BIODEGRADABLE waste from Clackmannanshire will not be landfilled from next month, but shipped to Sweden to be incinerated, raising alarms for some at the council. A "short-term" solution, with a contract already signed by a council officer under
ALLOA'S new Lidl store is set to open next week with a special day of bargains on offer for the first customers through the doors.The German company has confirmed that its store on Clackmannan Road will open its doors to customers at 8am on Thursday
BLAIRGOWRIE...........................16 HILLFOOTS................................12 Tennent's Caledonia Region League, division 1 IT WAS another away game for Hillfoots this week, with a confident squad travelling to Blairgowrie.
A CHARITY has handed over a huge cheque to an organisation which helps the elderly.Opening More Doors has gifted £1,500 to Crossroads Caring Scotland to help with their work in Clackmannanshire.The charity, based on Mar Street, works all across the Forth
A WEE COUNTY student helped to create a stunning Wallace Monument cake to celebrate 150 years since the iconic landmark was erected.Richard Cook, from Tillicoultry, worked with bakery business owner Heather Panther to bake the stunning sweet treat – along
SIR Ralph Abercromby, Lord Lieutenant of Clackmannanshire between August 1798 until his death, found fame after the battle of Aboukir in 1801when he triumphed over Napoleon.Abercromby was born in October 1734 at Menstrie Castle, the son of George Abercromby
A CHURCH organist from Dollar has been banned from driving after getting behind the wheel while more than double the legal limit.Antony Baldwin committed the offence last month and appeared at Alloa Sheriff Court last Thursday, September 12, where he
COUNCIL officers have pledged to keep working to resolve the toilet solution which stands in the way of a community takeover of Alloa's Wimpy Park.The commitment came as the Place Committee last Thursday, September 12, heard how the Wimpy Park Community
THE Forth Rivers Trust (FRT) recently engaged in a fish sampling exercise of tributary burns of the River Devon in a bid to assess populations of young trout and salmon.One way of monitoring fish populations, especially juveniles, is electro-fishing –
I MUST start this month’s column by paying tribute to my friend and colleague Ruth Davidson MSP who stood down as leader of the Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party last month.Ruth transformed my party’s fortunes in Scotland by providing a real alternative
AN ALLOA woman has been given a non-harassment order after she admitted stalking her former partner last month.Sarah Nairn pleaded guilty to the single charge when she previously appeared at Alloa Sheriff Court and was back up for sentencing last Thursday.The
PLANS to move Alloa police station to Kilncraigs have been "delayed", putting a further £50,000 hole in the council's finances.The hold up was revealed when Councillor Kenny Earle pressed council officers on the matter during the sitting
