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Kevan McDonald was only caught because his twin brother’s DNA was on the national police database.

Residents, staff and the wider community came out in force to raise almost £400 for Adams House Care Home’s coffee morning at at Johnstone High Parish Church Hall.

Take a stroll down Paisley’s High Street and the difficulties facing the town are clear for all to see.
Closed and boarded-up shops, a rash of ‘To Let’ signs and the growing number of discount stores all make for depressing viewing on what was once the jewel in Renfrewshire’s retail crown.

You may not recognise his name or his face but, if you live or work in Paisley, you can be sure that Crawford Russell has had an impact on your life.

WEST of Scotland MSP Annabel Goldie has criticised the council’s spending plans on education.
The Scottish Conservative leader, who lives in Bishopton, claims the council’s budget puts ideology before the best interests of pupils.

The safety of hundreds of school pupils will be put at risk as changes are to be made to the secondary school transport scheme, it has been warned.

The man behind Elderslie’s annual celebrations of their greatest son William Wallace has been fondly remembered after he passed away.
Historian David Ross, 51, suffered a heart attack at his home earlier this month.

Thousands of families across Renfrewshire will benefit from a council tax freeze – for the third year in a row.
But council house tenants will be hit hard as their rent is to rise by 4.5 per cent – more than double the current 1.9 per cent rate of inflation – each year until 2015.
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People in Renfrewshire are being warned about a telephone scam designed to find out their bank details so that criminals can empty their accounts.

Furious workers are threatening to shut leisure centres in Renfrewshire after being handed an ultimatum by bosses.
The sports centre and swimming pool staff were told to agree to a shake-up of their terms and conditions or face the sack.