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  • Kincardine Bridge improvement works complete

    THE Kincardine Bridge will continue to "play a key role" in Scotland's road network, following the completion of a £2.3million improvement works scheme.Since 2015, 14 joint-to-joint spans of the crossing, which opened in 1936, have been

  • OMRT undertake summer training exercise at Alva Glen

    THE Ochils Mountain Rescue Team (OMRT) descended on Alva Glen earlier this month to prepare for potential rescues over the summer weeks.Around 25 members of the group spent a day either dangling from the popular canyoning site, or standing either side

  • Woman denies Alloa town centre rampage

    AN ALLOA woman has denied going on a violent rampage in the town while carrying a knife late last year.The 48-year-old, of Harris Court, pleaded not guilty to four charges at Stirling Sheriff Court on Wednesday, July 10.The first charge alleges she assaulted

  • Man Cave: Weekly get-togethers to support Wee County men

    THERE are hopes to shatter the mental health stigma for men with the launch of a weekly get-together in Alloa this week.Thursday, July 18, will see the first of hopefully many open-door The Man Cave meetings at the Indodrill Stadium.Wasps Community Club

  • Mulraney: 'There was only ever one candidate for the job'

    MIKE MULRANEY says there was only ever one candidate to replace Jim Goodwin at the Indodrill Stadium this summer. The Alloa chairman unveiled Peter Grant as the Wasps manager last week and told how he was in no doubt about who to take the reins

  • MSP highlights new support payments for young families

    CLACKS MSP Keith Brown has encouraged locals to take advantage of two new benefits aimed at supporting low income families with young children.The Early Learning Payment (ELP) and School Age Payment (SAP) have been introduced by the Scottish Government

  • Tillicoultry church joins efforts to prevent summer hunger

    A WEE COUNTY church has joined efforts to prevent children from going hungry in Forth Valley this summer.Christians Against Poverty (CAP) Forth Valley Debt Centre is raising the issue over school break to urge local community groups to help support local

  • Lochies kids name new train planter in Sauchie

    CHILDREN from Lochies won a contest to name a train planter at a soon-to-open community garden in Sauchie.The school’s Gartmorn Class won the competition organised by Sauchie Gardening Group, which is developing an outdoor space under 11 Mar Place, across

  • Mooney eyes more fresh faces ahead of season opener

    SAUCHIE boss Martin Mooney is hopeful of adding more new faces to his squad before the East of Scotland League season begins.The manager has fielded two trialists during pre-season, most recently in Saturday’s defeat to Glenafton Athletic, and hopes to

  • Man accused of possession child abuse images unfit for trial

    A SAUCHIE man accused of possessing and making indecent images of children has been found unfit to stand trial.Solicitor Jim Savage told Stirling Sheriff Court on Wednesday, July 10, that reports from two separate medical experts had both reached the