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Renfrewshire residents will come together today to remember those who have died or have suffered permanent injuries due to a drug overdose.

The costs connected with a design team involved in Paisley Town Hall’s transformation have risen by more than half-a-million pounds.

Paisley’s artist and playwright, John Byrne, will be honoured in the new room names for his birthplace’s soon-to-be-transformed town hall.

More than 150 third year pupils from across got to grips with traditional building skills at a career-building event held outside Paisley Town Hall.

Paisley is getting ready to host a spectacular Halloween event which starts tonight.

Available on both Android and Apple. Download here: smarturl.it/RenfrewLiveSocialProvost Lorraine Cameron, who added a letter for future generations to the time capsule, said: “Paisley Town Hall is special to so many people and it was important to involve the local community.“At a time where our lives are still disrupted due to the Covid-19 pandemic and normal events have been unable to take place as planned, the creation of the time capsule has given many people a chance to look back on some of those times they hold most dear.“The scroll includes memories from some of our oldest citizens collected through workshops with ROAR, and stories from some of our youngest citizens, with pupils from Williamsburgh and West Primary Schools

Get the latest Scottish parenting news sent straight to your inbox each week with our newsletter.School cooks, cleaners and janitors will be staging a protest today over a “botched” remodelling of essential services in schools.The socially-distanced demonstration, which will be held outside Paisley Town Hall today, is calling on Renfrewshire Council to reverse changes made to these roles.The local authority confirmed earlier this year that cleaners, cooks and janitors would be stripped of their titles and called ‘facilities operatives’ in a move that would require them to work across all three services.It has been claimed many have also been moved to different schools and given new shifts they don’t want, with a concern that some are now

PAISLEY DAILY EXPRESS: Live news as it happens It will be placed under the floor of the North Minor Hall.Kevin said: “I’d love to hear from anyone who has a special memory of the town hall, whether it involved a dance, or concert held there, a first date, wedding, formal dinner, graduation or a special event.“This is a fantastic opportunity for the people of Renfrewshire to become part of history and to share their memories with future generations and tell what the town hall means to them.”Kevin, who is being supported in the project by Renfrewshire Leisure’s film producer Richard Weeks, added: “The town hall is steeped in history and the popular culture of Paisley and Renfrewshire.“Music star Paolo Nutini was discovered by his first

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our personalised newsletter.Work is underway to install a new water bottle refill station outside Paisley Town Hall and Abbey as part of efforts to reduce plastic waste.Scottish Water confirmed a Top Up Tap is being put in place in Gauze Street at the moment which will help Buddies to stay hydrated on-the-go.It will form part of a nationwide network of 70 taps and a key part of the company’s Your Water Your Life campaign, which encourages people to use the tap to benefit the planet, their health and their pocket.Scottish Water said it cannot confirm an exact date when the tap will be switched on, but this will be done after samples are taken.Councillor Stephen Burns lodged

Join thousands of others who have signed up for the Daily Record newsletter.Women campaigning for the government to amend changes to the pension age have thanked everyone who came along to their recent protest.The women, dubbed WASPI (Women Against State Pension Inequalities) gathered on the steps of Paisley Town Hall ahead of a Court of Appeal challenge to a judicial review last year which dismissed their legal challenge.Renfrewshire women have been campaigning for the last five years against a rise in the state pension age which they say has left them badly out of pocket.Paisley woman Kathleen Birney said: “WASPI Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Dumbartonshire and Renfrewshire would like to thank everyone who came along to the recent gathering at

New housing developments, plans for nurseries and road improvements could be under “significant risk” of delays as council chiefs tackle a £27million coronavirus crisis bill.