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Cemetery damage sparks security call

AN EMOTIONAL local resident has called for security measures at Bannockburn Cemetery to be reviewed after her family’s grave was recently trashed by vandals for a third time.Read

Waitrose confirm hopes for Burghmuir site

WAITROSE have confirmed they are in advanced talks in a bid to open a store in the centre of Stirling.Read

Huge drugs haul recovered at Stirling station

POLICE patrolling Stirling train station have seized £5000-worth of illicit substances during an ongoing operation in the war on drugs.Read

Police stinger halts early morning chase

A HIGH-speed police pursuit on Sunday morning ended with officers having to use a stinger device to puncture a car’s tyres.Read

Overdose scheme looms as drugs deaths rise

FORTH Valley is preparing to take up a potentially lifesaving scheme to save victims of drug overdose, just as figures show a rise in drug related deaths in the area.Read

Laura gives Kenyan slum children a sporting chance

YOUNGSTERS in one of the world’s poorest areas are being given a sporting chance thanks to the efforts of a Stirling-born woman.Read

Fubar and Sportsters’ future still in the balance

THE FUTURE of two prominent Stirling nightspots remains in the balance despite ongoing talks with several interested parties.Read

Review: Limitless

HARNESSING any brain power usually constitutes putting the kettle on and reaching for a choccy biscuit in my book.Read

TV dance show winner heads back to Stirling

THE Winner of BBC’s national dance competition “So You Think You Can Dance 2011”, Matt Flint, is set to start hearts racing, as he returns to Stageworx Performing Arts School in Stirling.Read

Matthew (4) walks 100 miles for charity

FOUR-YEAR-OLD Matthew Freeman stepped up when his mum called his bluff.Read

Redundancy gave me the confidence to take the plunge

As an increasing number of people opt to take redundancy, Observer editor Alison Lowson talks to one woman who used her severance as a springboard to a new business and an exciting new careerRead

Vandals wreck Bannockburn gravestone

SICK vandals have damaged a gravestone and stolen treasured keep-sakes from Bannockburn Cemetery.Read

Eilidh continues to inspire with major local art event

TV ANTIQUES guru Anita Manning has signed up to a major arts event in aid of the memorial fund inspired by Stirling teenager Eilidh Brown.Read

Fears continue over Southern Cross homes

FEARS are being expressed by local politicians over manager vacancies and underoccupancy at care homes in the area run by troubled Southern Cross.Read

Son’s appeal to trace missing father

STIRLINGSHIRE residents have been urged to help trace a missing Ayrshire man who it’s believed could be spotted locally.Read

MoD probe Argyll allegations

CLAIMS that a soldier in the Argylls cut off the fingers of dead enemy fighters in Afghanistan are being probed by the Ministry of Defence (MoD).Read

Murderer blames bus service for failing to return to open prison

A CONVICTED murderer, on the run from an open prison for three weeks, blamed the Sunday bus service for failing to return to Castle Huntly on time.Read

Principal gets keys of the college

FORTH Valley College's Alloa Campus is one step closer to welcoming students in September following the official key hand over.Read

Slimline Alasdair bucks male trend

AS NEW research shows one in four men are insecure about their weight and two thirds of them want to shed the pounds, one local man is bucking the trend.Read