It’s not so peaceful in Ralston

At the last meeting of Ralston Community Council before the summer break, members heard that in the past month there had been six alleged breaches of the peace, one of which had been detected.

Police Constable Jack Wallace also told the meeting that there had been one attempted theft from an unlocked vehicle, a theft of a handbag in Barshaw Park and a dangerous dog incident.

A Ralston resident asked about a recent crime involving a car opened using an iPad app, the minutes of the meeting recorded.

Constable Wallace was aware of the incident and advised that he wasn’t aware of any other crimes of this nature, nor had he ever routinely stopped anyone and found they had an iPad on them.

He urged people to ensure that vehicles are always locked.

Another resident raised concerns about how close cars were parking to the junction of Newtyle Road and Hawkhead Road, making it difficult to take the corner safely.

Constable Walker said there isn’t a specific distance from the corner that cars should park. He recommended cautious driving at that junction.

Concerns were raised about the speed that buses take off from bus stops and brake approaching bus stops, causing problems for those getting to and from their seats.

Constable Wallace said that he would ask for the issues to be raised with drivers.

Community council member Mae Fernie raised concerns that the payphone in the community centre was still broken and it had been advised that centre bosses don’t intend to fix it as staff have mobile phones which can be used in an emergency. However, the community council feels strongly that it should be fixed, in keeping with other community centres that have working payphones, according to the minutes of the meeting.

It was agreed that the community council would write to Joyce McKellar, boss of Renfrewshire Leisure, which runs the centre, requesting that the payphone be fixed.