AN ELDERLY man was found dead in Barrhead this morning.

The 71-year-old was discovered at an address in the town's Kirkton Avenue in the early hours.

Although it is not yet known how the pensioner died, police told The News they are not treating the incident as suspicious.

A Police Scotland spokeswoman said: "Police enquiries are ongoing into the death of a 71-year-old man in Kirkton Avenue in Barrhead on Friday, January 13.

"A post-mortem will take place in due course to establish the exact cause of death.

"However, there would not appear to be any suspicious circumstances."

A Barrhead business owner, who asked not to be named, said: "I was in the area at around 6.30 this morning and there were multiple police cars, two ambulances and the forensics."

Kirkton Avenue was initially shut off to traffic but has now been reopened.