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Annie gets advice from country queen Dolly

LOCAL singer Annie Smart got the chance to rub shoulders with country music legend Dolly Parton during a recent appearance on national TV.Read

Lottery boost for Bannockburn visitor scheme

THE project to create a new Bannockburn visitor centre received major lottery backing.Read

Army plays down Argylls cuts claims

CLAIMS that the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders could be reduced to a Territorial Army reservist battalion have been dismissed as speculation by The Army.Read

Two guilty of brutal street assault

TWO men have been convicted of a brutal assault on a teenager in Stirling.Read

Police warn locals off fatal drug

REVELLERS in the Stirling area have been warned not to take a potentially-fatal drug known to be circulating across Scotland.Read

Teenager guilty of Stirling assault

A TEENAGER who assaulted a complete stranger in Stirling was fined £200 this week.Read

Action in Mind get Holyrood boost

STAFF and users of a Stirling-based mental health charity recently headed to the Scottish Parliament for the launch of the latest phase of an innovative awareness-raising project.Read

Success for Craig on and off the stage

STIRLING-BASED actor-director Craig Murray has had a dramatic few weeks.Read

Two take part in Tall Ships Race

TWO Stirling-based teenagers are preparing for the trip of a lifetime.Read

Book to help Eilidh’s Trust

STIRLING’S resident ghost expert is hoping his latest publication can help boost the coffers of one of the local area’s most deserving causes.Read

Stranded driver was four-times the limit

A MOTORIST who had to be rescued by police after getting himself stranded in the snow was found to be more than four-times the drink-drive limit.Read

Sainsbury’s named for Dunblane site

THE prospect of another big supermarket opening its doors in Dunblane moved a step closer this week.Read

Driver (85) causes motorway mayhem

AN 85-YEAR-OLD motorist caused chaos when he drove the wrong way for three miles on the M9.Read

Kids dice with death on busy motorway

YOUNGSTERS have been blasted by one of the region’s top police officers after they were spotted dicing with death on a motorway.Read

Chinese link-up at flagship Stirling institute

ACADEMICS from a university in China will travel to Stirling to complete part of their studies after a new agreement was rubber-stamped last week.Read