campaign in full swing, voters in Renfrewshire have been advised that there’s still time to secure their vote.
Council responds to BASF global restructuring
Chemical company BASF is restructuring its pigments business worldwide with a loss of 230 jobs at its Paisley production facility.
Erskine Pool refurbishment launches £92m investment
A £500,000 programme to modernise and upgrade Erskine Swimming Pool has launched Renfrewshire Council’s £92m investment programme ‘Building Better Communities’.
Food hygiene scheme gains pass marks in Renfrewshire
Renfrewshire is leading the way on a scheme to give consumers more information about the standards of hygiene in food premises.
Bodycams capture evidence of 500 crimes
Body-mounted cctv cameras worn by police and wardens have led to more than 500 pieces of evidence of crime and antisocial behaviour in Renfrewshire.
Students snap up town centre exhibition space
Photography students from Reid Kerr College are exhibiting their work in the centre of Paisley over the next two weeks.
Local theatre group celebrates with 'Awards for All' lottery grant
Johnstone Phoenix Theatre Group are set to reach new heights in performing, after receiving a much needed boost from 'Awards for All' Scotland.
