Alloa & Hillfoots Advertiser - Archives
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Advertiser’s petition reaches parliament
CLACKMANNANSHIRE Council is one of three Scottish local authorities leading the way in the campaign to outlaw looped blind cords.
Published: Wednesday, 4th June, 2008 12:00
Proposal to merge schools in Sauchie
PROPOSALS to merge three Sauchie’s primary schools and a nursery are being put forward as part of an ongoing review into primary and nursery education in the county.
Published: Wednesday, 28th May, 2008 12:00
Axe falls on two county post offices
TWO Post Offices in Clackmannanshire have been earmarked for closure in the latest round of cuts to the network.
Published: Wednesday, 28th May, 2008 12:00
Working men's club is destroyed in blaze
THE former Tullibody Working Men’s Club was destroyed on Sunday night as a fire ripped through the building leaving only a burnt-out shell.
Published: Wednesday, 28th May, 2008 12:00
Train to Stirling is just the ticket...if you can get one
THE success of the new train services from Alloa to Stirling has caused chaos for passengers who haven’t been able to buy a ticket.
Published: Wednesday, 28th May, 2008 12:00
'Ban loop cords' petition is to be presented in Westminster
GORDON BANKS MP will present the Alloa & Hillfoots Advertiser petition calling for a ban in the production of looped blind and curtain cords to Parliament on Wednesday.
Published: Wednesday, 28th May, 2008 12:00
West Fife councillors support rail extension
COUNCILLORS in West Fife have voiced their support for an extension to the reopened Stirling-Alloa-Kincardine rail line – with the possibility of direct train services to Dunfermline and the ferry port at Rosyth.
Published: Wednesday, 28th May, 2008 12:00
A TULLIBODY housing development has won an award for its innovative design aimed at keeping crime out of the community.
Published: Wednesday, 28th May, 2008 12:00
Calls to extend railway to Fife
THE Stirling-Alloa-Kincardine railway is only days old – but calls are already growing to extend the line for passengers eastwards towards Dunfermline.
Published: Wednesday, 21st May, 2008 12:00
AN ALLOA man beat the crowds to be the first passenger on the first train to stop at the town’s newly opened station on Monday.
Published: Wednesday, 21st May, 2008 12:00
Perverted ex-teacher is sent back to prison
A FORMER Classics schoolmaster who abused pupils at Dollar Academy was sent back to prison by appeal judges on Friday.
Published: Wednesday, 21st May, 2008 12:00
Suicide-bid mum blasts ‘negligent’ social services
A MOTHER has hit out at Clackmannanshire Council’s social services claiming they are putting her children at risk by not providing extra care and assistance.
Published: Wednesday, 21st May, 2008 12:00
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