Paisley singer Evelyn Laurie hits a high note with new album launch

When we heard that BBC One’s new thriller was made by the producers of Line Of Duty and led by actress Suranne Jones, we knew it would be must-see TV. New six-part series Vigil takes viewers deep under water as DCI Amy Silva (Jones) is called to a Trident nuclear submarine, HMS Vigil, after a mysterious death rocks Scottish shores.

Amy Macdonald has told her Instagram followers her Manchester and Reading concert dates have sold out.

PAISLEY DAILY EXPRESS: Live news as it happensOf the 20 Scots Asian girls in the film - which is in cinemas now - Seema was the only one with a speaking part.Akshay Kumar,53, has built a fortune estimated at £237 million after appearing in more than 100 Bollywood films.Seema is one of five dentists at the Kelburne Dental Surgery in Paisley's Glasgow Road and has practised there since 2012.She grew up in Craw Road, in Paisley, where her now retired parents Jagdeep and Rekha still live.Rekha had

Perth and Kinross. Communities along the River Tay – Scotland’s longest river - and its tributaries have banded together to raise awareness and protect the natural environment.‘Upstream Battle’ was first launched in response to the huge public concern around marine litter over the last two years and has been proactive in cleaning up and gathering evidence in Glasgow and the Clyde Valley.

MORE NEWS FROM THE PAISLEY DAILY EXPRESS“She appears to have changed clothing from the pink hoodie to a green jacket."Anyone who has seen Soung, or a person matching her description in or around the Paisley area, is asked to report this sighting so that we can investigate.”Soung is described as being of slight build, around 4ft 11ins tall and wearing black leggings, black socks and black sandals.Those with information, please call Police Scotland on 101 and quote incident number 1511 of August

woman in a Scots town causing her "considerable distress". Officers first responded to a report of the incident on Springbank Road, Paisley at around 11.35pm on Saturday August 14.

PAISLEY DAILY EXPRESS: Live news as it happensAnd for the past 18 months a long section of it was sealed off by contractors working for Scottish Water on White Cart sewage upgrades.Now after a campaign by community activist Helen Dykes and Renfrewshire Councillor Jennifer Adam-McGregor, the children's play park is to be torn out and new equipment installed.Thousands of pounds will now be spent putting in new equipment, and the community will be asked for ideas.Helen, former chair of Paisley East

Celtic superfan Rod Stewart said his break-up from the British model, who he married after Rachel Hunter, led to him recording song Picture in a Frame for his 2013 albumRod Stewart’s break-up from wife Penny Lancaster inspired one of his greatest hit songs. The Celtic fan, whose dad was Scottish, said his emotional split from his wife of 14 years led to him recording Tom Waits’ song Picture in a Frame for his 2013 album, Time.

MORE NEWS FROM THE PAISLEY DAILY EXPRESS“We would ask anyone with private CCTV or dashcam footage of the Calside area, or that around the RAH from last night or today, to check their footage and report any sightings of Soung to us as soon as possible so we can establish her movements in our efforts to trace her.”Those with information, please call Police Scotland on 101 and quote incident number 1511 of 22 August.

Get the latest top news stories sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletterA local MSP has said there is a “crisis” in NHS Tayside’s Accident and Emergency Departments and across Scotland.NHS Tayside has said there has recently been a “marked increase” in people attending A&E at Perth Royal Infirmary and Ninewells.The health board is urging members of the public only to attend A&E if they have a “life-threatening emergency”.The request came after Conservative MSP Murdo Fraser said he

benefit fraud has been given extra time to pay off the massive debt in £500 monthly instalments. A court has given Nadia Begley, 44, four more months to prove she can afford to continue making the direct debit payments from her bank account.

fisherman was injured after his boat hit rocks before taking in water. Coastguard, RNLI, paramedics and fire crews were all called to the major emergency response was launched after the dramatic early morning incident at Eyemouth in the Scottish Borders.

Caledonia writer Dougie MacLean is celebrating his 100th online gig since lockdown and says he's only sang his hit Caledonia three times. The Scots hitmaker loved doing his own virtual gigs so much over the last year that he says he doesn't need to tour America again now that he can go global from his home.

PAISLEY DAILY EXPRESS: Live news as it happensThe Spree Festival, scheduled to start on October 6, will mark the region’s first major in-person event since March 2020.The popular music and arts festival, which first took place in 2012, will see slightly smaller audience sizes over the ten-day event.But the iconic spiegeltent will return with a programme of Scottish and UK-based musicians to be announced later this month.The Wee Spree programme will also return for the school holiday week with a

Hamilton after putting the "tongue-and-cheek" sign up nearly two weeks ago. Speaking to the Daily Record, the 46-year-old has spoken of a two-year-long saga that led to a planning feud amid anonymous complaints to the council.

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Sharleen Spiteri fondly recalled the childhood visits she and her mum took to The Barras as she spoke after her first post lockdown gig in Scotland. And Sharleen, who lost her beloved mother Vilma a week before the country went into the first lockdown, admitted it was nostalgic being back in Glasgow's East End for her first Scots gig since her death.

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