http://www.alloaadvertiser.com/news/ Latest from the online edition en-gb Sun, 14 Mar 2010 18:26:26 +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/ TWENTY ONE couples are in with a chance of winning the perfect prize as they plan to tie the knot in the near future. The Claremont Lodge Hotel in Alloa and the Alloa & Hillfoots Advertiser teamed up to offer our readers the chance to win a fabulous wedding reception. http://www.alloaadvertiser.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/11/397943-chance-to-win-a-wedding-reception-at-claremont-lodge/ http://www.alloaadvertiser.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/11/397943-chance-to-win-a-wedding-reception-at-claremont-lodge/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:21:00 +0000 News Revellers going to pubs and clubs in Alloa this weekend will receive a Bluetooth message from Central Scotland Police. http://www.alloaadvertiser.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/11/398024-police-to-send-bluetooth-messages-to-weekend-revellers/ http://www.alloaadvertiser.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/11/398024-police-to-send-bluetooth-messages-to-weekend-revellers/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:34:04 +0000 News COMMUNITY police officers in the Wee County have led the fight against drug dealers, recovering hundreds of pounds worth of drugs and a firearm during raids in Tullibody and Tillicoultry last Wednesday. http://www.alloaadvertiser.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/10/397931-were-coming-to-get-you/ http://www.alloaadvertiser.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/10/397931-were-coming-to-get-you/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:04:33 +0000 News THREE Wee County football hooligans have been banned from attending matches anywhere in Britain following trouble after an Alloa Athletic Scottish Cup match. http://www.alloaadvertiser.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/10/397929-football-hooligans-banned-from-all-grounds/ http://www.alloaadvertiser.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/10/397929-football-hooligans-banned-from-all-grounds/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:03:19 +0000 News A TRADE union representing Clackmannanshire Council workers has raised concerns over the impact cuts in staffing will have on those employees who remain at the local authority. http://www.alloaadvertiser.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/10/397928-union-fears-cuts-will-increase-stress-levels/ http://www.alloaadvertiser.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/10/397928-union-fears-cuts-will-increase-stress-levels/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:58:04 +0000 News RESIDENTS of Dollar are banding together in an attempt to protect the rural atmosphere of the village. http://www.alloaadvertiser.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/10/397926-petition-calls-for-dollar-green-belt/ http://www.alloaadvertiser.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/10/397926-petition-calls-for-dollar-green-belt/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:54:18 +0000 News A MOTION has been submitted at the Scottish Parliament which criticises Clackmannanshire Council's decision to reduce kinship care allowances by 67 per cent. http://www.alloaadvertiser.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/10/397915-msp-takes-kinship-carers-fight-to-scottish-parliament/ http://www.alloaadvertiser.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/10/397915-msp-takes-kinship-carers-fight-to-scottish-parliament/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:43:20 +0000 News CLACKMANNANSHIRE residents gave their backing to local events organised to boost Scotland's bid to become a Fairtrade nation. http://www.alloaadvertiser.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/10/397912-wee-countys-shoppers-back-fairtrade-fortnight/ http://www.alloaadvertiser.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/10/397912-wee-countys-shoppers-back-fairtrade-fortnight/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:36:54 +0000 News OCHIL MP Gordon Banks has welcomed the Government's decision to respond to the ruling into the death of a Menstrie toddler but still believes more fatal accidents will occur unless the design of blinds are changed. http://www.alloaadvertiser.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/10/397908-mp-disappointed-by-lack-of-action-on-loop-cord-ban/ http://www.alloaadvertiser.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/10/397908-mp-disappointed-by-lack-of-action-on-loop-cord-ban/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:26:16 +0000 News ALVA Glen was illuminated on Monday night by a raging gorse fire that lit up the night sky around the Ochil Hills. http://www.alloaadvertiser.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/03/397721-hill-fire-sparked-fears-for-homes-/ http://www.alloaadvertiser.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/03/397721-hill-fire-sparked-fears-for-homes-/ Wed, 03 Mar 2010 16:12:48 +0000 News CLACKMANNANSHIRE'S brightest stars gathered at Alva Academy on Thursday evening for the annual Citizen of the Year award ceremony. http://www.alloaadvertiser.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/03/397720-sandra-is-our-star-citizen-/ http://www.alloaadvertiser.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/03/397720-sandra-is-our-star-citizen-/ Wed, 03 Mar 2010 16:02:26 +0000 News THE giant log of wood, set to tell the tale of Alloa, has arrived at the Make Room on Drysdale Street. http://www.alloaadvertiser.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/03/397719-alloa-logs-on-to-story-pole-idea-/ http://www.alloaadvertiser.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/03/397719-alloa-logs-on-to-story-pole-idea-/ Wed, 03 Mar 2010 15:58:45 +0000 News THE torrential rain that drenched Clackmannanshire last week may have been ideal weather for ducks but it left far from desirable conditions for pigeon fanciers. http://www.alloaadvertiser.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/03/397718-pigeons-cooped-up-as-flood-restricts-access--/ http://www.alloaadvertiser.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/03/397718-pigeons-cooped-up-as-flood-restricts-access--/ Wed, 03 Mar 2010 15:49:04 +0000 News AN ALLOA mum says she lives in fear for the safety of her two young children because they are living in cramped conditions in a one-bedroom flat. http://www.alloaadvertiser.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/03/397717-mum-fears-for-her-childrens-safety-/ http://www.alloaadvertiser.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/03/397717-mum-fears-for-her-childrens-safety-/ Wed, 03 Mar 2010 15:40:45 +0000 News BISHOP Vincent Logan officially opened St Mungo's Primary School in Alloa in 1985 - and 25 years on he was back to celebrate the school's silver anniversary. http://www.alloaadvertiser.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/03/397716-bishop-logan-returns-to-mark-25th-anniversary-/ http://www.alloaadvertiser.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/03/397716-bishop-logan-returns-to-mark-25th-anniversary-/ Wed, 03 Mar 2010 15:30:16 +0000 News ALVA Golf Club President Stewart MacFarlane is one of a number of coaches helping to engage Clackmannanshire school children with two of Scotland's favourite ball sports - football and golf. http://www.alloaadvertiser.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/03/397713-alva-coach-is-on-the-ball-with-countys-youngsters/ http://www.alloaadvertiser.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/03/397713-alva-coach-is-on-the-ball-with-countys-youngsters/ Wed, 03 Mar 2010 14:56:50 +0000 News A SAUCHIE youngster who was given just a 10 per cent chance of surviving cancer is celebrating after doctors gave him the all clear. http://www.alloaadvertiser.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/02/24/397437-brave-bernard-beats-cancer/ http://www.alloaadvertiser.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/02/24/397437-brave-bernard-beats-cancer/ Wed, 24 Feb 2010 11:38:39 +0000 News KINSHIP carers in Clackmannanshire have started a petition in an effort to persuade the local authority into a u-turn over a decision to slash their allowance. http://www.alloaadvertiser.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/02/24/397436-petition-opposes-kinship-carers-cut/ http://www.alloaadvertiser.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/02/24/397436-petition-opposes-kinship-carers-cut/ Wed, 24 Feb 2010 11:36:34 +0000 News THE Claremont Lodge Hotel and the Alloa & Hillfoots Advertiser are offering the perfect prize for couples planning to tie the knot or renew their vows in the near future. http://www.alloaadvertiser.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/02/24/397435-another-chance-to-win-your-wedding-at-the-claremont-lodge/ http://www.alloaadvertiser.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/02/24/397435-another-chance-to-win-your-wedding-at-the-claremont-lodge/ Wed, 24 Feb 2010 11:16:21 +0000 News A newborn puppy has been found lying in a street in Tullibody. http://www.alloaadvertiser.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/02/24/397434-newborn-pup-found-lying-in-tullibody-street/ http://www.alloaadvertiser.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/02/24/397434-newborn-pup-found-lying-in-tullibody-street/ Wed, 24 Feb 2010 11:11:04 +0000 News A WOMAN who embezzled nearly £30,000 escaped jail and was sentenced to 200 hours community service at Alloa Sheriff Court on Thursday. http://www.alloaadvertiser.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/02/24/397433-loan-firm-agent-spared-jail-after-pound30k-fraud/ http://www.alloaadvertiser.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/02/24/397433-loan-firm-agent-spared-jail-after-pound30k-fraud/ Wed, 24 Feb 2010 11:09:45 +0000 News 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 A community college for the 21st century is now one step closer with contractors moving on to the site of Forth Valley College's new campus in Alloa. http://www.alloaadvertiser.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/02/24/397431-contractors-clear-the-way-for-new-campus/ http://www.alloaadvertiser.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/02/24/397431-contractors-clear-the-way-for-new-campus/ Wed, 24 Feb 2010 10:35:55 +0000 News COUNCIL TAX has been frozen for another year - but a raft of cuts are being brought in to balance the books for 2010-11. http://www.alloaadvertiser.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/02/17/397158-jobs-will-be-lost-in-council-cutbacks/ http://www.alloaadvertiser.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/02/17/397158-jobs-will-be-lost-in-council-cutbacks/ Wed, 17 Feb 2010 11:30:59 +0000 News ALVA student Mohammed Atif Siddique - who was branded as Scotland's first Islamic terrorist - has thanked the community for its overwhelming support for both him and his family. http://www.alloaadvertiser.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/02/17/397156-community-support-has-been-overwhelming/ http://www.alloaadvertiser.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/02/17/397156-community-support-has-been-overwhelming/ Wed, 17 Feb 2010 11:25:30 +0000 News