Alistair Mackay: Last News

The SNP and Labour have both announced candidates for the Paisley Southeast by-election.

Council chiefs have released a final plan for the Paisley Southeast by-election set to take place next month.

PAISLEY DAILY EXPRESS: Live news as it happens Controversial Paisley politician, Paul Mack, was hauled before the Standards Commission for Scotland over a series of alarming emails sent to councillors Eddie Devine and Alistair Mackay.A panel found he had repeatedly breached the Councillors’ Code of Conduct after a hearing at Renfrewshire House. Read More News: It emerged that Councillor Devine and his daughter, fellow elected member Karen Kennedy, had been offered panic alarms by the police in response to increasingly distressing messages from Mack - including one labelling Councillor Devine a racist.The hearing also heard Councillor Mackay contacted cops over an email which he believed incited violence against him.Chair of the Hearing

Council chiefs are coming under increasing pressure to open recycling tips in Renfrewshire, as two more elected members have called for restrictions to be lifted.

Tips should reopen in Paisley and Linwood to combat a reported increase in fly-tipping, a councillor has insisted.