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PAISLEY DAILY EXPRESS: Live news as it happensThe Renfrewshire Leisure football camp has been based at Park Mains High School.The incident happened on Friday, the last session of the paid-for coaching.The town’s Conservative Councillor Tom Begg said he was “completely shocked”.It was made public on social media by Beth Paton who revealed the coach involved is her friend.She said: “I am writing this with a heavy heart and an angry head.“On Friday a good friend of mine was coaching a children’s football team at Park Mains.“A smallish group of teenagers wanted to use the pitches.“Rather than using a different area to have a kick about they decided that their best option was to racially abuse the coach including using the N-word.”Beth added: “I

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.A Renfrewshire town has been failed by five years of inaction on development, according to Conservative politicians.They say compared to towns of similar 17,500 population size, like Johnstone and Troon, Erskine’s facilities are basic at best.They claim a Renfrewshire Council document for change has simply been “gathering dust in SNP drawers”.Renfrewshire North and West Tory candidate Julie Pirone has backed Erskine councillor Tom Begg’s “complete frustration” at nothing happening on the ground.The town is on Renfrewshire Council leader Iain Nicolson’s patch, who has hit back, saying “significant investments” are ongoing.A charrette – a planning forum