AN EXTRAORDINARY Alloa woman who saved escaped prisoners of war as an Italian partisan during WWII, before marrying one, is set to turn 100 this weekend. Grace Glendinning is marking the milestone on Saturday, June 19, some 77 years after she arrived
A MAN has died following a car crash at Kincardine last night. The 76-year-old man was involved in the single-vehicle incident on the A977. The crash happened at around 7.25pm and emergency services attended the scene. He was taken to Forth
THREE winners were crowned at Alloa Golf Club last weekend including a man winning a title he first won 22 years ago. Ian Guthrie won his first club championship against Kris Glass in a very competitive and exciting match. Ian started well and held
I TOOK a wander down Lime Tree Walk to Alloa Harbour last week, before retracing my steps and heading through the nearby skate park and onwards to Alloa Tower. I am always continually amazed at the abundance of wild flora and fauna in our towns,
ACUTE challenges faced by Clackmannanshire Council's Social Work Service has increased the risk that the local authority is unable to prevent serious harm to children. That is according to the council's own corporate risk log, which has been updated
THERE continues to be a lot of uncertainty around the increasing spread of the coronavirus because of the new variant that was first discovered in India. Despite the UK having one of the world's best and most efficient vaccine rollout programmes
ELDERLY people in Dollar will tomorrow have the chance to enjoy a lunch out and feel the wind in their hair. A lunch club event is being held at The Hive on Thursday, June 17, with free trishaw bike rides also on offer. Food is being organised
WHAT is a pint? At one time this was an important question as it varied throughout the country. In Stirling, the standard pint measure, being over 500 years old, sits in the Smith Art Gallery and Museum, where it has been held since 1897. By
CLACKS people have been encouraged to become NHS egg and sperm donors in a first national campaign. Launched by the Scottish Government and NHS Scotland, the campaign follows new research that reveals almost half of people in Scotland would consider
A FORTH VALLEY woman revisited her youth for her new novel about a single-parent family in Fife. Moira McPartlin recently released Before Now: Memoir of a Toerag – on sale in Alva – and is written entirely in the Fife tongue. Set in the 1990s
A WOMAN struggled with police, kicked an officer and made homophobic comments during disturbances in Sauchie and Stirling. Paige Grimes was involved in two similar incidents within a few months. Alloa Sheriff Court was told on Thursday, June
