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Flooding and fallen trees cause disruption around Renfrewshire as Storm Boelo continues

Flooding and fallen trees have caused disruption around Renfrewshire as Storm Boelo brings strong winds and heavy rain.

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Thousands turn out as Paisley Halloween Festival returns

Renfrewshire schools receive more than 18,000 portions of fruit and veg through Tesco scheme

Bishop Keenan steps back temporarily from duties for medical reasons

Paralympic champion Matt Levy funds UWS scholarship for disabled students

Unresolved homelessness cases rise by 40% in Renfrewshire

Paisley Probus Club launches membership drive as numbers fall by half

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News across Renfrewshire

Saturday’s Paisley Halloween Festival events cancelled due to severe weather forecast

Amber wind warning for Renfrewshire as Storm Boelo approaches

Paisley pupils meet role models at ‘See It, Be It’ event

Renfrewshire business electricity use falls by 20.3% since 2012

Beech Avenue Children’s House receives positive inspection

Suspect accused of robbing 68-year-old man in Renfrew

Sport

Johnstone Burgh U20s hit six against Pollok as Renfrew snatch late draw at Dumbarton

Johnstone Burgh U20s hit six against Pollok as Renfrew snatch late draw at Dumbarton

Paisley Burgh Pool League: Three division leaders remain unbeaten after seventh round of fixtures

Paisley Burgh Pool League: Three division leaders remain unbeaten after seventh round of fixtures

Woman’s Rugby: Bishopton Women 21–20 Lenzie Women

Woman’s Rugby: Bishopton Women 21–20 Lenzie Women

Bishopton bounce back to move seven points clear

West Division 2

Bishopton bounce back to move seven points clear

Johnstone Burgh’s £50,000 all-weather pitch funding bid recommended for deferral

Johnstone Burgh’s £50,000 all-weather pitch funding bid recommended for deferral

Women’s round-up: Gleniffer Thistle beat Houston United as Renfrew and St Mirren suffer home defeats

Barclays Scottish Women's Championship

Women’s round-up: Gleniffer Thistle beat Houston United as Renfrew and St Mirren suffer home defeats

Community & Schools

Nominations open for Renfrewshire’s Provost’s Community Awards as they mark 30th anniversary

Renfrewshire road casualties halve but figures rise among children

Violent crime rises in Renfrewshire as police report more violence in homes

Housebreaking rises by almost a third in Renfrewshire

Police record 16 suspected drug-related deaths in Renfrewshire

Recorded sexual crimes rise by 37% in Renfrewshire

Politics

West Scotland MSP Cara McKee to return to Scottish Parliament after brain surgery

Council to approach Glasgow Airport owners over possible name change

Renfrewshire Council backs call to abolish House of Lords

Business

Government announces apprenticeship and training plans for young people

Bishopton man launches what is believed to be Scotland’s first non-profit travel agency

Renfrew print apprentice Luke Ashwood wins industry award

Court news

Three gang members jailed for armed raid on wrong house

Former Partick Thistle youth goalkeeper granted bail on culpable homicide charge

Three men admit roles in £600,000 fraud scheme targeting pensioners

East Renfrewshire

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Still Game star Jane McCarry to perform at Paisley charity carol concert

Still Game actor Jane McCarry will perform at a carol concert in Paisley Abbey next month to raise money for SAMH (Scottish Action for Mental Health).

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