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Wasps are stung in bid for Zones

AMBITIOUS plans to transform the former Zones Leisure Centre in Alloa into a top-class football academy could be scuppered following Clackmannanshire Council’s decision to sell the facility to the highest bidder.

Published: Wednesday, 3rd September, 2008 12:30

Proposals to extend railway gather steam

PROPOSALS to extend the new Alloa rail link to Edinburgh are gathering steam. The South of Scotland Transport Partnership (SEStran) is expected to carry out a feasilibity study into an Alloa-Edinburgh rail link via Dunfermline either towards the end of this year or early 2009.

Published: Wednesday, 3rd September, 2008 12:30

Road signs for new bridge fail to point to Clackmannanshire

THE bid to have the nearly completed Upper Forth Crossing named after Clackmannashire appeared to take a dent last week.

Published: Wednesday, 3rd September, 2008 12:30

Charity abseiler needs transplant to beat cancer for second time

ALVA policeman John Smith thought he had beaten cancer when he abseiled down the Wallace Monument in May to raise funds for the The Anthony Nolan Trust.

Published: Wednesday, 3rd September, 2008 12:30

Join the debate on the misuse of alcohol

PEOPLE in Clackmannanshire are being urged to share their views on proposals to tackle alcohol misuse.

Published: Wednesday, 3rd September, 2008 12:30

Alloa-based dance trust faces axe in funding cuts

TOP names from the Scottish showbusiness world have thrown their weight behind Clackmannanshire-based Scottish Traditions of Dance Trust (STDT) after its future was placed in doubt.

Published: Wednesday, 3rd September, 2008 12:30

Ex-janitor jailed for child sex abuse

A FORMER school janitor and football coach was jailed for 21 months on Tuesday for sexually abusing two young boys more than 10 years ago. Steven Martin (49), of Tillicoultry, abused the boys while they slept next to him in bed.

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

Vaccine might have saved my daughter's life

A FAMILY devastated by the untimely death of a treasured wife, daughter and sister are backing a Government immunisation programme to help protect girls against cervical cancer.

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

Swinney backs BIDs to revive Wee County

FINANCE Minister John Swinney MSP praised Clackmannanshire’s BIDS team for putting the county’s economic growth in the hands of local businesses.

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

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

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