East Renfrewshire Council16 Dec 2025New transport depot and museum given green light for NeilstonJ&M Murdoch plan to turn the land off Lochlibo Road into workshops, offices and a museum.16 Dec 202511 Sep 2025Council rules out revoking battery storage planningEast Renfrewshire Council said it would have to pay £4m in fines if the plans were overturned.11 Sep 20253 Sep 2025Council campaign to buy private homes for social housing East Renfrewshire Council believe the move will help to combat the local housing emergency throughout the region. 3 Sep 20251 Jul 2025Families in distress over 'horrendous' graveyard vandalismForty headstones were damaged and a large wooden crucifix set alight at St Conval's in Barrhead.1 Jul 202516 Jun 2025Council apologises in primary school Union Flag rowParents were told union flags brought to a leavers' event could have been seen as "offensive or sectarian".16 Jun 20251 Apr 2025Problems delay £22.8m road upgrade by more than a yearWork on Aurs Road in East Renfrewshire began in January 2024 and will not now be completed until spring 2026.1 Apr 202526 Feb 2025East Renfrewshire backs 8% council tax increase The new council tax settlement means a band D property will pay £1,528.44.26 Feb 202514 Feb 2025New leisure centre and theatre gets green lightConstruction of the new complex is due to begin later this year and will be opened to the public in the second half of 2027.14 Feb 202511 Feb 2025Council approves new social care charges New social care charges have been given the go ahead by East Renfrewshire Council.11 Feb 2025...