East Renfrewshire

A number of organisations have engaged with the programme

Women's Aid programme tackles harmful masculinity

Saffron Grant, Founder of Setting Out for Construction

East Renfrewshire business doubles its turnover after accessing Business Gateway...

7 famous faces who were pupils at Woodfarm High School in East Ren

A group of pupils from St. Ninian’s High School

St. Ninian’s pupils qualify to teach Scotland’s young swimmers

Gregor Fisher stars in the BBC comedy Only Child. Pic: James Simpson

6 famous faces who were pupils at Barrhead High School in Barrhead

All Scottish local council areas ranked from 'best to worst'

Mearns Primary School in Newton Mearns comes third, it also achieved a perfect score of 400 with 750 pupils

The 15 best primary schools in East Renfrewshire ranked by latest data

Walkers battle stormy weather.

Watch: The 60 areas included in the Met Office’s amber weather warning

Mearns Castle High School in Newton Mearns is the highest ranked school in East Renfrewshire and 3rd in Scotland. 94% of its students attained five or more National 5's.

The best performing high schools in East Renfrewshire ranked

Glasgow Gaelic is a mixed primary and secondary school in Glasgow, which conducts some of its teaching and learning in the Scottish Gaelic language.

The 10 best Scottish schools in 2024 according to latest data

Beloved Clarkston café announces shock closure after 24 years

Talented HC-One Head of Specialist Services named finalist at Women Achieving Gr...

De Beers has to be our favourite pub in Paisley hands down - between the incredible bar staff, phenomenal punters, and live techno tunes - what more could you want?

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7 famous faces who were born and brought up in Barrhead

The front of the property on Sunningdale Avenue in Newton Mearns.

Stunning 6-bedroom home with magnificent interior for £1,250,000

Glenwood Family Centre was graded on May 9 2023, it's provided by East Renfrewshire Council and does not take children under 3. It scored 23, making it the highest ranking nursery class in East Renfrewshire.

20 best nursery schools in East Renfrewshire according to latest data

Visualisation of new bridge deck with cantilever footbridge (temporary bridge is shown in background.)

Plans put forward for East Renfrewshire train station

4 famous faces who were born and brought up in Clarkston

Giffnock Train Station is set for a refurbishment

Works begin to install footbridge at East Renfrewshire train station

Education: Top Primary Schools and High Schools in Barrhead

This year's biggest riser was Mearns Castle School - shooting up from eighth to third postition. A total of 80 per cent of pupils from the Newton Mearns school achieved at least five Higher exams - up from 73 per cent the year before. Located in East Refrewshire, it has a roll of 1468 pupils.

Education: Top Primary Schools and High Schools in Newton Mearns

Parking will be suspended near a busy train station outside of Glasgow

Parking near busy train station in East Renfrewshire to be suspended

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Glasgow ranks second among Scotland's hotspots for business success

School Swimming

New schools framework launched to transform water safety

All 23 Primary Schools in East Renfrewshire ranked 2024

From left, Carl Greenwood, Cllr Katie Pragnell, Julie Murray HSCP, Gerry Mitchell HSCP, Kevin Lafferty PFA

East Renfrewshire workers awarded for active workplace

Both Pollokshaws West and Giffnock Railway Stations have seen extensive modernisation work

£1.3m invested into modernising historic Southside train stations

Mearns Castle High School in Newton Mearns has a success rate of 80% of pupils achieving at least five Higher exams. They rank as the third best performing secondary school in Scotland.

All 7 East Renfrewshire High Schools ranked by attainment in 2023

Giffnock Train Station will undergo a £1.8m renovation which will see sections of the platform refurbished

Train station to replace near 100-year-old platform in £1.8m refurb

Glasgow Sheriff Court

Glasgow Sheriff Court: Four charged over man’s death in 2019

Giffnock Primary School is seventh - they achieved a score of 400 with 388 pupils.

All 24 primary schools in East Renfrewshire ranked 2023

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All 7 East Renfrewshire High Schools ranked by academic attainment

Barrhead woman who ‘binged’ on takeaways every night loses 7 stone

Nicola McGowan.

Mum who suffered 10 miscarriages urges companies to sign pledge

The Caledonian Sleeper service due for London remained at Glasgow Central station overnight on Tuesday. Picture: NationalWorld

Man describes waking up in wrong city after boarding overnight Scotland train

Covid rates are starting to flatline.

Covid in Glasgow: 10 areas with highest infection rates

Kirsten Oswald at an event in Westminster supporting the Summer Reading Challenge

Kirsten encourages East Renfrewshire children to sign up for Summer Reading Chal...

Councillor David Macdonald said he lost "trust and confidence"

Councillor steps down from East Renfrewshire administration

Boris Johnson addresses the nation as he announces his resignation outside 10 Downing Street. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)

MP says Secretary of State does not speak for Scotland as he helps prop up ‘care...

Donna Rutherford has been commissioned to engage with communities

Local artist to work with community to create East Renfrewshire’s Covid memorial