Planned Hawkhead Cemetery works to go ahead in summer after contract given green light

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Planned upgrades at Paisley’s Hawkhead Cemetery are set to go ahead in the summer – after a works contract was given the green light.Cash has been earmarked to overhaul the roads, drainage and kerbs at the Hawkhead Road facility, which campaigners welcomed as a “big investment”.Councillors gave their seal of approval for an agreement – worth a sum of around £230,000 excluding VAT – that will see contractor John McGeady Ltd take on the project.Elected members paved the way for Renfrewshire Council’s head of corporate governance to award the contract at Thursday’s finance, resources and customer services policy board.The improvements will be carried out in two sections, with the first likely to be from May 1 until June 2 and the second phase from June 5 until June 30.Renfrewshire Live, the new free app dedicated to bringing you around the clock breaking news, is now available to download.Powered by the Paisley Daily Express, Renfrewshire Live is your go-to source for news, features and sport with live coverage provided direct to the app, seven days a week.The dedicated team of experienced journalists, responsible for the publication of the award-winning Express, will focus on breaking news, day and night, across Renfrewshire’s towns and villages.There is also a dedicated St Mirren section that will follow every kick of the ball with the Buddies. Available on both Android and Apple.

D ownload here: smarturl.it/RenfrewLiveSocial Des Barr, who formed the Friends of Hawkhead Cemetery pressure group, has been lobbying the council on the issue of maintenance and repairs for the commemorative site.He has even addressed MSPs at Holyrood about the conditions and practices at the site.“We’ve got to give them praise where praise is