http://www.the-gazette.co.uk/news/johnstone/ Latest from the online edition en-gb Sat, 13 Mar 2010 20:37:35 +0000 Copyright (C) 2010 Clyde and Forth Press Ltd http://www.clydeandforthmedia.co.uk/feeds/ 5 http://www.clydeandforthmedia.co.uk/furniture/tg_logo_500x75.png http://www.the-gazette.co.uk/news/johnstone/ A JOHNSTONE man was caught red-handed with 2,000 Ecstasy pills - and then claimed they were for a headache. http://www.the-gazette.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/10/397949-dealers-pill-headache/ http://www.the-gazette.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/10/397949-dealers-pill-headache/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:55:50 +0000 News PARENTS are hitting out at council plans to house their kids in a building that is 'fit for demolition' while their own school is being upgraded. http://www.the-gazette.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/10/397948-parents-hit-out-our-kids-deserve-better/ http://www.the-gazette.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/10/397948-parents-hit-out-our-kids-deserve-better/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:54:13 +0000 News A JOHNSTONE councillor was branded a liar at a special full council meeting. http://www.the-gazette.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/10/397947-meeting-disappointment/ http://www.the-gazette.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/10/397947-meeting-disappointment/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:51:00 +0000 News A FRESH warning is urging residents to be wary of toxic land - as fears intensify for the future of 300 homes in Renfrewshire. http://www.the-gazette.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/03/397705-toxic-warning/ http://www.the-gazette.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/03/397705-toxic-warning/ Wed, 03 Mar 2010 14:32:28 +0000 News A JOHNSTONE nurse faces being sacked and struck off after being found guilty of a vicious attack. http://www.the-gazette.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/03/397703-nurse-guilty-of-attack/ http://www.the-gazette.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/03/397703-nurse-guilty-of-attack/ Wed, 03 Mar 2010 14:30:24 +0000 News A MILLIONAIRE business entrepreneur has chosen a Johnstone man as his next prodigy. http://www.the-gazette.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/03/397702-william-wallace-is-business-braveheart/ http://www.the-gazette.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/03/397702-william-wallace-is-business-braveheart/ Wed, 03 Mar 2010 14:27:58 +0000 News A JOHNSTONE nurse has been accused of stabbing a woman. http://www.the-gazette.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/02/24/397483-nurse-stabbed-woman/ http://www.the-gazette.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/02/24/397483-nurse-stabbed-woman/ Wed, 24 Feb 2010 16:21:33 +0000 News AN amateur footballer who was kicked off his team sought revenge by attacking one of his coaches. http://www.the-gazette.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/02/18/397206-thug-attacked-coach-after-disciplinary-bid/ http://www.the-gazette.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/02/18/397206-thug-attacked-coach-after-disciplinary-bid/ Thu, 18 Feb 2010 09:27:59 +0000 News Hundreds of parents and pupils from St Benedict's High School have protested against Renfrewshire Council's decision to scrap free school buses. http://www.the-gazette.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/02/11/396930-bus-pass-protests/ http://www.the-gazette.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/02/11/396930-bus-pass-protests/ Thu, 11 Feb 2010 09:29:13 +0000 News THE parents of a Johnstone man - who was left brain damaged after a brutal assault - have accused prosecutors and the law of not doing enough to protect their son. http://www.the-gazette.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/01/27/396419-our-son-will-never-be-the-same-again/ http://www.the-gazette.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/01/27/396419-our-son-will-never-be-the-same-again/ Wed, 27 Jan 2010 16:57:18 +0000 News THE safety of hundreds of school pupils will be put at risk as changes are to be made to the secondary school transport scheme, it has been warned. http://www.the-gazette.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/01/20/396184-school-buses-axed/ http://www.the-gazette.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/01/20/396184-school-buses-axed/ Wed, 20 Jan 2010 16:26:17 +0000 News A JOHNSTONE mum-to-be admitted attacking a woman with a baseball bat after stepping out of her BMW. http://www.the-gazette.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/01/13/395931-battered-in-the-street/ http://www.the-gazette.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/01/13/395931-battered-in-the-street/ Wed, 13 Jan 2010 14:36:32 +0000 News RENFREWSHIRE is still shivering after two weeks of sub-zero temperatures. http://www.the-gazette.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/01/06/395656-cold-snap-grips-area/ http://www.the-gazette.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/01/06/395656-cold-snap-grips-area/ Wed, 06 Jan 2010 12:47:02 +0000 News A £1 MILLION Christmas present has been given to homeless and vulnerable people in Renfrewshire this festive season. http://www.the-gazette.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2009/12/30/395520-pound1m-gift-for-homeless/ http://www.the-gazette.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2009/12/30/395520-pound1m-gift-for-homeless/ Wed, 30 Dec 2009 15:16:49 +0000 News RENFREWSHIRE Council has given Johnstone High School a late Christmas present by completing the school in time for the start of the Spring term. http://www.the-gazette.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2009/12/30/395519-new-school-for-pupils-returning-this-week/ http://www.the-gazette.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2009/12/30/395519-new-school-for-pupils-returning-this-week/ Wed, 30 Dec 2009 15:15:04 +0000 News A VIOLENT dad stabbed his partner repeatedly after accusing her of having an affair. http://www.the-gazette.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2009/12/16/395171-kids-saw-dad-stab-mum/ http://www.the-gazette.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2009/12/16/395171-kids-saw-dad-stab-mum/ Wed, 16 Dec 2009 16:39:57 +0000 News A LOCAL women's group has condemned acts of violence receiving lenient sentences in the courts - after a Johnstone thug who beat up two females walked free from court last week. http://www.the-gazette.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2009/12/16/395169-sentencing-slammed-as-abuse-campaign-launched/ http://www.the-gazette.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2009/12/16/395169-sentencing-slammed-as-abuse-campaign-launched/ Wed, 16 Dec 2009 16:36:43 +0000 News FURIOUS relatives have hit out after a thug who beat up two women walked free from court. http://www.the-gazette.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2009/12/10/394951-thug-walks-free/ http://www.the-gazette.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2009/12/10/394951-thug-walks-free/ Thu, 10 Dec 2009 10:12:11 +0000 News A TEACHING assistant who worked at a local school was caught with 300 indecent images of children. http://www.the-gazette.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2009/12/10/394950-indecent-images-shame-of-exteaching-assistant/ http://www.the-gazette.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2009/12/10/394950-indecent-images-shame-of-exteaching-assistant/ Thu, 10 Dec 2009 10:09:52 +0000 News A MASKED armed raider fled empty-handed after a brave shopkeeper grabbed an axe out of his hand. http://www.the-gazette.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2009/12/09/394924-brave-dad-snatched-axe-from-masked-man/ http://www.the-gazette.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2009/12/09/394924-brave-dad-snatched-axe-from-masked-man/ Wed, 09 Dec 2009 15:04:32 +0000 News New figures that reveal crime rates are at their lowest in ten years have been welcomed by police bosses and local politicians. http://www.the-gazette.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2009/12/02/394721-police-chief-proud-as-crime-at-ten-year-low/ http://www.the-gazette.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2009/12/02/394721-police-chief-proud-as-crime-at-ten-year-low/ Wed, 02 Dec 2009 16:32:01 +0000 News A PREGNANT woman and her two children are being forced to live in a damp-ridden house as Renfrewshire Council have refused to fix it. http://www.the-gazette.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2009/11/25/394467-pregnant-mum-we-dont-deserve-to-live-like-this/ http://www.the-gazette.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2009/11/25/394467-pregnant-mum-we-dont-deserve-to-live-like-this/ Wed, 25 Nov 2009 17:06:09 +0000 News A JOHNSTONE thug who ordered a takeaway so that he could rob the delivery man has been jailed for six years. http://www.the-gazette.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2009/11/25/394466-thug-ordered-takeaway-to-rob-delivery-driver/ http://www.the-gazette.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2009/11/25/394466-thug-ordered-takeaway-to-rob-delivery-driver/ Wed, 25 Nov 2009 17:03:57 +0000 News A PHONEY postman is thought to have carried out a crazed knife attack in Johnstone. http://www.the-gazette.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2009/11/18/394242-murder-attempt-fake-postie-hunt/ http://www.the-gazette.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2009/11/18/394242-murder-attempt-fake-postie-hunt/ Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:42:28 +0000 News A JOHNSTONE thug attacked a pensioner and another woman in broad daylight, leaving one with her face 'in a mess' - a court heard last week. http://www.the-gazette.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2009/11/18/394241-thug-punched-pensioner-over-family-feud-dispute/ http://www.the-gazette.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2009/11/18/394241-thug-punched-pensioner-over-family-feud-dispute/ Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:41:00 +0000 News