On this page you will find useful contacts for local agencies and bodies who can assist with a variety of matters.

[ Strathclyde Police - Renfrewshire and Inverclyde Division ] - [ NHS Contacts ]

[ Strathclyde Fire & Rescue Service ] - [ Scottish Water ] - [ National Grid UK ] - [ JobCentre Plus ]

[ Housing Associations ] - [ Renfrewshire Citizens Advice Bureau ] - [ Colleges and University's ]

[ Renfrewshire Council ]

Strathclyde Police - Renfrewshire and Inverclyde Division

Paisley Police Office (Divisional Headquarters)
Mill Street
Paisley
PA1 1JU
Telephone: 0141 532 5900

Glasgow Airport Police Office
Abbotsinch
St Andrew’s Drive
Renfrew
PA3 2ST
Telephone: 0141 532 6099

Johnstone Police Office
Quarry Street
Johnstone
PA5 8DY
Telephone: 01505 40 4000

Renfrew Police Office
Inchinnan Road
Renfrew
PA4 8ND
Telephone: 0141 532 6100

Braehead Police Office
Braehead Retail Complex
Kings Inch Road
G51 4BP
Telephone: 0141 885 9400

Erskine Police Office
Rashielee Avenue
Erskine
PA8 6HA
Telephone: 0141 812 4113

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NHS Contacts

Greater Glasgow & Clyde Health Board

Address:
Dalian House
PO Box 15329
350 St Vincent Street
Glasgow
G3 8YZ
Telephone: 0141 201 4444
Textphone: 0141 201 4400
Fax: 0141 201 4401
Web: http://www.nhsgg.org.uk/

Royal Alexandra Hospital
Corsebar Road
Paisley
Renfrewshire
PA2 9PN
Telephone: 0141 887 9111

NHS 24

08454 24 24 24

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Strathclyde Fire & Rescue Service

Johnstone Fire Station
Kings Road
Johnstone
Telephone: 01505 322222

Renfrew Fire Station
Paisley Road
Renfrew
PA4 8LS
Telephone: 0141 886 2222

Paisley Fire Station
Canal Street
Paisley
PA1 2HQ
Telephone: 0141 889 2222

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Scottish Water

Scottish Water
PO Box 8855
Edinburgh
EH10 6YQ
Telephone: 0845 601 8855
Emergency Helpline: 0845 600 8855
Web: http://www.scottishwater.co.uk/

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National Grid UK

National Grid House
Warwick Technology Park
Gallows Hill
Warwick
CV34 6DA
Telephone: 0845 605 6677
Fax: 01604 815288
Web: http://www.nationalgrid.com/uk/

Smell Gas?
Emergency Helpline: 0800 111 999

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JobCentre Plus

Lonend JobCentre Plus
2 Lonend
Paisley
Renfrewshire
PA1 1SS
Telephone: 0141 847 4000

Paisley Jobcentre Plus
49a High Street
Paisley
Renfrewshire
PA1 2AN
Telephone: 0141 800 2000
Textphone: 0141 800 2026

Renfrew Jobcentre Plus
5 High Street
Renfrew
Renfrewshire
PA4 8QL
Telephone: 0141 800 6800

Johnstone Jobcentre Plus
11 Floors Street
Johnstone
Renfrewshire
PA5 8QT
Telephone: 01505 405700
Textphone: 0141 800 2097

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Housing Associations

Blythswood Housing Association
48 Caledonian Street
Paisley
Renfrewshire
PA3 2JN
Telephone: 0141 889 4100

Bridgewater Housing Association
1st Floor
Bridgewater Shopping Centre
Erskine
Renfrewshire
PA8 7AA
Telephone: 0141 812 2237

Ferguslie Park Housing Association
The Tannahill Centre
76 Blackstoun Road
Paisley
Renfrewshire
PA3 1NT
Telephone: 0141 887 4053
Web: http://www.fpha.org.uk/

Link Housing Association
Abbeymill Business Centre
Mile End Mill
Unit 1005-1011
12 Seedhill Road
Paisley
Renfrewshire
PA1 1JS
Telephone: 0141 840 6380
Web: http://www.homehunt.info/

Linstone Housing Association
32 Burnbrae Avenue
Linwood
Renfrewshire
PA3 3DE
Telephone: 01505 382383
Web: http://www.linstone.co.uk/

Paisley South Housing Association
64 Espedair Street
Paisley
Renfrewshire
PA2 6RW
Telephone: 0141 889 7105

Williamsburgh Housing Association
Ralston House
Cyril Street
Paisley
Renfrewshire
PA1 1RW
Telephone: 0141 889 9134
Web: http://www.williamsburghha.co.uk/

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Renfrewshire Citizens Advice Bureau

45 George Street
Paisley
Renfrewshire
PA1 2JY
Telephone: 0141 889 2121
Fax: 0141 887 8845
E-Mail: bureau@paisleycab.casonline.org.uk  (Please note, advice via E-mail is not available from this office)

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University of the West of Scotland

University of the West of Scotland
Paisley
Renfrewshire
PA1 2BE
Telephone: 0141 848 3000
E-Mail: info@paisley.ac.uk
Web: http://www.paisley.ac.uk/

Reid Kerr College

Reid Kerr College
Renfrew Road
Paisley
Renfrewshire
PA3 4DR
Telephone: 0800 052 7343
E-Mail: sservices@reidkerr.ac.uk
Web: http://www.reidkerr.ac.uk

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Renfrewshire Council

The Council main switchboard telephone number is 0141 842 5000.

[ Chief Executive's ] - [ Corporate Services ]
[ Education and Leisure Services ] - [ Environmental Services ]
[ Housing and Property Services ] - [ Planning and Transport ]
[ Social Work ] - [ Finance and Information Technology ]

Chief Executive Department

The Chief Executive - David Martin
HQ North Building
Cotton Street
Paisley
Renfrewshire
PA1 1WB
Telephone: 0141 840 3601
Fax: 0141 840 3349
E-Mail: chiefexec@renfrewshire.gov.uk

Key responsibilities:

• Best value

• Community planning

• Corporate communications and marketing

• Corporate strategy

• Emergencies planning

• Modernising government

• Neighbourhood renewal

• Paisley social inclusion partnership

• Policy analysis

• Press and publicity

• Urban policy

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Corporate Services

Director of Corporate Services - Margaret Quinn
HQ North Building
Cotton Street
Paisley
Renfrewshire
PA1 1TR
Telephone: 0141 840 3471
Fax: 0141 840 3635
E-Mail: cs@renfrewshire.gov.uk

Key responsibilities:

• Call centre, switchboard and receptionists

• Civic government and liquor licensing

• Commissionaire services

• Committee and member services including Joint Boards

• District court

• Health and safety

• Litigation, legal advice, contracts and conveyancing

• Mail services

• Organising civic and ceremonial duties

• Organising elections

• Personnel services

• Printing services

• Property enquiry certificate service

• Registration of births, deaths and marriages

• School placement/exclusion appeals

• Senior Citizen's' outing and voucher scheme

• Skillseeker programme management

• Training and development

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Education and Leisure Services

Director of Education and Leisure Services - John Rooney
HQ South Building
Cotton Street
Paisley
Renfrewshire
PA1 1LE
Telephone: 0141 842 5663
Fax: 0141 842 5655
E-Mail: schools.els@renfrewshire.gov.uk

Key responsibilities:

• Community education provision

• Community facilities

• Community learning centres

• Child care and out of school care

• Early education

• Education development service

• Information available for parents on school performance

• Information on early school/placing requests

• Information on free meals, clothing, bursaries

• Libraries, museums and the arts

• Primary schools

• Secondary schools

• Schools for those with special educational needs

• Swimming pools, sports centres

• Support services

• Transport provision

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Environmental Services

Director of Environmental Services - Shona MacDougall
HQ South Building
Cotton Street
Paisley
Renfrewshire
PA1 1UG
Telephone: 0141 840 3106
Fax: 0141 842 1179
E-Mail: es@renfrewshire.gov.uk

Key responsibilities:

• Building cleaning, janitorial services, catering and school crossing patrols

• Consumer and trading standards, weights and measures, counterfeit goods, etc.

• Control of pollution, noise, pests and litter

• Environmental Issues

• Food safety and occupational health and safety

• Health promotion

• Parks and cemeteries

• Refuse collection and disposal, street cleaning, public conveniences, household waste and recycling centres and recycling.

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Finance and Information Technology

Director of Finance and Information Technology - Sandra Black
HQ South Building
Cotton Street
Paisley
Renfrewshire
PA1 1JB
Telephone: 0141 842 5051
Fax: 0141 842 5055
E-Mail: finit@renfrewshire.gov.uk

Key responsibilities:

• Administering the billing and enforcement of Council Tax and non domestic rates, debt recovery
  Information technology services

• Internal audit

• Monitoring revenue and capital budgets

• Payroll and processing the Council's purchases and payments

• Planning and social inclusion

• Preparation and publication of financial reports and annual accounts

• Treasury management, assessing insurance requirements and risk management.

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Housing and Property Services

Director of Housing and Property Services - Mike Bailey
HQ Council Headquarters
South Building
Cotton Street,
Paisley PA1 1JD
Phone: 0141 842 5616
Fax: 0141 842 5552
Email: hps@renfrewshire.gov.uk

Key responsibilities:

• Capital investment/area renewal

• Energy and money advice

• Estate management

• Grants for owners

• Homelessness

• Housing allocations

• Housing benefit/ rent allowances management

• Improvement of energy consumption in public buildings

• Maintenance of communication with clients, community organisations, voluntary bodies and other agencies

• Maintenance and management of public buildings

• Management of building maintenance contracts on behalf of client Departments

• Provision of advice to Departments concerning development of property in line with capital programmes

• Provision of project management, professional and technical services

• Rent collection and arrears recovery

• Repairs and maintenance

• Repairs to housing stock and public buildings

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Planning and Transport Services

Director of Planning and Transport - Bob Darracott
HQ South Building
Cotton Street
Paisley PA1 1LL
Telephone: 0141 842 5811 / 5822
Fax: 0141 842 5833
E-Mail: pt@renfrewshire.gov.uk

Key responsibilities:

• Conservation of the natural and built heritage

• Economic development

• Environmental improvement works

• European matters

• Planning and building control

• Maintenance of roads and footways

• Management of internal transport operations

• Public transport

• Tourism

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Social Work

Director of Social Work - David Crawford
HQ North Building
Cotton Street
Paisley
Renfrewshire
PA1 1TZ
Telephone: 0141 842 5957
Fax: 0141 842 5144
E-Mail: sw@renfrewshire.gov.uk

Key responsibilities:

• Care for older people and those with a disability

• Child protection, fostering and adoption

• Community care

• Community service scheme

• Criminal justice

• Probation

• Promotion of social welfare as defined by the Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968

• Support for children, young people and families

• Support for the victims of crime

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