Renfrewshire

The journey to transform Paisley Museum into a top cultural destination took a major step forward yesterday as Renfrewshire councillors approved the appointment of the contractor to deliver the £23 million main works programme.

Three popular community halls across Renfrewshire are set for full refurbishments after councillors approved the awarding of a £1.6 million works contract to City Gate Construction. The Paisley-based company is expected to start work in May on a wide range of internal and external improvements

Renfrewshire councillors will be asked to approve the appointment of Kier Construction as the main works contractor for Paisley Museum.

A £79.5 million construction contract to build the first opening road bridge over the River Clyde and create new connections into Scotland’s manufacturing innovation district has been approved for award. Councillors from Renfrewshire Council’s finance board have agreed to awar

A new standard for 'zero carbon' social housing, a quarter of a million-pound investment in electric vehicles and the restoration of peatlands are to be among the first projects launched as part of Renfrewshire Council's £1 million investment to tackle climate change.

The Clyde Waterfront and Renfrew Riverside construction project can support up to 700 jobs and is ready to start by Spring, according to a report which sets out the Final Business Case to be considered by Renfrewshire councillors next week.

New designs aimed at turning Paisley’s Abbey Close into an expanded outdoor events venue and improved public space have been published ahead of a public consultation.

Renfrewshire Council has approved plans to build 34 flats and three ground floor commercial units at 22 Bridge Street in Paisley.

Construction work on new amenity housing in the centre of Paisley is now under way. The sixteen amenity flats will be self-contained accommodation designed to meet the requirements of older people with four of the flats available to wheelchair users. All of the houses will have lift access, low leve

A £4.5m project to restore some of Paisley town centre's historic architecture to its former glory has now completed work at several prominent sites on and around the town's High Street.

Construction has started on the flagship National Manufacturing Institute Scotland (NMIS) facility at the heart of the Advanced Manufacturing Innovation District Scotland in Renfrewshire.

Councillors will this week be asked to approve plans for at least £100 million of additional investment over the next ten years in council housing across Renfrewshire as part of a strategy for the region's economic and social recovery from the coronavirus pandemic.

Loretto Housing Association is building 111 affordable homes on three sites across central Scotland. The new homes – in Cardonald in Glasgow, Bishopton in Renfrewshire, and Falkirk – will all be for social rent, bringing much-needed housing for local people in the three communities.

Work at a housing site in Bishopton has been suspended after a piling rig fell over yesterday.

The JR Group has been given the green light to transform the former TA building on Paisley’s High Street.