
Glasgow Clan bring ice hockey to the OVO Hydro in Glasgow this Hogmanay
Glasgow Clan are taking professional ice hockey to the OVO Hydro for the first time, with three Elite League games across 30 and 31 December.
Paisley, often called Scotland's largest town, lies just west of Glasgow on the banks of the White Cart Water and is the administrative centre of Renfrewshire. It grew around the medieval Paisley Abbey and later became a world centre for thread making, lending its name to the swirling Paisley pattern. Nearby Renfrew, on the Clyde, is a royal burgh known as the cradle of the Royal Stewarts, and Braehead and Hillington complete the area. Read on for encouraging news from across Renfrewshire.

Glasgow Clan are taking professional ice hockey to the OVO Hydro for the first time, with three Elite League games across 30 and 31 December.

Glasgow's independent distillery has marked a decade of making peated spirit with a limited release of just 550 bottles of its Glasgow 1770 10 Year Old Peated.

The Glasgow Clan's junior development programme has supported more than 100 young players in 18 months, and its families raised over 4,000 pounds walking the Kiltwalk.

The A-listed museum and Coats Observatory have been transformed with a striking red-glass entrance and double the gallery space, with reopening planned for early 2027.

The Highlandwear specialists, with stores in Hillington, East Kilbride and Prestwick, created the official limited edition tartan with the Scottish FA to mark Scotland's World Cup return.
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