http://www.alloaadvertiser.com/news/councilnews/ Latest from the online edition en-gb Fri, 03 Sep 2010 03:25:17 +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/ Clackmannanshire Council’s Director of Services to People, Grahame Blair, has resigned from his post. http://www.alloaadvertiser.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/08/25/403973-director-quits-but-council-wont-say-why/ http://www.alloaadvertiser.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/08/25/403973-director-quits-but-council-wont-say-why/ Wed, 25 Aug 2010 09:30:00 +0100 News Clackmannanshire Council's Director of Services to People, Grahame Blair, has resigned. http://www.alloaadvertiser.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/08/19/403770-councils-director-of-services-to-people-resigns/ http://www.alloaadvertiser.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/08/19/403770-councils-director-of-services-to-people-resigns/ Thu, 19 Aug 2010 09:29:40 +0100 News COUNCILLOR Janet Cadenhead is standing down as the leader of Clackmannanshire Council. http://www.alloaadvertiser.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/08/18/403756-council-leader-stands-down/ http://www.alloaadvertiser.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/08/18/403756-council-leader-stands-down/ Wed, 18 Aug 2010 09:31:00 +0100 News Clackmannanshire Council has started the tendering process for a £2.9 million refit of the Speirs Centre. http://www.alloaadvertiser.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/08/04/403174-speirs-centre-set-for-pound29m-revamp/ http://www.alloaadvertiser.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/08/04/403174-speirs-centre-set-for-pound29m-revamp/ Wed, 04 Aug 2010 09:30:00 +0100 News When house builders lay bricks and mortar in Tullibody on behalf of the council it will be for the first time in 30 years. http://www.alloaadvertiser.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/08/04/403171-council-looks-to-build-first-homes-in-30-years/ http://www.alloaadvertiser.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/08/04/403171-council-looks-to-build-first-homes-in-30-years/ Wed, 04 Aug 2010 09:30:00 +0100 News THE Labour-led administration has been accused of using the summer holidays to hide its mismanagement of council finances. http://www.alloaadvertiser.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/07/28/402883-council-accused-of-hiding-its-mismanagement/ http://www.alloaadvertiser.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/07/28/402883-council-accused-of-hiding-its-mismanagement/ Wed, 28 Jul 2010 11:35:00 +0100 News WEE County residents are being asked to put their thinking caps on as the local authority seeks to plug a £13 million gap in finances over the next three years. http://www.alloaadvertiser.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/07/21/402650-tell-us-how-to-cut-our-budget-by-pound13-million/ http://www.alloaadvertiser.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/07/21/402650-tell-us-how-to-cut-our-budget-by-pound13-million/ Wed, 21 Jul 2010 11:54:11 +0100 News EDUCATION officials are not prepared for the roll out of the Curriculum for Excellence in secondary schools across the county due to staff cuts and efficiency savings. http://www.alloaadvertiser.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/06/30/401888-education-crisis-in-clackmannanshire/ http://www.alloaadvertiser.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/06/30/401888-education-crisis-in-clackmannanshire/ Wed, 30 Jun 2010 10:54:16 +0100 News A MEETING organised by Ochil MSP Keith Brown to highlight the concerns of Clackmannanshire Council employees over the implementation of Single Status took place on Monday. http://www.alloaadvertiser.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/06/30/401874-council-staff-raise-issues-at-msps-single-status-meeting/ http://www.alloaadvertiser.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/06/30/401874-council-staff-raise-issues-at-msps-single-status-meeting/ Wed, 30 Jun 2010 10:21:40 +0100 News CLACKMANNANSHIRE Council's Labour administration leader Janet Cadenhead says former SNP Group leader Donald Balsillie has escaped a thankless task by standing down - but Councillor Balsillie has laughed off her comments about him trying to control a 'herd of cats'. http://www.alloaadvertiser.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/06/16/401466-council-leaders-clash-in-cat-fight/ http://www.alloaadvertiser.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/06/16/401466-council-leaders-clash-in-cat-fight/ Wed, 16 Jun 2010 13:10:10 +0100 News OCHIL SNP MSP Keith Brown has slammed Clackmannanshire Council for failing to act quickly enough - claiming around half of its employees face further delays in the outcome of single status process. http://www.alloaadvertiser.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/06/16/401463-msp-calls-meeting-over-single-status-shambles/ http://www.alloaadvertiser.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/06/16/401463-msp-calls-meeting-over-single-status-shambles/ Wed, 16 Jun 2010 13:01:35 +0100 News Some of Clackmannanshire's foster carers will be joined by staff from Scottish Hydro at an awareness raising event this weekend. The volunteers will be giving out information on foster care and encouraging people to apply to be carers. http://www.alloaadvertiser.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/05/27/400813-clackmannanshire-on-the-search-for-foster-carers/ http://www.alloaadvertiser.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/05/27/400813-clackmannanshire-on-the-search-for-foster-carers/ Thu, 27 May 2010 12:19:20 +0100 News THE future of St John's and Claremont primary schools was up for discussion at Alloa Town Hall on Thursday as the final consultation over their proposed merger took place. http://www.alloaadvertiser.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/05/26/400706-parents-unhappy-with-consultation-on-schools-merger/ http://www.alloaadvertiser.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/05/26/400706-parents-unhappy-with-consultation-on-schools-merger/ Wed, 26 May 2010 10:16:11 +0100 News Political parties have been desperate to influence where people will put their cross at tomorrow's General Election but it is where local folk can spend a penny that is their main issue of concern. http://www.alloaadvertiser.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/05/06/399968-closure-of-loos-is-the-election-issue/ http://www.alloaadvertiser.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/05/06/399968-closure-of-loos-is-the-election-issue/ Thu, 06 May 2010 10:52:09 +0100 News LAST week's Continental Market gave Alloa Central Community Council the opportunity to galvanise support for their campaign to save the town's public toilets. http://www.alloaadvertiser.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/04/14/399164-public-back-petition-to-keep-toilets/ http://www.alloaadvertiser.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/04/14/399164-public-back-petition-to-keep-toilets/ Wed, 14 Apr 2010 10:23:30 +0100 News OCHIL MSP Keith Brown has demanded council leader Janet Cadenhead stands down after discovering what he believes is "conclusive proof" that the Single Status process has been used as a cost-cutting exercise. http://www.alloaadvertiser.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/31/398684-council-leader-rejects-msps-evidence-of-link/ http://www.alloaadvertiser.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/31/398684-council-leader-rejects-msps-evidence-of-link/ Wed, 31 Mar 2010 11:16:43 +0100 News CLACKMANNANSHIRE Council's chief executive has defended its new look logo after concerns were raised over the cost of its rebranding. http://www.alloaadvertiser.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/24/398445-council-is-rebranding-at-no-additional-cost/ http://www.alloaadvertiser.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/24/398445-council-is-rebranding-at-no-additional-cost/ Wed, 24 Mar 2010 10:37:39 +0000 News 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