http://www.alloaadvertiser.com/news/roundup/ Latest from the online edition en-gb Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:40:34 +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/roundup/ AN exhibition has opened celebrating the link between a Tullibody man and the scientist responsible for one of the most radical theories of all time. http://www.alloaadvertiser.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/02/24/397432-tullibody-scientist-linked-with-theory-of-evolution/ http://www.alloaadvertiser.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/02/24/397432-tullibody-scientist-linked-with-theory-of-evolution/ Wed, 24 Feb 2010 10:53:29 +0000 News ARTIST and writer Tan Profitt will put on his first solo exhibition next month despite suffering from poor eye sight. http://www.alloaadvertiser.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/02/10/396871-artists-is-going-it-alone-with-exhibition/ http://www.alloaadvertiser.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/02/10/396871-artists-is-going-it-alone-with-exhibition/ Wed, 10 Feb 2010 11:55:13 +0000 News DRINKS giant Diageo has confirmed plans to more than double the number of people it employs in its Cambus Cooperage after rejecting a package by the Scottish Government to save more than 900 jobs in Kilmarnock and Glasgow. http://www.alloaadvertiser.com/news/roundup/articles/2009/09/16/391908-diageo-confirms-plans-to-invest-in-cooperage-/ http://www.alloaadvertiser.com/news/roundup/articles/2009/09/16/391908-diageo-confirms-plans-to-invest-in-cooperage-/ Wed, 16 Sep 2009 14:25:29 +0000 News Aliens in the Attic is invading Vue Cinemas across the UK! You could be one of the first to see this summer blockbuster, as Vue Stirling is giving 6 readers an exclusive opportunity to win four tickets each to the preview screening on Sunday 9 August, before its official release date. http://www.alloaadvertiser.com/news/roundup/articles/2009/07/29/390159-win-family-tickets-to-the-preview-screening-of--aliens-in-the-attic-at-vue/ http://www.alloaadvertiser.com/news/roundup/articles/2009/07/29/390159-win-family-tickets-to-the-preview-screening-of--aliens-in-the-attic-at-vue/ Wed, 29 Jul 2009 15:51:35 +0000 News COUNCIL officials clashed with Alva residents at a public meeting over proposals to turn the old Alva Academy building into a multi-million pound sports complex. http://www.alloaadvertiser.com/news/roundup/articles/2009/07/15/389632-residents-and-the-council-clash-over-johnstone-centre/ http://www.alloaadvertiser.com/news/roundup/articles/2009/07/15/389632-residents-and-the-council-clash-over-johnstone-centre/ Wed, 15 Jul 2009 16:09:22 +0000 News A WHITE van leaking oil onto the Dollar bends has been blamed for the crash that led to the death of Alloa fire fighter John Noble. http://www.alloaadvertiser.com/news/roundup/articles/2009/07/15/389631-oil-spill-blamed-for-fatal-crash/ http://www.alloaadvertiser.com/news/roundup/articles/2009/07/15/389631-oil-spill-blamed-for-fatal-crash/ Wed, 15 Jul 2009 16:07:49 +0000 News CALENDAR girls came to an Alloa salon last week when women aged between 30 and 63 stripped off for a nude photo shoot for charity. http://www.alloaadvertiser.com/news/roundup/articles/2009/07/15/389630-calendar-girls-go-a-little-coco/ http://www.alloaadvertiser.com/news/roundup/articles/2009/07/15/389630-calendar-girls-go-a-little-coco/ Wed, 15 Jul 2009 16:06:20 +0000 News A Tullibody football fan has been jailed for 163 days and banned from attending games for 10 years after clashing with rival fans. http://www.alloaadvertiser.com/news/roundup/articles/2009/07/15/389629-ten-year-ban-for-football-fan/ http://www.alloaadvertiser.com/news/roundup/articles/2009/07/15/389629-ten-year-ban-for-football-fan/ Wed, 15 Jul 2009 16:05:17 +0000 News POSTAL workers in Alloa"s Delivery Office walked out on strike on Friday and there is set to be more disruption with a further 24 hour strike planned this week. http://www.alloaadvertiser.com/news/roundup/articles/2009/07/15/389628-postal-strikes-hit-alloa-for-a-second-week/ http://www.alloaadvertiser.com/news/roundup/articles/2009/07/15/389628-postal-strikes-hit-alloa-for-a-second-week/ Wed, 15 Jul 2009 16:04:17 +0000 News A VOLUNTEER who witnessed poverty and desperation in remote Guatemalan villages will now use her skills to help children and their families in Albania. http://www.alloaadvertiser.com/news/roundup/articles/2009/07/15/389627-community-house-manager-embarks-on-fourth-aid-mission/ http://www.alloaadvertiser.com/news/roundup/articles/2009/07/15/389627-community-house-manager-embarks-on-fourth-aid-mission/ Wed, 15 Jul 2009 16:03:12 +0000 News RARELY in the previous 152 outings of the Famous Alva Games could those attending have enjoyed better weather than Saturday"s conditions in Johnstone Park. http://www.alloaadvertiser.com/news/roundup/articles/2009/07/15/389625-glorious-games/ http://www.alloaadvertiser.com/news/roundup/articles/2009/07/15/389625-glorious-games/ Wed, 15 Jul 2009 15:59:11 +0000 News A SAUCHIE journalism student has been living her life in the fast lane recently. http://www.alloaadvertiser.com/news/roundup/articles/2009/07/15/389624-reporting-from-the-fast-lane/ http://www.alloaadvertiser.com/news/roundup/articles/2009/07/15/389624-reporting-from-the-fast-lane/ Wed, 15 Jul 2009 15:54:49 +0000 News DRINKS giant Diageo has announced plans to more than double the amount of people it employs in Cambus and invest £9 million to expand its operations from the site. http://www.alloaadvertiser.com/news/roundup/articles/2009/07/08/389363-diageo-pours-pound9m-into-the-county/ http://www.alloaadvertiser.com/news/roundup/articles/2009/07/08/389363-diageo-pours-pound9m-into-the-county/ Wed, 08 Jul 2009 14:40:17 +0000 News APPEAL judges will rule at a later date on whether a would-be suicide bomber was rightly convicted of terrorist-linked charges. http://www.alloaadvertiser.com/news/roundup/articles/2009/07/08/389356-convicted-terrorist-awaits-appeal-results/ http://www.alloaadvertiser.com/news/roundup/articles/2009/07/08/389356-convicted-terrorist-awaits-appeal-results/ Wed, 08 Jul 2009 14:06:52 +0000 News AN ALLOA teenager who kept starving puppies in a cage full of dog excrement has been branded 'feckless' by a sheriff. http://www.alloaadvertiser.com/news/roundup/articles/2009/07/08/389355-feckless034-teenager-kept-starving-puppies-in-a-cage/ http://www.alloaadvertiser.com/news/roundup/articles/2009/07/08/389355-feckless034-teenager-kept-starving-puppies-in-a-cage/ Wed, 08 Jul 2009 14:05:02 +0000 News PLANS for a £6 million redevelopment of Kincardine"s high flats have been unveiled to the public. http://www.alloaadvertiser.com/news/roundup/articles/2009/07/08/389354-plans-unveiled-for-kincardine-flats/ http://www.alloaadvertiser.com/news/roundup/articles/2009/07/08/389354-plans-unveiled-for-kincardine-flats/ Wed, 08 Jul 2009 14:01:36 +0000 News UNISON members are fighting to prevent job losses at Forth Valley College. http://www.alloaadvertiser.com/news/roundup/articles/2009/07/08/389350-protest-over-forth-valley-college-job-cuts/ http://www.alloaadvertiser.com/news/roundup/articles/2009/07/08/389350-protest-over-forth-valley-college-job-cuts/ Wed, 08 Jul 2009 13:51:15 +0000 News A SELF-CONFESSED child porn addict told detectives he could have had the chance to take indecent pictures of youngsters when he was employed on the building of a play park. http://www.alloaadvertiser.com/news/roundup/articles/2009/07/08/389349-child-porn-addict-found-with-6360-indecent-images/ http://www.alloaadvertiser.com/news/roundup/articles/2009/07/08/389349-child-porn-addict-found-with-6360-indecent-images/ Wed, 08 Jul 2009 13:48:29 +0000 News TILLICOULTRY"S Dan Snaddon, who penned a book on his experiences surviving as a POW on the notorious Burmese 'Railway of Death", has passed away in Texas. http://www.alloaadvertiser.com/news/roundup/articles/2009/07/08/389322-tribute-to-burmese-railway-of-death034-pow/ http://www.alloaadvertiser.com/news/roundup/articles/2009/07/08/389322-tribute-to-burmese-railway-of-death034-pow/ Wed, 08 Jul 2009 12:37:40 +0000 News FOURTEEN years after he set foot on the remote island of Flores, Ian Hammond is returning to the land to see first hand the progress it has made. http://www.alloaadvertiser.com/news/roundup/articles/2009/07/08/389320-our-man-in-indonesia034-returns-to-the-country/ http://www.alloaadvertiser.com/news/roundup/articles/2009/07/08/389320-our-man-in-indonesia034-returns-to-the-country/ Wed, 08 Jul 2009 12:33:39 +0000 News CRIME in Clackmannanshire has dropped significantly over the past 12 months. And police now say the chances of becoming a victim of crime in the Wee County are 'very low". http://www.alloaadvertiser.com/news/roundup/articles/2009/07/01/389103-dramatic-fall-in-crime-in--wee-county/ http://www.alloaadvertiser.com/news/roundup/articles/2009/07/01/389103-dramatic-fall-in-crime-in--wee-county/ Wed, 01 Jul 2009 15:26:32 +0000 News AN ALVA student convicted of terrorist offences returned to court on Tuesday to ask appeal judges to free him. http://www.alloaadvertiser.com/news/roundup/articles/2009/07/01/389097-convicted-terrorist034s-appeal-to-be-set-free/ http://www.alloaadvertiser.com/news/roundup/articles/2009/07/01/389097-convicted-terrorist034s-appeal-to-be-set-free/ Wed, 01 Jul 2009 14:57:00 +0000 News EFFORTS to persuade VisitScotland to keep a staffed Visitor Information Centre (VIC) in Clackmannanshire have failed – with the tourist body now only offering an unmanned facility. http://www.alloaadvertiser.com/news/roundup/articles/2009/07/01/389096-council-anger-as-bid-to-save-visitor-centre-fails/ http://www.alloaadvertiser.com/news/roundup/articles/2009/07/01/389096-council-anger-as-bid-to-save-visitor-centre-fails/ Wed, 01 Jul 2009 14:48:47 +0000 News A PROPOSED extension to the Dumyat Centre, worth £200,000, is in jeopardy following a dispute between a housing developer and Clackmannanshire Council over the cash. http://www.alloaadvertiser.com/news/roundup/articles/2009/07/01/389094-residents034-fury-as-developer-demands-return-of-pound200000-community-fund-/ http://www.alloaadvertiser.com/news/roundup/articles/2009/07/01/389094-residents034-fury-as-developer-demands-return-of-pound200000-community-fund-/ Wed, 01 Jul 2009 14:46:19 +0000 News A NATIONAL organisation representing disabled people claims Clackmannanshire Council has grossly underestimated the number of people in the county with a disability. http://www.alloaadvertiser.com/news/roundup/articles/2009/07/01/389093-council-refutes-claims-it-is-failing-disabled-people/ http://www.alloaadvertiser.com/news/roundup/articles/2009/07/01/389093-council-refutes-claims-it-is-failing-disabled-people/ Wed, 01 Jul 2009 14:44:29 +0000 News