East Renfrewshire

Care provider’s 30th Scottish home will house cinema room and champagne bar

Douglas Alexander

Who will be Scottish Secretary when Andy Burnham becomes PM?

The four top performing schools in Renfrewshire.

Top Renfrewshire High Schools 2026: All 11 ranked by exam results

ScotRail believed to have hit record passenger satisfaction score

Inside Victorian sandstone villa in Scotland's Home of the Year final

There are signs that some buyers may be priced out of the city centre market (Picture: John Devlin)

Why it's no surprise that the Scottish housing market is slowing

Four of Scotland's best performing secondary schools.

Top Scottish High Schools 2026: 13 best performing secondary schools

Four of East Renfrewshire's best performing primary schools.

Top East Renfrewshire Primary Schools: 13 best performing primaries

The average price of a home in Edinburgh in 2025 was £293,243 (Picture: stock.adobe.com)

Scotland’s housing market continues to defy gravity

Mass at St Andrew's Cathedral in Glasgow. Scottish Labour is now targeting the Catholic vote ahead of Holyrood elections given Reform and SNP's position on faith schools. PIC: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty

Labour targets Catholic vote as SNP and Reform 'abandon' faith schools

Affordablility is becoming a major issue for buyers in the Central Belt as home values rise (Picture: Alistair Linford)

Scottish housing market continues to outperform neighbours in England

Asbestos was used in many industries and buildings until it was banned in 1999. While asbestos continues to be safely removed, much of this material is still in place

20 schools and nurseries in East Renfrewshire with asbestos revealed

School children's fates should not depend on the financial circumstances of their parents (Picture: Anthony Devlin)

Analysis What will a review into soaring number of ASN pupils show us?

Financial clouds over summer

Financial clouds over summer

Officers say they will be carrying out increased patrols in the area.

Investigation launched after Muslim girl 'attacked' while walking home

Hayston’s Chris Maclean shows off the trophy after winning the Deer Park Masters

Scottish golf round up: Maclean wins again, Scot among new scholars

The “cottagecore” aesthetic has become a popular trend in recent years

Scottish council area named best place to buy a cottage in Britain

Scottish Fire and Rescue Service

Fire crews tackle blaze at sheltered housing complex

Family-run estate agent grows team following support from Business Gateway East Renfrewshire

Family-run estate agent grows team following support from Business Gateway East ...

The suspect is due to appear before Paisley Sheriff Court on Monday.

Man, 39, charged after '40 headstones damaged' at cemetery

Skye's popularity as a tourist destination has priced many workers out of the housing market (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

Skye experts dispute regular claims wind farms don't impact tourism

The union flag is said to have caused ‘upset’ at a school event.

School forced to apologise for suggesting Union flag is 'sectarian'

Dr Haseeb Hamid, Founder of MedSnapp

East Renfrewshire doctor secures £65k Scottish Enterprise grant for innovative A...

The communities feeling left behind in the push for Scotland’s Net Zero place on the international stage.

Exclusive Rural communities 'abandoned' in the industrial-scale net zero changes

Wera Hobhouse was denied entry to Hong Kong

Scottish Labour MP says MP being barred from Hong Kong was 'disgrace'

Saffron Grant, Founder of Setting Out for Construction

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

David J Alexander is CEO of DJ Alexander Scotland Ltd (Picture: Laurence Winram

Desirable detached homes drive dynamic Scottish housing market

Walkers battle stormy weather.

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

Several roads will be closed overnight after debris fell from the Kingston Bridge

'Absolute madness': Overrun roadworks leads to 10-mile tailback

Police are appealing for information following the incident

Police hunt car involved in hit-and-run that left teenager in hospital

The best secondary schools in Scotland have been rated in the new Sunday Times rankings for 2025

Here are the 10 best secondary schools in Scotland

David J Alexander is CEO of DJ Alexander Scotland Ltd (Picture: Laurence Winram)

The average house price of £200k is about to be reached - David Alexander

The new-build market in Scotland is booming and cannot keep up with demand (Picture: stock.adobe.com)

Price spike for newbuilds shows no sign of abating - David Alexander

Reginald D Hunter

Theatre cancels Reginald D Hunter show over Fringe antisemitism row

The results in terms of pass rates for Highers by council area can be viewed with our interactive map

Mapped: Every council's higher exams pass rate as 20% gap revealed

Healthy Life Expectancy.

Scottish islands have UK’s longest healthy life expectancy

The latest figures rank Scottish schools by exam results.

The 10 Scottish secondary schools with the best exam results

A standardised way of recording Scottish school violence is long overdue Calum Ross

Scotland’s top performing high schools revealed

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Prestige property: Former farmhouse cultivates interest

Figures released via freeform of information legislation show that in 2022/23, Scotland’s housing maintenance backlog hit £5,741,501.

Social housing tenants left in "substandard housing" with £6m repair backlog

David Alexander is CEO of DJ Alexander Scotland Ltd (Picture: Laurence Winram)

Location is key as prices soar since the pandemic - David Alexander
The growth in the price of property in Scotland since the start of the pandemic in March 2020 has been little short of miraculous. It was anticipated this would...

Aberdeen parents scrambling to get their children into Lord Byron's old school

David Alexander is CEO of DJ Alexander Scotland Ltd (Picture: Laurence Winram Photography)

Inheritance tax punishes thrift. A review is long overdue - David Alexander

Staff will strike in schools in four council areas, including Glasgow, on November 1. Picture: John Devlin

School staff to strike in four council areas on November 1

Humza Yousaf, at Bute House in Edinburgh. Photo: Jane Barlow/PA Wire

Humza Yousaf says Israel is going 'too far' in Gaza

Humza Yousaf, speaking at a service of solidarity at Giffnock Newton Mearns Synagogue. Photo: Eloise Bishop/PA Wire

‘Your grief is my grief’, Yousaf tells family of Scot who died in Israel

The rankings are based on the latest Higher exam results published by the Scottish Government.

The 13 best performing secondary schools in Glasgow

When it comes to schools in Aberdeen City, Cults Academy has the best exam results. 74 per cent gain at least five Highers.

The top performing schools in all 32 of Scotland's local authority areas

East Renfrewshire Council tops the list of local authorities when it comes to high-performing schools - 86 per cent of them are in the top 50. St Ninian's High School in Giffnock is their top performer.

The 10 council areas with the best exam results in Scotland

The former leader of the SNP at Westminster has appealed for the party to “come together” now it has selected Humza Yousaf.

Tactical voting comments show “Better Together is alive and well” - Blackford

Edinburgh rooftops looking over the Forth in to Fife on a clear day. Council taxes are rising by as much as 10 per cent in local authorities across Scotland

How much is council tax rising in your part of Scotland?

Michele Lennox braved all weathers to complete the challenge

Scots ovarian cancer survivor becomes world’s first ‘turbine bagger’

Lawyers defending a former SNP MP jailed for embezzling thousands of pounds from two Scottish independence groups have appealed against her conviction, claiming “a tsunami of tweets” were prejudicial and prevented her from receiving a fair trial.

Ex-MP Natalie McGarry’s lawyers contest conviction over ‘prejudicial tweets’

Hundreds of homes in East Renfrewshire remain without water after “operational issues” cut off supplies on Christmas Day – but work has been carried out to resolve the problem with supplies set to return this afternoon.

Scottish Water investigating as homes without water in East Renfrewshire

Williamwood has been named as Scotland's secondary school of the year

Scotland's 'Secondary School of the Year' named

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Scotland has failed to meet its latest target for reductions in greenhouse gas emissions, the latest official figures show. Picture: John Giles/PA Wire

Fail: Scotland misses climate target

Pro-independence protesters with Scottish Saltire flags (top) march for Scottish independence. Picture: Andy Buchanan/AFP via Getty Images

Yousaf: Growing popular support for Yes the only way to Scottish independence

Nadine Dorries. Picture: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images

SNP MP cleared of bullying Nadine Dorries