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Central Scotland firefighters up for the challenge

CENTRAL Scotland Fire and Rescue Service extrication team lifted the second top award at the UK Rescue Challenge 2008. The team, made up of firefighters from Alloa, Tullibody, Denny and Falkirk, are world experts in their field but were narrowly pipped for the top spot by Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service.

Published: Wednesday, 27th August, 2008 12:30

Strike hits council services in Clackmannanshire

COUNCIL services across Clackmannanshire ground to a halt last Wednesday as local authority employees took part in a 24-hour strike over pay.

Published: Wednesday, 27th August, 2008 12:30

Train spotters witness another 'first' in Alloa

THE first train for 28 years fully laden with passengers made its journey along the tracks from Dunfermline to Alloa on Monday. For the first time since the Stirling-Alloa-Kincardine railway opened in May a train, the ‘Alloa Alloer’, with passengers travelled from the east on to and along the line.

Published: Wednesday, 27th August, 2008 12:30

Our run-down schools need improvement

THE Wee County’s SNP councillors are eager to play a positive role to ensure that Clackmannanshire’s children are given the best possible start in schools fit for the 21st century.

Published: Wednesday, 27th August, 2008 12:30

Bin collection changes in Alloa

DUE to industrial action by council staff on Wednesday, there are changes to the scheduled emptying of green household bins in the Alloa area.

Published: Friday, 22nd August, 2008 09:30

Tullibody mum is jailed for petrol bomb plot

A MOTHER who persuaded two teenagers to petrol bomb her neighbour’s home has been locked up for 12 months. Dawn Monaghan (38) targeted the house of Jackie Campbell (39) and her family as she slept in her bed.

Published: Friday, 22nd August, 2008 09:45

Hit-and-run driver loses appeal against jail term

A SPEEDING driver who mowed down a couple on a pedestrian crossing has had his appeal against his sentence thrown out by the court. Mohammed Ahmed (20) ploughed into John and Joanne Macdonald in Alloa’s Greenside Street on 4 October 2006, leaving them for dead.

Published: Wednesday, 20th August, 2008 12:30

Alloa drug courier jailed for three years

AN ALLOA dad who agreed to be a drugs courier to help a friend was jailed for three years on Tuesday. At the High Court in Glasgow, 30-year-old Alan Walsh, of Hill Street, admitted being concerned in the supply of amphetamine.

Published: Wednesday, 20th August, 2008 12:30

Kincardine biker's arm ripped off in horror crash

A DRIVER whose actions caused an accident that ripped off a motorcylist’s arm and left him with his leg so badly damaged that it had to be amputated has been warned that he faces jail.

Published: Wednesday, 20th August, 2008 12:30

Alloa thugs jailed for festival assault on policeman

AN ALLOA thug who booted a police officer in the head was locked up last Wednesday after a sheriff told him he could have sparked a major incident at T in the Park.

Published: Wednesday, 20th August, 2008 12:30

Strike forces closure of county's schools

SCHOOLS and nurseries across Clackmannanshire were closed on Wednesday as council workers staged a 24-hour strike.

Published: Wednesday, 20th August, 2008 12:30

Zones Leisure Centre goes up for sale

THE former Zones Leisure Centre in Alloa is to be placed on the open market for sale or lease – with the finance from any deal being re-invested in the county’s leisure facilities.

Published: Wednesday, 20th August, 2008 12:30