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Tempers flare as budget approved at second attempt

HOUSEHOLDERS in the Stirling area will receive a one per cent council tax reduction after budget plans were approved at the second attempt following a stormy meeting today (Friday).Read

Stirling Council election results

THE SNP will have the most members in Stirling Council after the final local authority election results were announced at the Albert Halls today (Friday). Read

Drug dealing brothers sentenced

TWO drug dealing brothers from Fallin appeared at Stirling Sheriff Court for sentencing earlier this week.Read

Ben thanks community for great fundraising effort

A CHARITY effort by a Balmaha schoolboy determined to help others even as he faces his own battle with illness has netted an astonishing £15,000 in just a few months.Read

Man handed over heroin for jeans

A MAN who handed over two bags of heroin for a pair of jeans dodged a jail sentence this week.Read

Provost’s waste plant bid for Throsk to get an airing

CONTROVERSIAL proposals to site a waste plant in Throsk – from a company which has Stirling’s own Provost Fergus Wood as a director – are set to come before councillors on Tuesday.Read

Objections raised to Wetherspoon’s bid

People scared to walk the streetRead

Licensing chiefs knock back Wetherspoon’s bid

CAMPAIGNERS have persuaded Stirling licensing chiefs to knock back a bid by JD Wetherspoon to open a new pub in the former tax office in Stirling city centre.Read

Artist’s hope of fairy tale ending for three bears

A DOLLAR artist is hoping to give three circus bears a new lease of life through one of his paintings.Read

Cowie protesters demand answers

EMOTIONS are continuing to run high in Cowie following a series of open air evening vigils over fears a convicted sex offender has been housed in the village.Read

Local wins first round in junction row battle

A BRAEHEAD resident has won the first round in a battle to halt new parking restrictions near his home.Read

Distillery’s history to be brought to life

A RESEARCH project to chart the fascinating history of Deanston Distillery has been launched.Read

Paolo’s guitar is sweet music to Eilidh fundraisers

FANS of Paolo Nutini will have the chance to bid for his signed guitar, donated by the musician himself to the family of Stirling teenager Eilidh Brown.Read

Braehead's Pete and friends walk for heroes

FORMER soldier Pete Cairns has fought back from a horror accident nine years ago when his leg was ripped to shreds by a wood-chopping machine.Read

Flagship fire training centre opened

A STATE-OF-THE-ART centre designed to teach firefighters life-saving skills was officially opened following a ceremony yesterday (Tuesday).Read

Heroin dealer jailed for 6 years at High Court

A 44-year-old man from Cowie has been jailed for six years for being concerned in the supply of drugs in the Stirling area.Read

Online predator back behind bars

A CONVICTED internet predator tried to groom a 14-year-old girl for sex – unaware he was communicating with an undercover police officer.Read

Sectarian slurs follow nightclub knockback

A SCHOOLBOY who shouted sectarian remarks after being knocked-back from a Stirling nightclub has been told to stay out of trouble.Read

‘Essential’ project launched to improve Stirling

A HARD-HITTING project has been launched in a bid to combat issues blighting the lives of locals in Stirling city centre.Read

Crawford backs nationalised police and fire service plan

STIRLING MSP Bruce Crawford has said a nationalised police force and fire service could save as much as £130 million each year.Read

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Charities join forces for musical fundraising weekend

TWO leading Stirling charities – The Scribbler’s Picnic and the Eilidh Brown Memorial Fund – have joined forces to promote two music highlights which will be a must for music-lovers in June.Read

Duncarron venue for music festival

DUNCARRON Fort in Carron Valley is the new venue for the Doune The Rabbit Hole music festival this summer.Read

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