Author: Staff Reporter

As part of its ongoing commitment to working in partnership with local communities, Taylor Wimpey West Scotland has recently donated essential food items to Renfrewshire Foodbank.

The Renfrewshire and Inverclyde branch of Home-Start has received a donation of £1,000 just in time for Christmas, thanks to the team at Amazon’s fulfilment centre in Gourock.

Childline is preparing to help hundreds of young people in Scotland across the festive period – day and night – including many struggling to cope with mental health problems.

The fundraising appeal to save paddle steamer Waverley has reached its £2.3 million target just seven months after it was announced that the famous steamship would not operate in 2019.

Pupils from six schools in Renfrewshire have collaborated with an award-winning charity to develop a new app that promotes mental wellbeing.

Road users in Renfrewshire are being warned of the dangers of driving while under the influence during the festive party season.

Re-elected MP Gavin Newlands is back at Westminster and is eager to get back to business.

Scottish Greens MSP Ross Greer has welcomed an announcement from the Scottish Government that the Dutch firm Abellio’s tenure as ScotRail franchisee is to be ended.

Residents in Renfrewshire are being reminded that bin collections will not take place on Christmas Day or New Year’s Day, with these collections rearranged to earlier in the week.

St Mirren gained a point on the pitch and made another off it as the Paisley club showed their support for Renfrewshire’s fair trade campaign.