A CLACKS drug dealer who had enough ingredients to make more than £2 million of ecstasy is facing a significant jail sentence. Connor Smith, 25, was caught by detectives probing exactly who was supplying dealers throughout central Scotland.
CONNOR SHIELDS says a heart-to-heart with Jim Goodwin convinced him to commit to another six months with Alloa.The Sunderland loanee put pen to paper on an extension to his loan with the Wasps at the end of last week.And while he has struggled for game
THE future of the Wee County's free advice services is under threat amid proposed council cuts to the voluntary sector.Clackmannanshire Citizens Advice Bureau (CAB), which dealt with more than 19,000 issues for local people, putting £2.5million back
THE future of the Wee County's free advice services is under threat amid proposed council cuts to the voluntary sector.Clackmannanshire Citizens Advice Bureau (CAB), which dealt with more than 19,000 issues for local people, putting £2.5million back
BABY Jasper was an extra special addition to the McNiven family in Tullibody, being the first baby from Clackmannanshire born in 2019.The tot arrived into the world at 11.07am on Monday, January 7, weighing a healthy 7lbs 14ozs.Jasper is the fourth child
PROPOSED cuts to Wee County bus services will hit the most vulnerable residents, council officers have been warned.Clackmannanshire Council's budget options include a potential cut to funding of the C1 and C2 routes.Currently the C1 serves Alloa and
THE Hillfoots has many tales and legends, all of them with an element of historical truth.One such story centres around King's Seat Hill between Tillicoultry and Dollar.Hundreds of years ago, this hill, like others in the Ochil range, was once covered
IT WAS just before dawn and as I quietly made my way along the track from Cambus to the mouth of the River Devon, where it spills into the Forth, the water surged and rippled from ducks feeding busily in the shallows.There were good numbers of teal and
SOME of the Wee County's community councils may be dissolved as a result of funding cut backs from Kilncraigs.A cessation of the funding is one proposal in the local authority's Budget Engagement 2019-20 publication, which was recently released
IT HAS been almost 500 days since Jim Goodwin last took to the field as a player.While every single footballer dreams of ending their playing time in glory, Goodwin's final act is one he will likely want to airbrush from history; a miserable 5-2 defeat
THE news that Clackmannanshire Council is over £11m in deficit this year is chilling but not unexpected news.A gap of around 10% of the total budget is one of the worst financial positions of any council in Scotland and will result in many months of anxiety
VOLUNTEERS at The Gate have issued a huge "thank you" to the people of Clacks following an incredible outpouring of generosity from locals over the festive season.The charity, which provides a range of services including a foodbank and community
