http://www.alloaadvertiser.com/news/councilnews/ Latest from the online edition en-gb Sat, 13 Mar 2010 12:02:19 +0000 Copyright (C) 2010 Clyde and Forth Press Ltd http://www.clydeandforthmedia.co.uk/feeds/ 13 http://www.clydeandforthmedia.co.uk/furniture/ala_logo_500x75.png http://www.alloaadvertiser.com/news/councilnews/ TALKS between Clackmannanshire Council and the trade unions representing council employees over the implementation of Single Status pay have moved forward. http://www.alloaadvertiser.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/02/17/397148-council-and-unions-progress-on-single-status/ http://www.alloaadvertiser.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/02/17/397148-council-and-unions-progress-on-single-status/ Wed, 17 Feb 2010 11:17:47 +0000 News COUNCIL leader Janet Cadenhead has offered to resign her post if it is ever proven that there is a connection between the implementation of Single Status pay and the authority's financial black hole. http://www.alloaadvertiser.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/02/04/396695-council-leaders-vow-in-pay-cuts-row/ http://www.alloaadvertiser.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/02/04/396695-council-leaders-vow-in-pay-cuts-row/ Thu, 04 Feb 2010 10:11:17 +0000 News DRIVERS and pedestrians are being urged to take care and watch out for potholes on Clackmannanshire's roads and paths as a result of the big freeze. Following a prolonged spell of sub-zero temperatures the thaw, which began last week, has left roads all over Britain in a state of disrepair. http://www.alloaadvertiser.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/01/20/396175-our-roads-are-cracking-up/ http://www.alloaadvertiser.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/01/20/396175-our-roads-are-cracking-up/ Wed, 20 Jan 2010 15:40:25 +0000 News OCHIL MSP Keith Brown says employees of Clackmannanshire Council believe the implementation of the single status pay agreement is being used to cut pay in an attempt to resolve the current budget crisis. And he says he is now demanding answers from the council to find out whether their claims have any foundation. http://www.alloaadvertiser.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/01/20/396173-msp-demands-answers-in-single-status-pay-row/ http://www.alloaadvertiser.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/01/20/396173-msp-demands-answers-in-single-status-pay-row/ Wed, 20 Jan 2010 15:32:50 +0000 News FURIOUS council workers in Clackmannanshire facing pay cuts of thousands of pounds are refusing to sign up to a new single status agreement. Many employees also refuse to believe that the slashing of their salaries is unrelated to the council's current financial crisis. http://www.alloaadvertiser.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/01/05/395639-council-workers-refuse-to-sign-new-pay-agreement/ http://www.alloaadvertiser.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/01/05/395639-council-workers-refuse-to-sign-new-pay-agreement/ Tue, 05 Jan 2010 16:14:13 +0000 News CLACKMANNANSHIRE Council's stock of grit was down to 100 tonnes on Tuesday but Mac West, roads and transportation manager at Clackmannanshire Council, told the Advertiser that more grit was due to be delivered from Falkirk Council and also from Cheshire on Tuesday afternoon. http://www.alloaadvertiser.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/01/05/395638-grit-and-determination-required-to-keep-countys-roads-clear/ http://www.alloaadvertiser.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/01/05/395638-grit-and-determination-required-to-keep-countys-roads-clear/ Tue, 05 Jan 2010 16:12:23 +0000 News CLACKMANNANSHIRE Council workers' salaries are to be slashed in the biggest shake up of pay and conditions in the administration's history. http://www.alloaadvertiser.com/news/roundup/articles/2009/12/09/394913-council-staff-hit-out-at-pay-cuts/ http://www.alloaadvertiser.com/news/roundup/articles/2009/12/09/394913-council-staff-hit-out-at-pay-cuts/ Wed, 09 Dec 2009 12:02:56 +0000 News TWO Alloa Primary schools could be set to combine after the Scottish Government agreed in principle to provide funding for a new building. http://www.alloaadvertiser.com/news/roundup/articles/2009/12/02/394684-possible-merger-of-alloa-schools/ http://www.alloaadvertiser.com/news/roundup/articles/2009/12/02/394684-possible-merger-of-alloa-schools/ Wed, 02 Dec 2009 10:32:43 +0000 News CLACKMANNANSHIRE Council held a special meeting on Monday morning to address the financial problems facing the authority. http://www.alloaadvertiser.com/news/roundup/articles/2009/12/02/394680-councillors-urged-to-find-ways-to-cut-costs/ http://www.alloaadvertiser.com/news/roundup/articles/2009/12/02/394680-councillors-urged-to-find-ways-to-cut-costs/ Wed, 02 Dec 2009 10:23:10 +0000 News THE companies tendering for Clackmannanshire Council's kitchen and bathroom replacement contract spent last week at Edinburgh's Court of Session. http://www.alloaadvertiser.com/news/roundup/articles/2009/11/18/394196-companies-in-court-over-council-tender/ http://www.alloaadvertiser.com/news/roundup/articles/2009/11/18/394196-companies-in-court-over-council-tender/ Wed, 18 Nov 2009 09:54:54 +0000 News A MAJOR cost-cutting programme is being implemented as Clackmannanshire Council needs to find £9 MILLION in savings to balance the books. http://www.alloaadvertiser.com/news/roundup/articles/2009/11/11/393913-pound9-million-hole-in-the-council-budget/ http://www.alloaadvertiser.com/news/roundup/articles/2009/11/11/393913-pound9-million-hole-in-the-council-budget/ Wed, 11 Nov 2009 10:05:04 +0000 News INDEPENDENT councillor Craig Holden will report the leader of Clackmannanshire Council, Janet Cadenhead, to the Standards Commission for Scotland over her involvement in the Alloa Leisure Bowl tendering process. http://www.alloaadvertiser.com/news/roundup/articles/2009/11/11/393910-council-leader-reported-to-standards-commission/ http://www.alloaadvertiser.com/news/roundup/articles/2009/11/11/393910-council-leader-reported-to-standards-commission/ Wed, 11 Nov 2009 09:59:59 +0000 News The Imagine Alloa project, which will see more than £2.4 million invested in the town, is gathering pace. http://www.alloaadvertiser.com/news/roundup/articles/2009/11/04/393660-alloa-town-centre-transformation-gets-underway/ http://www.alloaadvertiser.com/news/roundup/articles/2009/11/04/393660-alloa-town-centre-transformation-gets-underway/ Wed, 04 Nov 2009 12:33:45 +0000 News A POLITICAL row has divided Clackmannanshire Council with SNP councillors accusing the Labour administration of financial mismanagement. http://www.alloaadvertiser.com/news/roundup/articles/2009/11/04/393657-political-split-over-pound7-million-debt-writeoff/ http://www.alloaadvertiser.com/news/roundup/articles/2009/11/04/393657-political-split-over-pound7-million-debt-writeoff/ Wed, 04 Nov 2009 12:23:19 +0000 News QUALITY of life is improving for many people living in Clackmannanshire, according to the latest study measuring levels of deprivation across Scotland. But around one in five areas in the Wee County are among the most deprived 15 per cent in Scotland, with much of Alloa South and East suffering the most from deprivation. http://www.alloaadvertiser.com/news/roundup/articles/2009/11/04/393656-clackmannanshire-is-on-the-up/ http://www.alloaadvertiser.com/news/roundup/articles/2009/11/04/393656-clackmannanshire-is-on-the-up/ Wed, 04 Nov 2009 12:20:42 +0000 News PLANS that will see the tiny village of Forestmill turned into a small town were finally given the green light on Thursday. http://www.alloaadvertiser.com/news/roundup/articles/2009/11/04/393655-big-plans-approved-for-tiny-village/ http://www.alloaadvertiser.com/news/roundup/articles/2009/11/04/393655-big-plans-approved-for-tiny-village/ Wed, 04 Nov 2009 12:19:30 +0000 News THE SNP GROUP has accused a Labour councillor of turning Clackmannanshire's leisure provision into a pantomime. http://www.alloaadvertiser.com/news/roundup/articles/2009/10/28/393406-snp-group-blast-leisure-pantomime/ http://www.alloaadvertiser.com/news/roundup/articles/2009/10/28/393406-snp-group-blast-leisure-pantomime/ Wed, 28 Oct 2009 12:39:23 +0000 News PLANS for the new state-of-the-art Forth Valley College in Alloa town centre came a step closer to fruition on Thursday when councillors unanimously backed the ambitious proposals. http://www.alloaadvertiser.com/news/roundup/articles/2009/10/07/392619-new-campus-will-give-boost-to-town-centre-/ http://www.alloaadvertiser.com/news/roundup/articles/2009/10/07/392619-new-campus-will-give-boost-to-town-centre-/ Wed, 07 Oct 2009 10:50:49 +0000 News Independent Councillor Craig Holden has submitted a motion of no confidence to the next meeting of Clackmannanshire Council regarding the conduct of the leader of the Labour administration, Janet Cadenhead. http://www.alloaadvertiser.com/news/roundup/articles/2009/09/16/391914-holden-bids-to-remove-clackmannanshire-council-leader/ http://www.alloaadvertiser.com/news/roundup/articles/2009/09/16/391914-holden-bids-to-remove-clackmannanshire-council-leader/ Wed, 16 Sep 2009 14:32:47 +0000 News DELEGATES from Nova Scotia returned to Menstrie last week to strengthen bonds, promote business links and honour one of their colleagues. As part of Clackmannanshire's Homecoming celebrations the Canadians returned to the village where Sir William Alexander, the founder of their province, originated from. http://www.alloaadvertiser.com/news/roundup/articles/2009/09/16/391906-menstrie-welcomes-visitors-from-nova-scotia/ http://www.alloaadvertiser.com/news/roundup/articles/2009/09/16/391906-menstrie-welcomes-visitors-from-nova-scotia/ Wed, 16 Sep 2009 14:20:46 +0000 News A FAMOUS former pupil returned to Lornshill Academy for the official opening of the new school building last Wednesday. And football pundit Alan Hansen was impressed by the state-of-the-art facilities. http://www.alloaadvertiser.com/news/roundup/articles/2009/09/16/391905-football-star-helps-kick-off-new-era-for-lornshill-academy/ http://www.alloaadvertiser.com/news/roundup/articles/2009/09/16/391905-football-star-helps-kick-off-new-era-for-lornshill-academy/ Wed, 16 Sep 2009 14:18:59 +0000 News A THIRD highly successful Health and Wellbeing Fair was held in Alloa Town Hall on Sunday with an array of activities on offer to make sure those visiting were in tip-top condition. http://www.alloaadvertiser.com/news/roundup/articles/2009/09/16/391902-fair-attracts-a-healthy-attendance/ http://www.alloaadvertiser.com/news/roundup/articles/2009/09/16/391902-fair-attracts-a-healthy-attendance/ Wed, 16 Sep 2009 13:57:42 +0000 News Clackmannanshire Council has been accused of a cover-up by its own councillors following the decision to put the management of Alloa's Leisure Bowl out to tender. http://www.alloaadvertiser.com/news/roundup/articles/2009/09/11/391755-council-accused-of-coverup-in-row-over-tender/ http://www.alloaadvertiser.com/news/roundup/articles/2009/09/11/391755-council-accused-of-coverup-in-row-over-tender/ Fri, 11 Sep 2009 14:32:37 +0000 News IT will be business as usual in Clackmannanshire if swine flu makes a return to the county during the winter months. Schools will stay open and services are expected to carry on unchanged if the H1N1 virus remains in its current format. http://www.alloaadvertiser.com/news/roundup/articles/2009/09/11/391751-it-will-be-business-as-usual-if-swine-flu-returns/ http://www.alloaadvertiser.com/news/roundup/articles/2009/09/11/391751-it-will-be-business-as-usual-if-swine-flu-returns/ Fri, 11 Sep 2009 14:26:22 +0000 News AN SNP councillor says parts of Sauchie could be turned into a ghetto after proposals to build another homeless shelter in the village were given the go ahead. http://www.alloaadvertiser.com/news/roundup/articles/2009/09/11/391750-sauchie-could-become-a-ghetto/ http://www.alloaadvertiser.com/news/roundup/articles/2009/09/11/391750-sauchie-could-become-a-ghetto/ Fri, 11 Sep 2009 14:22:52 +0000 News