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A young woman was injured when she got caught up in a row with two female queue jumpers at a town centre taxi rank. During a war of words the 26-year-old was brutally assaulted by the pair and suffered injuries including a suspected broken wrist.

Police who were called to a disturbance in Paisley town centre yesterday got more than they bargained for … when they stumbled across thousands of pounds worth of illegal drugs. A worried resident in Orchard Street had called the police after hearing a rammy taking place.

An amateur internet master hopes to help Paisley return to its former glory – with a website. Buddie Scott Manson got fed-up driving round the town seeing shop after shop lying empty. So he has now launched his own site – www.Paisley2020.org – in a bid to make it easier for business chiefs to identify [...]

Paolo Nutini is to play at Paisley Town hall, but it may not be easy to get a ticket. You can apply for tickets here for the BBC Radio 2 show on the BBC Shows website. Here is part of a story from yesterdays Paisley Express: Thousands of Buddies will be hoping to snap up [...]

A Paisley man who has been caught up in the civil unrest which has brought death to the streets of Bangkok has told how he has been shocked to see the city he loves going up in flames.

A man was fighting for life yesterday after he was brutally attacked in a Paisley housing scheme.

This year’s Paisley Beer Festival reached the parts others can’t … by attracting visitors all the way from Canada.

Tesco bosses yesterday pledged to keep their supermarket in Paisley’s East Lane open – even if planning permission is granted to build a new store at Wallneuk. The vow was given after Paisley and District Trades Union Council claimed wrongly that whether or not the planned Tesco Extra store in the town’s Wallneuk gets the [...]

A new exhibition is revealing for the first time the full extent of the brilliance of a photographer who developed her skills at a studio in Paisley.

Drinkers at two locals pubs were shocked when fire officers turned up and ask them to leave. The fire services were called to check out a reports of a problem with Paddy Malarky’s ice machine when it started to smoke. The fire service cleared most of the units around Paddy’s to be sure everyone was safe. It happened [...]