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Contractors to revamp empty East Renfrewshire council homes due to backlog
A £300,000 plan is expected to reduce the number of empty homes, which have been hampering efforts to meet housing demand.
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A £300,000 plan is expected to reduce the number of empty homes, which have been hampering efforts to meet housing demand.
According to police, the driver is facing a minimum 12-month driving ban and a fine of up to £5,000.
The council is planning to invest an extra £300k from reserves into speeding up refurbishment of empty homes by using private contractors.
Stacy Mair was murdered in Renfrewshire, shortly after 44-year-old Vikki Soloman was allegedly killed by her ex-partner in Edinburgh.
Planners at East Renfrewshire Council say the new homes would help address a housing emergency.
The bodies of Stacy Mair and Jim Mair were discovered on Monday.
Stacy Mair, 35, was found by emergency services after reports of concern for a person on Monday morning.
Police investigations are continuing and the deaths are currently being treated as unexplained.
The male victims range in age between 12 to 17 years old, with five reports made in the last week.
Emergency services were called to Corsliehill Road in Houston on Monday (July 27) morning following reports of a concern for a person
Ally McCoist's neighbour has lost an appeal against Renfrewshire Council's decision to take no action over the height of two trees on the Rangers legend's property in Bridge of Weir
Former Glasgow councillor Kyle Thornton admitted having vile child sex abuse images last year.
Local reports suggest police swarmed the area as a man was spotted standing on the roof of a property.
Police said streets int he Renfrewshire town were reopened on Tuesday, after the violent attack on Monday night.
Renfrewshire Council had promised to tackle the issue of rats 'roaming' the street and 'eating rubbish out of overflowing bins' last year.
When the colleague told the support worker that he was 'old enough to be her grandfather', he said ‘there are pills for that'.
The Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC), which regulates the profession, heard how Middleton had made unkind comments to a supported person.
A Standards Commission panel found Colm Merrick hadn't updated his register of interests, as an East Renfrewshire councillor, timeously.
The pilot Service 24 will cross the new Renfrew Bridge - but will be affected when it opens to let ships pass.
East Renfrewshire's roads service objected to the plan and residents in the area have complained about parking.