Julie Pirone: Last News

Join thousands of others in getting the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox.A power giant that demanded a Renfrew pub stump up a £2,500 security deposit has now backed down.And publican Allan Strang said: “I am thrilled – and it’s all thanks to the Paisley Daily Express and local politician Julie Pirone.“Sometimes you just have to stick your head above the parapet.“Other pubs will be impacted too and it is out of order.“It means The Black Bull can open again later this month with a decent electricity deal in place.”We told last week how Allan and his partner Shiona Sillars had been asked to pay four months power bills up front – when pubs have had no income for a year.npower made the shocking demand despite the couple

Join thousands of others in getting the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox.Scottish Conservative leader Douglas Ross hit the campaign trail in Renfrewshire North and West in a bid to boost candidate Julie Pirone's election chances.As polling day draws ever closer, the pair were out and about in Renfrew over the weekend as Mrs Pirone continued her fight to become the constituency's first Tory MSP.Since the seat was first created in 2011, it has belonged to former SNP MSP Derek Mackay, who was the subject of a scandal at the start of last year as it emerged he had hounded a 16-year-old boy with hundreds of messages on social media.Despite being suspended by the SNP and stepping down as finance secretary, Mr Mackay has

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.The Conservative party has chosen a candidate to contest Derek Mackay's seat in next year's Scottish Parliament election.Julie Pirone - who stood at last year's general election in Paisley and Renfrewshire North - will look to turn the Renfrewshire North and West seat blue when voters go to the polls next May.Since 2011, the seat has been held by former finance minister Mr Mackay, who was suspended by the SNP earlier this year after it emerged he sent messages to a 16-year-old boy over social media.Communications specialist Mrs Pirone, who is a former Labour voter, has lived in both Renfrew and Bridge of Weir and has vowed to "stand up for everyone" in