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Renfrewshire Council has been accused of “failing” to deal with rubbish itself after thousands of volunteers took part in clean-up sessions in the past year.

A 26p rise in the rate paid by Renfrewshire Council to funded childcare providers has been approved by elected members.

An investigation has been launched after a man and woman were found dead in a Paisley flat.

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.A councillor has called for assurances that biodiversity areas in Paisley will be managed properly as some areas have been left “neglected”.Labour councillor Carolann Davidson says more work needs to be done to ensure areas earmarked for the environmental project are properly maintained.Councillors agreed to begin consultation on more than 86 new biodiversity plots at last week’s Infrastructure, Land and Environment Policy board meeting.According to the report, areas marked for biodiversity have been “sought to exclude those impacting sight lines, to take account of known ground conditions, to link or add to the more natural environment and wherever

A bus company which operates in Renfrewshire has been accused of not enforcing strict social distancing measures on its services.Councillor Carolann Davidson, who represents Paisley East and Central, has slammed McGill's after a resident complained to her about being on a "packed" number seven service between Paisley and Linwood.The resident, who boarded at Paisley's Causeyside Street, claimed the only seat which was blocked off was the one behind the driver and the bus was full by the time it reached Linwood.McGill's has insisted it will be putting in place a seat blocking system "as soon as possible" and bosses have said additional buses are being introduced at busy times.Councillor Davidson said: "I was horrified when I was told by a