Renfrewshire
Britishnoun
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a council area of W central Scotland, on the River Clyde W of Glasgow: corresponds to part of the historical county of Renfrewshire; part of Strathclyde region from 1975 to 1996: agricultural and residential, with clothing and manufacturing industries in Paisley. Administrative centre: Paisley. Pop: 170 980 (2003 est). Area: 261 sq km (101 sq miles)
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a former county of W central Scotland, on the Firth of Clyde: became part of Strathclyde region in 1975; now covered by the council areas of Renfrewshire, East Renfrewshire, and Inverclyde
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Councillors in Renfrewshire and Clackmannanshire also agreed increases in council tax on Thursday morning of 7.5% and 5.6%, respectively, to help fund investments and meet rising costs.
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East Renfrewshire Council has also announced its budget for the coming year, with council tax going up by 6%, while South Lanarkshire Council confirmed a 6.5% hike.
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Orkney Islands, East Renfrewshire, Perth and Kinross, Aberdeenshire, East Dunbartonshire and City of Edinburgh all have a higher than average healthy life expectancy.
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Laura McCloskey, from Renfrewshire, fell in love with the books last year and started going to ice hockey matches in September.
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After the war, Lamond worked on the railways and later lived at the McKellar House in Renfrewshire, run by the Erskine veterans' charity.
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