Paisley Daily Express - April 15, 2025

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April 15, 2025

Education gets a great report from inspectors

Renfrewshire’s education services have been picked out as examples of good practice in a national inspection of all Scottish councils.

2 mins

Easter fun for all the family

A packed programme of events has been organised to keep children across Renfrewshire active during the final days of the Easter holidays.

1 min

Months of roadworks ahead

A busy Renfrew road is to close for four months as Scottish Water's £11.5million project to upgrade a sewer main enters a key phase.

1 min

Free medicine lifeline for families

I'm sure many readers will be surprised to learn that it has been 14 years since the SNP Scottish Government scrapped prescription charges in Scotland.

2 mins

Watching the birdies

March was a great month for birdwatchers at one of Renfrewshire’s best-loved beauty spots, with numerous species being recorded at the site.

1 min

Rival demonstrators drown out each other in town centre protest

Protesters and counter-demonstrators battled to be heard over one another after clashing in Paisley town centre at the weekend.

1 min

Istanbul mayor stays in prison

JUDICIAL officials in Turkey have rejected an appeal seeking the release of Istanbul's Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu from jail, pending the outcome of his corruption trial, the country's state-run news agency reported.

1 min

Russia defends attack

RUSSIA has claimed its deadly missile attack on the Ukrainian city of Sumy at the weekend that killed and wounded scores of people, including children, had targeted a gathering of Ukrainian troops, as European leaders condemned the assault as a war crime.

1 min

Fears grow of Chinese 'dumping'

BRITISH retailers have raised concerns that Chinese products are being “dumped” on UK and European online retail platforms like Shein and Amazon, following United States President Donald Trump's tariffs increase.

1 min

Hancock libel claim can go to trial judge rules

EX-MP Andrew Bridgen’s libel claim against former Health Secretary Matt Hancock can go to trial, a High Court judge has ruled after she refused Mr Hancock's bid to end the claim.

2 mins

House prices defy duty rise

DESPITE concerns of a market slowdown following changes to stamp duty, the average UK house price increased by 1.4% in April. Rightmove reports that UK house prices have reached a new record high of £377,182.

1 min

Caution rises among top finance officers

FINANCE leaders are predicting the steepest drop in corporate recruitment since in almost five years due to escalating geopolitical threats.

1 min

Party time as Saints make six of the best

Paisley went into party mode on Saturday night after St Mirren made it into the top six of the Scottish Premiership.

1 min

Brief encounters

FOR people standing in the dock accused of a crime, only one thing stands between freedom and prison - defence barristers.

1 min

AN INCREDIBLE TRUE STORY OF ESPIONAGE AND BETRAYAL

The mum who discovered her long-lost 'son' was a spy and her search for her real boy

1 min

How to cancel contracts you don't want any more

I recently wrote all about 'Awful April' - the time of year when all of our main bills go up, from taxes to utilities.

2 mins

Surrey's Lynn tribute

CRICKET Surrey flew their flags at half-mast yesterday following the death of Alec Stewart's wife Lynn.

1 min

Red Bull chief: We'll fix issues

F1 Christian Horner admits Red Bull must find a solution to their issues quickly after a disappointing Bahrain Grand Prix raised further talk over Max Verstappen’s future.