Renfrewshire

A landmark historic building on Paisley High Street is being restored and brought back into use – thanks to a council programme designed to preserve the town centre’s unique historic architecture.

Improved transport connections along the White Cart river between Paisley town centre and Scotland's manufacturing innovation district are a step closer after receiving planning consent. Renfrewshire Council's Planning and Climate Change Board gave the green light to a series of new routes and links

A housing developer that challenged the rejection of planning permission for around a hundred houses to the north of Kilmacolm, Renfrewshire, has lost its appeal to the Inner House of the Court of Session.

Redpath Construction has secured new projects at the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital campus in Glasgow and the Royal Alexandra Hospital in Paisley. At the QEUH, the firm will upgrade Ward 62 of the Neurosurgery building. The Neurosurgery building contains Neurosurgery and OMFS Theatres, Int

The ongoing transformation of Paisley’s historic cultural venues is moving forward – with Paisley Town Hall set to be the first to reopen later this year. Renfrewshire Council’s current investment aims to use the town’s unique cultural and heritage story to transform its futu

Taylor Wimpey West Scotland recently went back to school to give the children of Arkleston Primary in Renfrew some reminders about health and safety. With the construction of new homes in full swing at developments across the local Renfrewshire area, the homebuilder was keen to promote the dangers a

UK technology innovation organisation CPI has opened its Medicines Manufacturing Innovation Centre at the Advanced Manufacturing Innovation District Scotland (AMIDS) in Renfrewshire, bringing 100 high-quality jobs and an initial estimated £200 million of technology investment into Glasgow Cit

The fundraising campaign supporting the work to redesign Paisley’s museum into a world-class visitor destination is celebrating after passing the milestone of £1m of funding secured.

Plans for more than 80 homes in Erskine have been approved by Renfrewshire councillors.

Local businesses are being urged to sign-up for an event at 9am in Johnstone Town Hall on Tuesday 29 November, designed to help them bid for Renfrewshire Council contracts. The council is hosting the event to make sure as much as possible of the £200m it spends on external contracts each year

Plans to demolish the Leisureland amusement arcade in Paisley High Street and build student flats in its place have been approved. Renfrewshire Council's planning board approved plans which will see multi-storey accommodation erected at the site comprising of 150 studios.

Johnstone station’s new, fully-accessible footbridge and lifts are now open for passengers. Delivered by Story Contracting on behalf of Network Rail, the new layout makes it easier for people with impaired mobility or those travelling with luggage, children or cycles to access the platforms, w

A renewable energy developer is planning to build three battery energy storage systems across three Scottish Water sites in Renfrewshire. The battery energy storage systems would play an important role in balancing supply and demand and providing niche services to support the operation of the electr

WRC Recycling, a family-run waste management business in Renfrewshire, has officially opened the doors to a state-of-the-art C&D material recycling facility (MRF) at its headquarters in Inchinnan. The plant, which has been under construction since May 2022, will mark the beginning of a new era f

A multi-million-pound project to transform a row of historic Paisley town centre tenements into new modern energy-efficient homes for social rent is set to move forward. The initiative will create renovated homes for tenants in a trail-blazing project involving Paisley Housing Association, Renfrewsh