Dangerous driver caused head-on collision on Stirlingshire road Footage of his manoeuvre shown to the jury during a trial had prompted "audible gasps". Daily Record · Mar 16, 2023
Operating firm behind popular wedding venue Airth Castle Hotel enters liquidation The bookings of guests and brides at a popular wedding venue are in jeopardy after the company which manages Airth Castle Hotel went into liquidation. A statement from Airth Castle Hotel Limited confirmed the news, with 26 full-time staff and other Daily Record · Mar 14, 2023
Rural road re-opens to traffic following repair work after massive pipe burst A west Stirlingshire road has finally re-opened four months after it was forced to close following a massive rupture to a water pipe near the bridge there. Ballochruin Road in Balfron had been shut back in September due to the repair work to the bur Daily Record · Jan 31, 2023
Furious workers 'exposed to deadly asbestos' plan to sue SNP-donor building firm Springfield Properties – run by multi-millionaire Sandy Adam – was forced to pay a £10,000 fine after breaking safety laws at a building site in Milton of Campsie, Stirlingshire. Daily Record · Jan 22, 2023
Concerns over future of historic bowling club as membership numbers fall after Covid Concerns have been raised over the future of a historic west Stirlingshire bowling club that has seen membership numbers fall to worryingly low levels. Strathblane Bowling Club this week staged its AGM at which only 14 members attended. The club cu Daily Record · Jan 20, 2023
Probe launched after three dead boa constrictor snakes were found at fly-tipping site Three dead snakes were discovered amongst fly-tipped rubbish by a member of the public in west Stirlingshire. The SSPCA have been drafted in to investigate the grizzly discovery of the boa constrictors, found near Carbeth Loch – between Carbeth and Daily Record · Jan 17, 2023
Three huge Boa Constrictors found dead at Scottish loch amongst rubbish bags Three massive exotic snakes have been found dead amongst rubbish bags at a loch in Stirlingshire. As the cause of death is unknown, the SPCA have launched an investigation Edinburgh Live · Jan 13, 2023
Rural Stirling bridge repair work delayed with re-opening set for spring Plans to re-open a west Stirlingshire bridge – shut since it collapsed in September 2021 – have been delayed until spring. Catterburn Bridge, in Croftamie, was closed – from the B834 to the A811 – on September 30, 2021 when a section of wall and pav Daily Record · Jan 12, 2023
Landmark moment as Scotland's first Passivhaus social housing is completed THE first Passivhaus development in Stirlingshire is completed, making it the first of its kind in Scotland. The National (Scotland) · Dec 20, 2022
West Stirlingshire bridge re-opens to traffic almost two years after collapse A west Stirlingshire bridge has finally re-opened to traffic almost two years after it was initially shut. Branshogle Bridge, on the B818 near Balfron, re-opened to the first motors on Monday afternoon. It closed in March 2021 after partially colla Daily Record · Dec 13, 2022
Stirlingshire beauty spots inspire songs on guitarist's new album Davie Arcari celebrates The Whangie and the Devil's Pulpit on 'Devil May Care'. Daily Record · Dec 2, 2022
Re-opening date set following repair on collapsed west Stirlingshire bridge A west Stirlingshire bridge out of bounds to traffic for almost two years is to finally re-open next month. Branshogle Bridge, on the B818, near Balfron, was shut after it partially collapsed in March last year. Frustrated locals, drivers and busin Daily Record · Nov 25, 2022
Missing Scots OAP 'who walks with stoop' found safe and well by police UPDATE: Police Scotland have confirmed that John Greenman, 83, has been found. Daily Record · Oct 30, 2022
Dog units called in amid search for Scots pensioner who vanished a week ago William Hogg, 75, vanished from Callander in Stirlingshire exactly one week ago. Daily Record · Oct 12, 2022
Daily Record · Oct 6, 2022 Scots coffee shop owner shuts business over pressures caused by rural bridge closures West Stirlingshire business owner Charles Cottam said he took the decision to close his coffee shop at Balmaha due to a drop-off in footfall as a result of a host of rural bridge closures.
Daily Record · Sep 22, 2022 Drink driver stole truck and lead police on high speed pursuit through Scots village A man stole a truck from a Drymen yard and drove through west Stirlingshire roads at speed in the early hours while almost two and a half times the drink-driving limit. Anthony Lench had been pursued by police on the A811, A81 and B829 in Aberfoyle
Daily Record · Sep 6, 2022 Crook was nabbed for serial thefts after leaving own blood at crime scene A crook behind a series of thefts of work vans, tools and machinery in Perthshire and west Stirlingshire has been jailed. Stephen Dunn, 42, was caught after police found a bloodstained door handle on a lockup garage in Braco, north of Dunblane. Sti
The National (Scotland) · Sep 5, 2022 The Stirlingshire man who witnessed 25 nuclear blasts – and lived to tell the tale A BLINDING flash, intense heat, the spectre of a mushroom cloud creeping skywards – mercifully few of us have seen the full horror of a nuclear…
Daily Record · Sep 2, 2022 Stirlingshire family hoping to 'wrap up' some success in eco business start-up Newsprint is recycled to make wrapping paper.
Daily Record · Sep 2, 2022 Ukrainian mother and daughter tell of 'fairytale' life in idyllic Stirlingshire - but admit they can't wait to return home one day Olena and Daria currently live in Port of Menteith with their host family and work in the local hotel.
Daily Record · Aug 19, 2022 Scot jammed axe into pub table after rushing to defend wife 'like a man in a Hollywood movie' Christopher Tysall, 61, strode into a pub in the village of Buchlyvie, Stirlingshire with an axe on Christmas Eve last year and told a terrified drinker 'I'm going to chop' after believing his wife had been insulted.
Daily Record · Aug 17, 2022 Two men jailed for sex offences carried out against kids over 40 year period Two men have been jailed for a series of sexual offences that took place in Stirlingshire, Edinburgh and Kilmarnock over a 40 year period. At Edinburgh High Court on Monday, August 15, Stewart Polson and David Sinclair were sentenced to 13 years and
Glasgow Live · Aug 2, 2022 Five-bed former Victorian stable block in Stirlingshire on the market for under £1 million If you are after a more relaxing way of living, this next property could be for you. Located just outside Glasgow in Stirlingshire, the house costs under £1 million.
Daily Record · Jul 24, 2022 Mountain biker airlifted to hospital after horror fall on Stirlingshire hills Mountain Rescue teams, police and ambulance scrambled to the casualty at 6pm yesterday.
The National (Scotland) · Jul 21, 2022 Teenage girl dies after getting into difficulty in river in Stirlingshire A 14-YEAR-OLD girl has died in hospital after getting into difficulty in a river in Stirlingshire.