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Hotel will raise cash for disabled kids

Tue, 06 Oct 2009 23:00:00 GMT

THE new Doubletree by Hilton Dunblane Hydro will be taking part in the company’s fundraising campaign.

New look Dunblane Hydro to be unveiled at family day

Tue, 08 Sep 2009 23:00:00 GMT

LOCAL schoolchildren will be among the first to enjoy the new-look Dunblane Hydro at a family day this Sunday.

Campaign to reopen Blackford train station continues

Thu, 03 Sep 2009 23:00:00 GMT

CAMPAIGNERS fighting to reopen a railway station which could ease parking problems in Dunblane say their case has been strengthened by transport studies.

New guide to see Dunblane on foot

Tue, 01 Sep 2009 23:00:00 GMT

A NEW leaflet of green walks in Dunblane was launched this week.

Playground argument in Bridge of Allan resolved

Thu, 27 Aug 2009 23:00:00 GMT

A YOUTH who confronted a parent at a primary school and “made as if to” headbutt him following a row between two children was fined this week.

Dunblane nursery staff delighted by top rating

Tue, 18 Aug 2009 23:00:00 GMT

A DUNBLANE nursery has received a range of excellent ratings following a recent inspection.

Indecent act teen is sought

Tue, 18 Aug 2009 23:00:00 GMT

POLICE are investigating an incident in the Memorial Park, Bridge of Allan, understood to involve a lone teenager committing an indecent act.

Ceilidh features young talent

Tue, 18 Aug 2009 23:00:00 GMT

SOME of the area’s top young traditional music talent will be on show at a Dunblane ceilidh.

Network Rail to electrify Dunblane train line

Tue, 18 Aug 2009 23:00:00 GMT

MORE reliable train services could be on their way to Dunblane – but they are not due until 2016.

Conditions set out as Braco quarry extension is allowed

Tue, 11 Aug 2009 23:00:00 GMT

CONTROVERSIAL plans to reopen and extend a quarry in Braco have been given the go-ahead on appeal.

Communities in £2M cash boost

Tue, 11 Aug 2009 23:00:00 GMT

RAPLOCH and Dunblane are to benefit from more than £2 million to boost their communities.

Debut exhibition puts club in focus

Tue, 11 Aug 2009 23:00:00 GMT

AMATEUR and professional snappers – plus those who just enjoy browsing through photographs will be in for a treat on August 15-16.

Communities net £2million windfall

Thu, 06 Aug 2009 23:00:00 GMT

RAPLOCH and Dunblane are to benefit from more than £2 million to boost their communities.

Bridge of Allan enjoys 158th Highland Games

Tue, 04 Aug 2009 23:00:00 GMT

BRIDGE of Allan basked in sunshine on Sunday as the crowds flocked to the town’s 158th Highland games.

Dunblane songwriter pens song for Homecoming celebrations

Thu, 30 Jul 2009 23:00:00 GMT

A SONGWRITER and storyteller from Dunblane has put pen to paper for Scotland’s Homecoming celebrations.

Katharine meets top style guru

Tue, 21 Jul 2009 23:00:00 GMT

DUNBLANE’s own beauty queen Katharine Brown kept a very important appointment as part of her 12-month reign as Miss Scotland.

Doune mums fear a child could die

Thu, 16 Jul 2009 23:00:00 GMT

A CHILD could be killed unless Doune gets a a new pedestrian crossing, villagers claimed.

Doctorate for local milk man

Tue, 07 Jul 2009 23:00:00 GMT

BRIDGE of Allan farmer and businessman Robert Graham senior – son of the founder of Graham’s The Family Dairy – has been awarded an honorary doctorate by Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh.

Award shortlist for Dunblane student

Tue, 07 Jul 2009 23:00:00 GMT

AN 18-YEAR-OLD gap year student from Dunblane has been shortlisted for an industry award.

Thieves make off with 12 feet of wall

Tue, 07 Jul 2009 23:00:00 GMT

A 12-foot section of a stone boundary wall has been stolen from Sheriffmuir, near Dunblane.