Renfrewshire Council has announced the start of extensive renovation work at an arts venue in Paisley, which will cost £400,000 and is expected to take nine months to complete.

Paisley Arts Centre, which is housed in a former church building in the town centre, is run by the local authority's arts and museums service and will benefit from a series of repairs.

Council leader Brian Lawson said: "The restoration of the arts centre will maintain its role at the heart of Paisley's cultural scene."

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