East Renfrewshire Council

15/05/2026

🚲 Pre-owned Bike Sale at Barrhead Centre

Looking for a great-value bike or a sustainable way to get moving? Come along to the Mellow Velo pre-owned bike sale:

📍 Barrhead Centre, 8 Carlibar Road
📅 Friday 22 May
⏰ 10.30am – 2.30pm
💷 Bikes from just £10

Mellow Velo is a fantastic local project where adults with additional support needs restore donated bikes to a high standard, supported by a professionally qualified mechanic. Thousands of bikes have been given a new lease of life—with many supporting families and charities too.

✅ Pick up a refurbished bike
✅ Support a brilliant community initiative
✅ Donate unwanted bikes all year round

Pop in, grab a bargain and support something special 🚴‍♀️

12/05/2026

This International Nurses Day, we want to say a heartfelt thank you to the incredible nurses across our Health and Social Care Partnership. 💙

Every day, they support people in our communities with skill, compassion and dedication — making a real difference to people’s lives.

We’re proud to share some of the recent feedback our nursing teams have received on Care Opinion. Hearing directly from the people they care for means so much to HSCP staff.

If you or a loved one has had a positive experience, you can share your feedback about local nurses — or any HSCP service — on Care Opinion at any time. Your words really do make a difference.

08/05/2026

The Eastwood Constituency count has been completed, and Kirsten Oswald (SNP) has been elected as MSP.

The full results are below:

Jackson Carlaw (Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party) – 11,990 votes
Euan Robert Davidson (Scottish Liberal Democrats) – 1,748 votes
John Mooney (Reform UK) – 3,453 votes
Kirsten Frances Oswald (Scottish National Party - SNP) – 12,722 votes
Kayleigh Quinn (Scottish Labour Party) – 8,368 votes

08/05/2026

Young people across East Renfrewshire, who experience some form of hearing loss, have created posters as part of Deaf Awareness Week. 🦻

The posters, that are on display at Eastwood Theatre, explore the pupils favourite and least favourite sounds, offering insight into the many different ways sound can be experienced.

The artwork is representative of the wide range of children and young people supported by the East Renfrewshire’s Sensory Support Service. The Service works with pupils experiencing deafness of any kind, and each individual’s experiences are unique. These designs are personal expressions and are not intended to be representative of the Deaf community as a whole.

For more information on British Sign Language (BSL) visit | www.eastrenfrewshire.gov.uk/BSL

07/05/2026

There's only 1 hour left to cast your vote in the Scottish Parliament election.

Polling places close at 10pm - so you've still got time to have your say.

The counting of both ballot papers will take place on Friday 8 May. The process will start at 9am and will continue until the Eastwood constituency results are declared.

07/05/2026

It's polling day in the Scottish Parliament elections.

Polling places are open from 7am-10pm, so make sure you get out and cast your votes.

And if you forgot to return your postal votes, these can be dropped in to any polling place.

06/05/2026

It's almost time for the Scottish Parliament election, with polls opening at 7am tomorrow.

Remember that if you requested a postal vote then you must use this pack to cast your votes. If you've not returned it by post, then you can still hand your sealed postal vote in to any polling place on election day.

Our polling places are open from 7am-10pm - so get out and have your say!

01/05/2026

Our offices are closed on Monday 4 May for the bank holiday.

You can find our out of hours and emergency contact numbers here: https://orlo.uk/J0EWi

Have a great weekend!

30/04/2026

⚒️ Amey, on behalf of Transport Scotland, is undertaking resurfacing on the M77 southbound at the Junction 4 (Newton Mearns) off slip, with Phase Two taking place on Monday 11th and Tuesday 12th May 2026.

⛔️ Phase Two will require overnight closures of the southbound off slip between 8pm and 6am each night.

🚦The merge between the B7087 and the M77 southbound off slip will be controlled under temporary traffic lights during these overnight periods.

🗺️ Southbound traffic will be directed to exit at Junction 5 and follow the A77 Ayr Road, Barrhead Road, Westacres Roundabout, B769 Stewarton Road and Crookfur Road.

✅ Traffic management will be removed by 6am on Wednesday 13th May 2026.

Full details of this project can be found below ⤵️

🔗 https://swtrunkroads.scot/scottish-south-west-trunk-roads/a77m77/m77-newton-mearns-resurfacing/

Transport Scotland | Traffic Scotland | East Renfrewshire Council

30/04/2026

Reminder - from next week, garden waste will only be collected from brown bins if a 2026/27 garden waste permit is attached.

If you haven't yet purchased your permit, you can do so here: https://eastrenfrewshire.gov.uk/garden-waste

2026/27 garden waste permits are now available to purchase online for £54.50: https://orlo.uk/AYOAP

To ensure your garden waste is collected from 1 May 2026, you should purchase your permit by 17 April 2026. This is to allow approximately 10 working days for the permit to arrive.

Households have the option of purchasing an additional permit. Your fortnightly garden waste collections will only start once your new permit is on your brown bin. Households with a 2025/26 permit will continue to receive collections until w/c 4 May 2026.

Find out more by reading our FAQs: https://orlo.uk/CR3D8

30/04/2026

The countdown is on to polling day in the Scottish Parliament election.

A week today polling stations will be open and welcoming voters through the doors.

Watch this video to find out more about the voting system which is used👇