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Plans for 180 homes on an "eyesore" site in Ferguslie Park have been refused by Renfrewshire Council over capacity concerns at two schools.

Residents of a Paisley tower block will be urged to remove “combustible materials” from communal landings after a safety inspection.

The former leader of the Labour group on Renfrewshire Council has fired an astonishing accusation of “backstabbing” after quitting the party.

A retired businessman is eager to be involved in Paisley's regeneration as he prepares to stand in this week's Renfrewshire Council election.

Improving active travel links and making Paisley Southeast more accessible should be priorities for Renfrewshire Council, insists Green by-election candidate Kyle Mitchell.

PAISLEY DAILY EXPRESS: Live news as it happensReferences to family members’ weight and appearance have been printed alongside foul language.The leaflets have been circulated to homes in areas including Charleston, Lochside and Glenburn - and police have been called in.Although the crass drawings and crude attempts at humour fail to make much sense, the impact is clear.Eddie, whose ward is Paisley Southeast, said: “It is absolutely disgusting really and it has caused me and my wife and daughter a good deal of upset. There is really no need for it at all.“We can’t say for certain who it is, but we have a very good suspicion given what’s in it.“We have been to the police about it.

Join thousands of others in getting the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox.A pair of Paisley councillors have called for pest control charges in Renfrewshire to be temporarily dropped until an "explosion" of rat infestations is sorted out.Labour group chief Eddie Devine and Paisley Northwest representative Karen Kennedy have tabled a motion ahead of a meeting tomorrow requesting the council suspends charges "associated with the control of rodents".Councillor Devine, who represents Paisley Southeast, says he has been inundated with complaints in recent months from people who have spotted rats around their homes in the Charleston, Lochfield, and Glenburn areas of his ward.And he has insisted the council needs to bring the

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.Campaigners who have fought against plans for 600 new homes in Paisley welcomed a shock move by councillors to block the development.Planning chiefs had recommended permission be granted to a consortium of developers who wanted to build the properties on surplus land at Dykebar Hospital, despite admitting serious problems around biodiversity, roads and schools.But in what has been described as an “unusual move”, planning board convener Marie McGurk went against her staff during a crunch meeting yesterday and received unanimous support from elected members to turn down the proposal - the site of which was located within her Paisley Southeast