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Minister's visit targets help at young people
CABINET Secretary for Education and Lifelong Learning, Fiona Hyslop, visited Clackmannanshire on Tuesday to see how local young people are being helped into employment.
Published: Wednesday, 20th February, 2008 12:30
Boundary plan links county with Dunblane
THE Boundary Commission for Scotland has put forward proposals which would see Clackmannanshire and Dunblane as a new constituency.
Published: Wednesday, 20th February, 2008 12:30
College tribute after student's death
TRIBUTES have been paid to a student from Forth Valley College’s Clackmannan Campus who was found dead at home.
Published: Wednesday, 20th February, 2008 12:30
Moves to tackle flooding problems
AS THE victims of the recent flooding in Tillicoultry meet today (Thursday) to discuss the county’s flood defences, the Scottish Government has launched its own flood risk management consultation.
Published: Wednesday, 20th February, 2008 12:30
Alloa student cheated death by sheltering in bathtub
AN ALLOA student is lucky to be alive after hiding in his bathtub while terrifying tornadoes ripped the roof off his flat and turned his neighbourhood to rubble.
Published: Wednesday, 13th February, 2008 12:30
Council failed vulnerable childrem
VULNERABLE children in Clackmannanshire were placed at risk due to failings within the council’s social work services.
Published: Wednesday, 13th February, 2008 12:30
MSP calls for leader's resignation
OCHIL MSP Keith Brown has called for the leader of Clackmannanshire Council to resign following the damning inspection report on its services to vulnerable children.
Published: Wednesday, 13th February, 2008 12:30
SOME Alloa taxi firms are putting the public at risk by using unlicensed drivers and defective vehicles, according to the results of a Central Scotland Police operation.
Published: Wednesday, 13th February, 2008 12:30
AN ALLOA housebuilder is set to create up to 100 new jobs as part of an on-going expansion.
Published: Wednesday, 13th February, 2008 12:30
SOLDIERS from Clackmannanshire will be among more than 1000 Scots troops being sent to Afghanistan in March.
Published: Wednesday, 13th February, 2008 12:30
Final farewell to hero firefighter
HUNDREDS people attended the funeral of Alloa firefighter John Noble – described by colleagues as a “man among men” and a “true gentleman”.
Published: Wednesday, 6th February, 2008 12:30
Hundreds pay tribute to firefighter John Noble
TRIBUTES to John Noble have flooded in from across the world, with hundreds of messages left in online condolence books.
Published: Wednesday, 6th February, 2008 12:30
