Almost one in five Renfrewshire households is workless, new data reveals

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12 years of a life sentence.Jahche Broughton is making a bid for freedom after being locked up for battering Karen Aim to death with a baseball bat in January 2008 as she visited Taupo on a trip around New Zealand.After he was sentenced, Karen’s family vowed to fight to keep Broughton behind bars for his whole life.Two years ago, her dad Brian said he would campaign against any bid for freedom “for the safety of the public in New Zealand”.He added: “If he’s released, he’ll be 26 and that is just

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our personalised newsletter.Staff at a Renfrewshire hotel have been left dependent on food banks after a promise to add them to the furlough scheme was dubbed an “administrative error” by their employer.Seventy-three workers at the Glasgow River Hotel - the former Erskine Bridge Hotel - were told on March 23 that they would be added the UK Government’s Job Retention Scheme.It offered those unable to work 80 per cent of their

Rumer, “Nashville Tears” (Cooking Vinyl) The combination of Rumer’s crystalline voice and Hugh Prestwood’s songs results in some breathtaking, deeply moving music on “Nashville Tears,” the Pakistan-born, British singer’s interpretation of the Texas-born, New York-based songwriter’s catalog.

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Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our personalised newsletter.A Renfrewshire councillor has put her name forward to contest the Scottish Parliament seat currently held by the controversial MSP Derek Mackay.Natalie Don, who represents Bishopton, Bridge of Weir and Langbank, is hoping to become the SNP candidate for the Renfrewshire North and West seat, which has been held by the former finance secretary since 2011.Mr Mackay quit his ministerial position and was

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our personalised newsletter.Renfrewshire is one of the happiest places to live in Scotland, new UK Government data suggests.Research from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) shows people in the region gave a score of 7.5 out of 10 for the period 2019/20 when asked to rate how happy they were the previous day - up from 7.3 in 2018/19.The survey results - which were analysed by the Reach Data Unit - would indicate the region

Join thousands of others who have signed up for the Daily Record newsletter.Dozens of Higher grades slashed because Renfrewshire pupils live in an area of high deprivation will be appealed.The grades are among thousands across Scotland being questioned after the SQA confirmed students’ past work and predicted grades were slashed purely because of where they live.The exam body - which this year had to find a new way of grading students performance in absence of the usual exams - controversially

Laura Tobin was reporting about the weather from a stunning field in Gloucestershire on Friday’s Good Morning Britain when she was left terrified by a cow.The 38 year old meteorologist was frozen in terror as a curious cow walked towards her and almost knocked over the camera, while mooing. A visibly nervous Laura giggled and admitted that she has “never been so scared” while presenting.

UK Government schemes to support businesses recovering from coronavirus have paid out £2 billion to around 65,000 firms in Scotland. The Bounce Back Loan scheme, which was introduced in May, offers between £2,000 and 25 per cent of the turnover of small and medium businesses - up to a maximum of £50,000.

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