A much-loved museum which celebrates the rich history of Paisley’s Thread Mills could face closure as volunteers launch an appeal for cash to keep it running. Based in the Abbey Mill Business Centre, ...

HERITAGE enthusiasts got weaving for an evening of fun and nostalgia at a reception to mark the summer re-opening of Paisley’s popular Thread Mill Museum. HERITAGE enthusiasts got weaving for an ...

modern plant at Newton Mearns, understood to be a significant investment to ensure a continuing presence for Coates in Scotland. ''Compulsory redundancies will be kept to a minimum,'' said Mr Dow.

IT was June 4, 1959, and a strike involving 1,500 of the 6,000 workers at the Ferguslie and Anchor thread mills of J. and P. Coats, in Paisley, had been running for two weeks. Feelings were running ...