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  • Unpaid work order for dangerous driver

    A MAN who once crashed his car into the side of a house has been given unpaid work for smashing through someone’s garden fence while four times the legal limit.Mark Snaddon appeared at Alloa Sheriff Court on May 16 where he pleaded guilty to a single

  • PICS: 'Fantastic' turnout at Tillicoultry Gala Day 2019

    A LITTLE bit of rain could not dampen the return of the Tillicoultry Gala Day on Saturday.It started with the colourful parade to the Public Park from Murray Square, led by the Alloa Bowmar Pipe Band.The family event saw children’s rides, bouncy castles

  • Clacks uniform bank returns for a fourth year

    THE Wee County’s successful school uniform bank is once again open for donations.For the fourth year, The Gate in Alloa will be offering items of clothing and stationery for those most in need.The charity, which started as a soup pot and also runs a foodbank

  • Alloa woman and scales Ben Nevis in Golden Jubilee fundraiser

    AN ALLOA woman has climbed the tallest mountain in Britain in a bid to raise money for a hospital in Glasgow.Melanie Milligan scaled Ben Nevis on Saturday, June 15, as she raised funds for the Golden Jubilee Hospital in Glasgow – where both her young

  • Serving up some history at Clackmannan whisky tasting

    WHISKY connoisseurs across the Wee County came together last week at a tasting as they discovered the links between the area and the nation's drink.The event was held at Clackmannan Town Hall on Friday evening and was attended by more than 60 people