Paisley

Streets were closed and rail services were cancelled following reports of an early morning gas explosion at a building in Paisley.

Paisley-based Beeks Financial Cloud saw its share price tumble in early trading after revealing that full-year earnings are set to come in lower than previously forecast.

Animal rights activists will stage a protest today against an exhibition of reindeer which is part of Paisley’s Christmas festivities.

Nicola Sturgeon faced calls for a public inquiry into the murder of a father-of-three by a criminal who was unlawfully at large.

A Scottish charity has applied or permission to set up a pioneering education centre which will include animal therapy with horses, ‘risky play’ and outdoor activities for young children who have experienced major trauma in their early years.

Police are hunting for three masked men who carried out a “despicable” attack on a couple in their home in front of two young children.

A man has appeared in court charged with the murder of a man whose headless body was found dumped in a suitcase.

Tributes have been pouring in for a teenage boy who drowned at a reservoir in Renfrewshire.

Paisley-based electrical engineering group Power One is on course for a year-one turnover of £2.5 million thanks to a raft of contract wins.

A man has been jailed for life for murdering his former partner five days after they split up.

Police have issued a warning over hallucinogenic drugs in the form of small paper squares after officers seized a quantity in Paisley.

One of Scotland's leading arts administrators is to take charge of the legacy of Paisley's bid to become a UK city of culture.

Almost 80 jobs in construction have been lost after a firm went into administration.

A charity worker killed by her former partner had 42 stab wounds, a court heard.

The teenage daughter of a woman missing for more than six months fought back tears as she appealed for her mother to get in touch.

A carer was forced to spend a night sleeping in a grit bin after her final ferry home was cancelled.

Two teenagers were abducted by a group of men and forced to drive through the streets of Paisley.

A 14-year-old boy was punched in the face in a “callous and opportunistic attack” by a man who stole his phone.

The inventor of PIN and ATM technology is set to be immortalised in a street mural by an artist and neighbour who wants to honour him.