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Fifteen Hamilton Accies supporters have been banned from New Douglas Park for their alleged involvement in a riot with St Mirren casuals in Paisley on February 27.

£100,000 of brand new play equipment is set to be installed in parks in Renfrew and Gallowhill this month.

Renfrewshire Council has scooped a double win at this year’s CoSLA Excellence Awards with Social Work’s Family Matters project and the Workforce Plus Public Sector Academy both picking up awards.

The number of people kicked out of their homes after failing to cough up their rent has been slashed.

A die-heard St Mirren fan will travel 10,000 miles across the globe to watch his heroes battle for glory in the CIS Cup Final.

Reckless thieves who are ripping lead flashing from the roofs of churches and businesses and flogging it on the black market were being hunted by police yesterday.

More than 100 council workers staged a noisy demo outside their Mill Street headquarters yesterday in a row over council budget cuts.

Rioting soccer casuals armed with bottles caused mayhem when up to 40 of them clashed in a busy Paisley town centre street.

A passenger service across the River Clyde will continue when the Renfrew Ferry is scrapped next month, a council leader has said.

ST Mirren bosses last night vowed they wont be caught cold by the wintry weather as they pull out all the stops to make sure this weekends SPL showdown with Hamilton Accies goes ahead.