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Major funding boost for drug support group

LOCALS Against Drug Abuse (LADA) – Alloa’s pioneering support group for young people with drug and alcohol addiction issues and their families – has received a major funding boost from the Coalfields Regeneration Trust in Scotland.

Published: Wednesday, 5th November, 2008 12:30

It's a haunting Hallowe'en in Wee County

HALLOWE’EN celebrations were enjoyed the length and breadth of the Wee County last week as children wore fancy dress that certainly impressed.

Published: Wednesday, 5th November, 2008 12:30

Pole-axed driver was inches from death

A TILLICOULTRY man was just inches from death when a metal pole smashed through his car windscreen in a freak accident. Anton Bruinzeel was driving along the A907 from Fife approaching the Gartarry Roundabout when an unsecured metal pole from a passing transit pick-up caught on a lorry in front of him before it crashed through his windscreen.

Published: Wednesday, 29th October, 2008 12:30

Mechanic's 1000-mile rally after cancer op

A MECHANIC took part in the world’s toughest endurance motorbike trek just weeks after undergoing an operation to remove a cancerous tumour. George Murray was supposed to be resting from the procedure but instead was negotiating 1000 miles of rugged terrain along South Africa’s ‘Wild Coast’.

Published: Wednesday, 29th October, 2008 12:30

Alloa team are 'A1' in African motorbike rally

THERE was blood, sweat and tears as a team of motorbike enthusiasts took part in a 1000-mile charity trek across South Africa’s Wild Coast. A1 Autos owner Jim McEwan, his two sons, Fraser and Kevin, and work colleague George Murray participated in Enduro Africa – a demanding eight-day bike trek along the Eastern Cape.

Published: Wednesday, 29th October, 2008 12:30

Inquiry into tragic death of toddler

A FATAL Accident Inquiry will take place next month into the death of Menstrie toddler Muireann McLaughlin. The two-year-old died at home in February after she became entangled in a blind cord.

Published: Wednesday, 29th October, 2008 12:30

Clackmannanshire is pretty in pink

CLACKMANNANSHIRE was pretty in pink at the weekend when women – and a few brave men – got together raising thousands of pounds for the Breast Cancer Campaign.

Published: Wednesday, 29th October, 2008 12:30

Sisters' Hallowe'en treat for charity

TWO kind-hearted sisters from Tullibody have contacted a national children’s charity to pledge their support by swapping sweets and treats this Hallowe’en in an attempt to raise funds for sick and disabled children.

Published: Wednesday, 29th October, 2008 12:30

Hundreds sign up to join walk on new bridge

MORE than 300 people are queuing up to be among the first to walk over the new Clackmannanshire Bridge to raise money for Strathcarron Hospice in two weeks time.

Published: Wednesday, 29th October, 2008 12:30

New woman heads Clackmannan campus

FORTH Valley College’s Clackmannan Campus has a new woman at the helm – Gail Fertacz.

Published: Wednesday, 29th October, 2008 12:30

You can shop a drug dealer

CLACKMANNANSHIRE’S citizens can help put an end to the activities of drug dealers – by shopping them to the police. The Advertiser has joined forces with Central Scotland Police in a bid to tackle this scourge on our society by encouraging readers to report any information about drug dealing in the area.

Published: Wednesday, 22nd October, 2008 12:30

Haulage firm fined over driver's death

A GLASGOW-based haulage firm has been fined £5000 for breaking health and safety rules which led to the death of a Tillicoultry man.

Published: Wednesday, 22nd October, 2008 12:30