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Mariya Javed has been doing her bit to support research into the rare brain condition called arteriovenous malformation (AVM) which claimed her brother Ahmar’s life when he was just 13. Local fundraising hero Mariya Javed is set to take on her ninth Kiltwalk in a row in honour of her older brother – and this time is to be joined by staff at her school.

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A new award will be introduced this year at the Paisley Art Institute’s Annual Open Exhibition called the MacKean award, named after the Paisley Burgh treasurer. The artworks have been hung ahead of Paisley Art Institute’s (PAI) Annual Open Exhibition, which is set to return for its 136th edition this month. This year will see the introduction of the MacKean award, named after a historic Paisley family.

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Renfrewshire MSP Russell Findlay has dismissed a planned summit to tackle the far right as a “talking shop”. In an open letter addressed to First Minister John Swinney this week, Findlay -- the Scottish Conservative party leader -- also demanded he drop the SNP Government’s support for Scottish independence and reverse the party’s position on gender ID reform guidance across the public sector ahead of the meeting scheduled for April 23.

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Organised by Paisley For Palestine, a rally was held at County Square earlier this month as part of efforts to highlight the plight of children in Gaza and the occupied West Bank. More than 150 Buddies turned out recently to call for an end to the killing of innocent civilians in Palestine. Organised by Paisley For Palestine, a rally was held at County Square earlier this month as part of efforts to highlight the plight of children in Gaza and the occupied West Bank.

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Norman ‘Norrie’ Sweeney died peacefully surrounded by his loving family at Crosshouse Hospital on February 18. The legacy of a famed Paisley boxing coach goes far beyond the ring, his family said just weeks after his passing. Norman ‘Norrie’ Sweeney died peacefully surrounded by his loving family at Crosshouse Hospital on February 18, aged 90, after suffering heart failure and symptoms related to diabetes.