News archive - April 2006

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A day of free fun for kids

Renfrewshire Council is hosting its Annual Children’s Open Day to mark the first day of the Council’s recreational season - Saturday 29 April

New guidebook to walks around Renfrewshire

A guidebook has been launched which details 10 of the walks which showcase some of the best of Renfrewshire’s environment, heritage and wildlife.

A glowing report for Renfrewshire’s Home Link Service

A leading education expert has given Renfrewshire Council’s school Home Link Service a glowing report.

Leaflet gives licensing advice on Houses in Multiple Occupation

The leaflet is designed to provide tenants, landlords and neighbours with information on licences for Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMOs)

Scams - too good to be true?

The fraudulent tactics undertaken by conmen and scammers will be the focus of this year’s Renfrewshire Consumer Week (24-28 April).

Japanese Consul books in at Central Library

Mr Takahashi, the Japanese consul, returns to visit Renfrewshire and gifts some books to Central Library.

National report shows Renfrewshire offering the best schooling in Scotland

Renfrewshire Council is leading the way forward in Scottish education after benchmarking itself against the national findings in the first ever report by Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Education.

Provost Hails St Mirren’s Success

Renfrewshire's Provost Burns congratulates St Mirren Football Club on their First Division Championship success.

Jeny ‘digs’ her new home!

Local resident Jeny McPherson, recently helped Councillor Tommy Williams take control of a JCB on the site where a new care home for older people is to be built.

The West of Scotland gets its first artificial sand martin nesting wall

It is hoped that the newly constructed £10,000 nesting wall in Erskine will attract the under threat species to the area to breed and raise their young.