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The council received 132 complaints about barking dogs last year Barking dogs are the biggest cause of noise nuisance in Clackmannanshire, according to new figures. Over 130 complaints were made in 2007, making up 90% of the total received. The issue has prompted the local authority to offer a...
A MAN convicted of terrorism offences, including a threat to become a suicide bomber in the heart of Glasgow, was refused his freedom yesterday pending an appeal. Mohammed Atif Siddique, 21, of Alva, Clackmannanshire, was jailed for eight years after a jury found him guilty of a number of...
THE funeral of Gordon Strachan is to be held at Sauchie Parish Church, Clackmannanshire, next week. ... Mr Strachan, 24, of Bruntsfield Place, was killed last week after his motorcycle collided with a car on Saughton Road North. Parents Linda and Alan said he had never...
Response: The official government line on synthetic phonics is far from universally accepted, says Henrietta Dombey ... In his profile of Ruth Miskin, Peter Wilby falls for her view that teaching children to read English is quite straightforward - just a matter of...
A MUM has told of her pride in her five-year-old daughter after she lost the weight that was ruining her life. ... Sonya Robertson couldn't even pick Teighan up for a cuddle because, at 6st 2lb, she was just too big. Sonya, of Tullibody, Clackmannanshire, said: "I am 100...
MI5 IS to create a team of "Scottish spooks" in a bid to prevent outrages like the Glasgow Airport attack and reduce the radicalisation of young Muslims north of the ... border. The existing Scottish office of MI5 is to be increased from a handful of officers to as many...
THE future of Clackmannanshire micro-brewery Harviestoun has been secured after a group of Caledonian Brewery directors snapped up the firm. ... Harviestoun, which makes ale brands including Bitter and Twisted, was a wholly owned subsidiary of Caledonian. The...
Work to build a new £20m community hospital for Clackmannanshire takes another step forward. ... The new hospital and health centre will open at the end of the year Work to build a new £20m community hospital for Clackmannanshire has taken another step forward. A 'topping...
Primary pupils lobby the Co-op in their attempts to have their playground extended and improved. ... Sunnyside pupils have written to the Co-op and the council Youngsters at a school in Clackmannanshire are campaigning for a better playground to allow them to keep fit and...
A train has pulled in to Alloa station for the first time in 40 years as the reopening of an abandoned line nears. ... A train has stopped at Alloa for the first time in 40 years. Scott Addie, from Cowie, was at the controls of the two-carriage train when it pulled into...
