Paisley North: Last News

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.A Johnstone community has emerged as one of the worst Covid-19 hotspots in Scotland, despite efforts to contain the virus.Johnstone South East, which flanks Elderslie, has seen the rate soar to the equivalent of nearly 500 cases per 100,000 people.It’s the only area in Renfrewshire that makes it into the highest outbreak level of above 400 cases.The cases were almost double the prevalence of number two on the Renfrewshire list, Paisley North.The latest Scottish Government statistics reveal there were 18 confirmed cases in Johnstone South East last week.The town’s MSP Tom Arthur said the figures can be variable week by week and insisted the area should

A third Renfrewshire church has been earmarked for closure as the Church of Scotland axe falls on Paisley North.

Join thousands of others who have signed up for the Daily Record newsletter.The 700 Rolls-Royce workers threatened with redundancy have been abandoned by the UK Government, MP Gavin Newlands has said.The aerospace giant announced in May it was axing 700 jobs at its Inchinnan plant - more than half of the 1,300-strong workforce,  blaming the global downturn following the coronavirus pandemic.But Mr Newlands says the UK Government appears to “have given up” on trying to save these jobs following a letter from UK Minister for Business and Industry Nadhim Zahawi.The MP for Paisley and Renfrewshire North says Mr Zahawi has failed to identify any specific support for the plant when pushed for targeted relief.“To say I am disappointed with the UK