A new full-size 3G Astroturf pitch is to be installed at a sports centre in Paisley.

A pitch will be laid at Ferguslie Sports Centre as part of a £7.7 million investment for new sporting facilities, including the redevelopment of St James Playing Fields over the next few years.

Features include an upgrade of existing grass pitches, a synthetic hockey pitch, a new pavilion and changing facilities, and new road access and car parking.

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Work will also be carried out to develop the site to host large-scale outdoor cultural events from the expanded programme of festivals and cultural activity, starting next year through the legacy of Paisley's bid to be UK City of Culture 2021.

Cllr John Shaw said: "The provision of top-class sporting facilities is one of the many ways we are working to make Renfrewshire a great place to live, work and invest.

"The investment in relaying the pitch at Ferguslie by the summer means there will be a new surface available for use while we work on the long-term plans to upgrade the facilities at St James.

"Those plans will see major investment not just in sporting facilities but in creating outdoor space capable of hosting the type of major events we have ambitions to attract."

(LM)