http://www.the-gazette.co.uk/news/ Latest from the online edition en-gb Tue, 09 Feb 2010 14:55:48 +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/ A GOOD Samaritan was tragically killed and another is fighting for his life as they tried to save a pensioner after a car crash on Sunday night. http://www.the-gazette.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/02/04/396689-men-struck-by-van-as-they-went-to-aid-of-oap/ http://www.the-gazette.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/02/04/396689-men-struck-by-van-as-they-went-to-aid-of-oap/ Thu, 04 Feb 2010 09:53:15 +0000 News AS Renfrewshire Council fight to fix the ferry, SPT chiefs who voted to axe it are under fire for blowing millions of pounds on junkets and consultants. http://www.the-gazette.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/02/04/396688-council-plan-brings-fresh-hope-for-ferry/ http://www.the-gazette.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/02/04/396688-council-plan-brings-fresh-hope-for-ferry/ Thu, 04 Feb 2010 09:52:08 +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 A HOWWOOD man tragically collapsed and died at the wheel of his car after suffering a suspected heart attack. http://www.the-gazette.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/01/27/396418-dad-dies-at-wheel/ http://www.the-gazette.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/01/27/396418-dad-dies-at-wheel/ Wed, 27 Jan 2010 16:56:29 +0000 News LOCAL residents and politicians have vowed to fight SPT's decision to axe the Renfrew ferry. http://www.the-gazette.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/01/27/396417-the-fight-is-not-over-vow-ferry-campaigners/ http://www.the-gazette.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/01/27/396417-the-fight-is-not-over-vow-ferry-campaigners/ Wed, 27 Jan 2010 16:55:09 +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 THERE is fury after the grim discovery of four coffins at the site of a new Tesco store halted work. http://www.the-gazette.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/01/20/396183-grim-discovery-halts-towns-regeneration/ http://www.the-gazette.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/01/20/396183-grim-discovery-halts-towns-regeneration/ Wed, 20 Jan 2010 16:24:25 +0000 News PARENTS and grandparents at a local primary school are overjoyed after receiving cash to furnish their jungle-themed library. http://www.the-gazette.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/01/20/396182-new-look-school-library-takes-walk-on-wild-side/ http://www.the-gazette.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/01/20/396182-new-look-school-library-takes-walk-on-wild-side/ Wed, 20 Jan 2010 16:22:48 +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 A STUDENT leapt from a second-storey hotel window to escape staff after attacking his girlfriend on a birthday night out. http://www.the-gazette.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/01/13/395930-attackers-window-leap/ http://www.the-gazette.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/01/13/395930-attackers-window-leap/ Wed, 13 Jan 2010 14:34:21 +0000 News THE historic Renfrew Ferry's days are numbered as SPT are proposing to shut it. The Gazette reported in December that the ferry was under threat as transport bosses need to cut costs. http://www.the-gazette.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/01/13/395929-prepare-to-fight-to-save-historic-ferry/ http://www.the-gazette.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/01/13/395929-prepare-to-fight-to-save-historic-ferry/ Wed, 13 Jan 2010 14:32:12 +0000 News EDUCATION bosses will axe a Renfrew primary school - to the dismay of parents and pupils who campaigned against its closure. http://www.the-gazette.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/01/06/395658-anger-over-school-closure/ http://www.the-gazette.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/01/06/395658-anger-over-school-closure/ Wed, 06 Jan 2010 12:48:52 +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 BRIDGE of Weir schoolgirl has won a competition out of hundreds of applicants after designing a graphical background theme for Glow intranet. http://www.the-gazette.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/01/06/395655-young-designer-amy-scoops-national-award/ http://www.the-gazette.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2010/01/06/395655-young-designer-amy-scoops-national-award/ Wed, 06 Jan 2010 12:44:56 +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 RENFREW man hailed as Scotland's top Lollipop Man was celebrating again after being named the best in Britain. http://www.the-gazette.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2009/12/16/395170-sweet-success-for-top-lollipop-man-john/ http://www.the-gazette.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2009/12/16/395170-sweet-success-for-top-lollipop-man-john/ Wed, 16 Dec 2009 16:38:35 +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 THE CONTROVERSIAL development proposals for Bishopton's former ROF site amount to 'a lottery win' for the village - a local resident has claimed. http://www.the-gazette.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2009/12/10/394962-housing-plan-for-village-compared-to-lottery-win/ http://www.the-gazette.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2009/12/10/394962-housing-plan-for-village-compared-to-lottery-win/ Thu, 10 Dec 2009 10:37:41 +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 TRIBUTES flooded in for the kind-hearted founder of the popular Lamont City Farm in Erskine, who passed away last week. http://www.the-gazette.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2009/12/02/394717-charlies-spirit-will-live-on-say-friends/ http://www.the-gazette.co.uk/news/roundup/articles/2009/12/02/394717-charlies-spirit-will-live-on-say-friends/ Wed, 02 Dec 2009 16:21:01 +0000 News