News Summary

• More than 400 performers and community groups snaked through the town centre in a macabre procession on Friday night.
• Festivities are due to continue on Saturday, with the town's buildings adorned in spooky installations and light displays.
• It comes the same week that Paisley was crowned Scotland's Town of the Year, in recognition of its "remarkable" revival.
• The town's high street was among those badly hit by online shopping, out-of-town retail parks and the cost of living crisis.