Is the outside of your Christmas house the most dazzling in Renfrewshire?

It’s the age-old debate which has seen many squabbles over the years – when do we take the Christmas decorations down? Yes after Christmas ends and the festivities draw to a close there comes the question of when you should ‘do a Scrooge’ and remove the fairy lights, tinsel and poinsettia from around the home. While some people are adamant they must stay until the new year, others are quick to whip them down and box them away as soon as the bell tolls midnight on Boxing Day.

Christmas Zoom quiz all to test the film buffs in your family - look no further. To help with the  festivities, we've put together a whopping 100 questions all about movies and TV shows.

direct to your inbox When Prime Minister Boris Johnson first introduced Christmas bubbles they would allow at least three households to meet for five days - from Wednesday until December 27. But these plans have had to be scrapped now after a surge in cases of a new variant strain of coronavirus in the South East of England and London which led to a new Tier 4 being introduced.

direct to your inboxMidnight Mass and Christmas Day services are an annual tradition for many.Christmas is a time of reflection as well as of celebration as it marks the birth of Jesus.But this year, celebrations will be somewhat toned down for many as a challenging year continues to bring new changes to restrictions.From 2 December, you can attend places of worship in all tiers.

direct to your inboxAfter an unprecedented year, some lucky families will be able to celebrate together this Christmas. The government is allowing people in Tier 1, 2 and 3 to form a bubble of up to three households who will be able to meet up on Christmas Day. For some, it will be the first time they have been able to spend time with loved ones for months. However, the festivities will be far from normal. The UK is facing a critical time in the pandemic after a new strain of the virus, which is

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direct to your inbox The current coronavirus rules in England will be relaxed for a five day window over Christmas.

Christmas is a time of merriment, but one thing that doesn’t spark much joy over the festive period is, of course, the old bank balance. However, there are ways that you can celebrate the yuletide without finding yourself out of pocket, and one way is by buying your Christmas dinner vegetables from Lidl.The affordable supermarket have slashed the prices on all their festive veg to just 15p, meaning you can purchase all the vegetables you need to make a delicious meal for just 75p.

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.The search is continuing to find Renfrewshire’s finest and most flamboyantly decorated house for Christmas.Nominations close this Friday for our Christmas Crackers competition.It’s a celebration of fairy lights, flashing reindeers and glow-in-the dark Santas.We want to see a veritable festive feast of LED penguins, polar bears, elves, tinsel and nativity scenes.The competition is being run by the Paisley

direct to your inboxChristmas is now less than two weeks away and everyone is gearing up for some kind of celebration. The  coronavirus  restrictions will be slightly eased across the UK for a five-day period between December 23 and 27.

Christmas tree game this festive season with this handy hack. Viewed millions of times on social media platform TikTok, the tip shows you how to make plain baubles into something stunning.