CLACKS commuters are being advised to plan ahead with a 23 week upgrade planned for a motorway bridge next month. The major upgrade works for Hill Bridge at the junction of the M876 and the M9 will begin on Monday, November 22. Hard shoulder
AN ALVA couple who tied the knot in Germany last week celebrated their gold wedding anniversary. Jim and Ulli Brewster enjoyed a “first-class” evening at the Royal Oak in Alloa last week to mark five decades of marriage with family and friends
FOR the second league match in a row Alloa finished a game with 10 men. For the second league match in a row Alloa lost. Losing a player does not mean a defeat is imminent but when a team goes down to 10 men before half-time it creates an unnecessary
A WEE COUNTY rapist who threatened women with knives and throttled victims was jailed for eight years last week. Christian Robson attacked five females in a cruel catalogue of violence that spanned an eight year period. A judge told Robson
THE Wee County could become part of a redrawn Mid Forth Valley constituency at Westminster elections under proposals outlined last week. The Boundary Commission for Scotland published its initial proposals to update UK Parliament constituencies
REPORTS of women's drinks being spiked at a Forth Valley bar over the weekend have prompted an intervention by an MSP. MSP Evelyn Tweed has written to police chiefs in Stirling following the "very worrying" reports, which claimed a woman was spiked
A TEMPORARY swimming pool could be hired by Clackmannanshire Council to provide an opportunity for activities in Alloa until a wellbeing hub is developed. The pool could be put in place at a Marshill site in the town as part of interim swimming
HUNDREDS of children across the Wee County will be invited to take part in a pilot project offering them a free bike, as well as essential cycling skills training and bike maintenance support. Any child attending a primary school in the Lornshill
