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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.
The Advertiser can reveal that Alloa Athletic Football Club is prepared to invest £500,000 to convert the dilapidated building into a multi-purpose facility suitable for its needs and those of many local sports clubs in the Wee County.
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.
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.
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.
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Drink driver caught twice within days of passing driving test
A NEW driver from Tullibody who was caught drink driving twice within days of passing his test has been banned for 18 months.
Walled Garden project has been left on the shelf
THE future looks uncertain for a multi-million pound project to transform an Alloa walled garden into a thriving community facility.
Business BID for brighter future
ALLOA Town Centre could be a vote away from securing a major investment to transform its future.
County set to welcome wildlife rescuers
THE Scottish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SSPCA) has bought a 180-acre site near Dollar to create a national wildlife rescue centre.
Dollar is split over housing go-ahead
Developers AWG/Taylor Wimpey have received the go-ahead for controversial plans which split opinion in Dollar. The plans include 20 houses, a cemetery and a playing field with changing facilities on land next to Kellyburn and Lovers Loan.
Family's home is gutted by fire
A TULLIBODY family has been re-housed after a fire gutted the inside of their home last Wednesday.
Dollar chef will serve up food festival treat
CHEF Tim Cribben will be cooking up a storm in the kitchen as part of this year’s Scottish Food Festival in Alva. The 41-year-old, from The Vanilla Pod Bistro in Dollar, will be one of six chefs demonstrating the skills that have put them at the top of their profession.
Train spotters witness another 'first' in Alloa
THE first train for 28 years fully laden with passengers made its journey along the tracks from Dunfermline to Alloa on Monday. For the first time since the Stirling-Alloa-Kincardine railway opened in May a train, the ‘Alloa Alloer’, with passengers travelled from the east on to and along the line.
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