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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.

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.

Hundreds of jobs will be axed if private bus companies are driven out of Paisley.

Renfrewshire is celebrating its first birthday as a Fairtrade county. The campaign to make the whole area an official Fairtrade zone got the go ahead this week in 2009 and to mark the occasion the Renfrewshire Fairtrade Steering Group, who ran the campaign, celebrated with a special Fairtrade birthday cake.

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.