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  • Opinions sought for community project in Clacks

    CLACKS residents are being sought after to share their ideas as part of the regeneration project to better the Wee County. The Verdancy Group is looking to establish Community Support Volunteers within Clackmannanshire to provide advice to current

  • School age payments deadline approaches

    PARENTS are being urged to check if they are eligible to apply for School Age Payments as the deadline fast approaches. Those eligible who have a child born between March 1, 2017 and February 28, 2018 and receive tax credits or qualifying benefits

  • Call for talks to avoid further school strikes

    CALLS are being made for the government to get back to the table with teachers' trade unions to avert further strikes. MSP Alex Rowley has called on the Scottish Government to sit down with COSLA and unions after Wee County teachers took industrial

  • Eight stone down: Alva dad reflects on life-changing moment

    A HILFOOTS father-of-three has shared his incredible weight-loss journey in the hope of inspiring others in a similar situation. Paul Jelfs, from Alva, has dropped nearly eight stone over the last 14 months after being told he only had five years