Planned Paisley cemetery upgrades 'welcome' but pressure group urges further council action

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Planned upgrades at Paisley’s Hawkhead Cemetery have been welcomed – but a pressure group has warned tidying the area’s paths is an “absolute must”.Renfrewshire Council has confirmed various works are set to be carried out at the Hawkhead Road facility, ranging from investment in the roads and drainage infrastructure, to painting railings and other general upkeep.An update was provided at the recent environment board – at which Karen Anderson, sustainability, place and assets manager, set out timings for some of the improvements.She said: “In terms of Hawkhead, there’s quite a lot happening over the next few months.

The rest of the spend on the roads and drainage infrastructure is out to tender at present. It’s most likely to get approved and we’re hoping to start that about the beginning of May.“So, we’ll start to see some work going ahead there to improve the main drainage infrastructure and the roads.

We’re getting the railings painted and that will get done when the weather’s appropriate. We’ve already commissioned that work.“Lyall Rennie, operations manager in environment and infrastructure, and his team have been in doing the normal winter clear up and we have plans over the next few weeks to do a wee bit more work in there, getting it tidied up a bit better and ready for spring again.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