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Go the whole hog for charity

ADVENTUROUS fundraisers are going to get the chance to go the whole hog to help a cancer charity this spring in a testing event taking place near Balfron.Read

Oscar predictions

I’VE trounced Chris Kane on the Oscars predictions front over the years. Smug ? You bet I am.Read

Old movies in Doune

LONG-forgotten images which capture people and places in history have been dusted off ahead of a special show being held in Doune next week.Read

Council logs issues with forestry plans

TIMBER transport issues and the potential for a new path to Buchlyvie are among the discussions taking place over plans to fell more than 80 hectares of woodland near Balfron.Read

Pupils products on show

THE DESIGN skills of two pupils from the Stirling area have been put on show in Glasgow.Read

Football banning orders for hooligans

THREE men from Clackmannanshire have been handed football banning orders for fighting with rival fans.Read

Car park charging proposals for national park

PARKING charges in the Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park could be extended.Read

Gartmore screening for autistic boy’s tale

PEOPLE are being invited to attend a special screening in Gartmore of a new film about an autistic boy helped by horses.Read

Plea to women smokers

WOMEN in Forth Valley who smoke are being urged to break free from the habit as lung cancer amongst females continues to soar in Scotland.Read

Editor’s Opinion: Are Friends Electric?

GLUED to the wireless over the past week (more of which later!), I heard Quentin Wilson extolling the virtues of electric cars to Eddie Mair on the PM Show.Read

Sucked in by Teen Vampire Movie Buzz

THERE is nothing I like better than a movie I can get my teeth into.Read

Tea-day looms for farm shop

OWNERS of a Blanefield farm shop say it could close if they fail to get planning permission for a tearoom next week.Read

Mike Cantlay

Callander’s Mike set to lead Scottish tourism

CALLANDER man and national park convener Mike Cantlay will be the next chairman of Visitscotland.Read

Decision looms on Fintry windfarm extension

DEVELOPERS are hoping to persuade councillors to back extension plans for Fintry’s windfarm which would generate £6 million over 25 years for community projects in surrounding villages.Read

Bus station locker concerns

CONCERNS have been raised about public safety in relation to luggage lockers situated in Stirling Bus Station.Read

Eating Out in Stirling

FOR truly authentic French cuisine right in the heart of Stirling, look no further than Coq Au Vin.Read

Oscar predictions

I’VE trounced Chris Kane on the Oscars predictions front over the years. Smug ? You bet I am.Read

Martin Stephenson and The Daintees play Stirling Tolbooth

BOAT to Bolivia was the essential album for savvie indie kids in the 80s and Martin Stephenson and the Daintees followed up the debut with cracking albums like Salutation Road and Gladsome Humour and Blue.Read

Central Gigs

CHIEF songwriter, rhythm guitarist and vocalist Jamie Cameron (22), bassist Ryan Tobias (20), drummer Paul Preston (23) and lead guitarist Jamie Haffey (20) make up The Mix Ups.Read

Trudi is Stirling’s latest Green Champion

STIRLING High School’s eco-coordinator Trudi Togneri is Going Carbon Neutral Stirling’s latest Green Champion.Read

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