RAIL services connecting Glasgow to Alloa are set to increase in frequency, as part of a new timetable to be released by ScotRail. Set to be implemented on Sunday, June 2, the new timetable will see improvements for customers throughout the country
A DUAL scanning system has been introduced at Forth Valley Royal Hospital to enhance diagnosis for cancer, urology and endocrine patients. The sate-of-the-art Siemens Symbia Pro.specta system will increase the accuracy of scans, enhancing the quality
EXPERIENCES at a Wee County cinema could help influence Westminster advice on the UK film industry. MP John Nicolson – who sits on the Culture, Media and Sport Committee – is bringing Alloa Cinema into a parliamentary inquiry and met the operators
IMPROVEMENTS have been made at a Clacks primary school after a follow-up visit by Education Scotland. Inspectors visited Alva Primary School and Early Learning Centre to see if work had been done on a number of recommendations made in an early
A HUB has been launched in the region to lead the charge against climate change. Environmental charity FEL Scotland has held a series of launch events after it was awarded funding to deliver the Scottish Government's Climate Action Hub strategy
The Glenochil Distillery grew out of the Dolls Distillery, and later the West Dolls Distillery at Menstrie. The original distillery was set up in 1746 by John Philp, but following bankruptcies it was finally bought by distiller Alexander McNab
RESIDENTS at a small village near the Clacks-Fife border have issued a desperate call to authorities to protect them from an “environmental disaster”. The community at Bogside has launched a petition, calling on SEPA and Fife Council to exercise
AN ALLOA church is set to go up for sale, with a live-streamed auction to go ahead for potential buyers. The United Free Church, on 76 Drysdale Street in the town, is one of two UF churches that will be going up for auction next month. The
