Renfrewshire Council temporarily suspended the licence at Sophies bar, in Johnstones High Street and the Madagascar bar in Wellmeadow Street, Paisley.

Sophies Bar, which is run by leading brewery firm Belhaven, had its licence suspended for seven weeks, as the board considered it appropriate to prevent crime and disorder, prevent public nuisance and secure public safety..

Complaints include:

• Women fighting there on September 12 and men fighting on October 3,
• trouble involving customers at a nearby chippy on October 4 which was picked up by CCTV operators
• a disturbance on November 6, during which 11 cops arrested seven people
• on the same night, November 6, a 15-year-old girl who was part of a funeral party was reported to be drunk.

Madagascar bar have had theirs suspended for a fortnight after police were called to investigate various drunken disorder complaints. Police have heard loud music coming from the pub,  Police officers saw several drunken customers, including some who were singing karaoke songs that ended with Celtic slogans being shouted.

And, on October 5, cops saw Madagascar customers flouting the law as they drank from pint tumblers and bottles while standing outside to smoke.

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The busy road will be closed between Canal Street and Laighcartside Street and diversions will be put in place.

Work at Burnbrae Pumping Station, Park Road and Ladeside Drive in Johnstone has been completed while it is ongoing in the Gas Street area, including Russell Street, Mary Street, Rankine Street, Canal Road, Walkinshaw Street and the High Street.

The work is being carried out for Scottish Water by contractors George Leslie and Mackenzie Construction.

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