Stirling’s Provost has urged eligible residents to roll up their sleeves for the Covid vaccine after receiving her first dose at Forth Valley College last week. Provost Christine Simpson was one of the thousands of Scotland’s citizens over 70 to receive the jab as part of the targeted roll out Read more
Stirling’s Councillors have adopted a new household waste and recycling policy which includes a 100% concession scheme for the new Garden Waste Permit. The £35 annual opt-in charge for garden waste collection will start on 19 April and will support the Council’s drive to improve its household waste collection services. Read more
E-Books from Stirling Council Libraries are moving to a new platform. Access to digital e-books and audiobooks will switch from RBdigital to the Libby app on Tuesday 23 February, 2021. Libby is a free, award-winning app where library members can continue to borrow and enjoy digital content from their public Read more
Stirling Councillor Graham Lambie has been described as ‘one of a kind’ by friends and colleagues following his death. The Forth and Endrick ward member sadly passed away at home this week aged 62 and Council Leader Scott Farmer has led the tributes on behalf of the Council. “Graham was Read more
The following information has been circulated on behalf of the Police Scotland Prevention, Intervention and Partnerships Divisional Coordination Unit, E Division but is relevant to all communities across Scotland. The following links are to materials available on NHS Inform website. Please circulate this as widely as you can to enable Read more
During these uncertain times accurate information can be difficult to differentiate from the masses of ‘fake news’ in circulation.. Here’s some information from Police Scotland and Trading Standards Scotland that you might find useful. Police Scotland https://www.scotland.police.uk/keep-safe/personal-safety/shut-out-scammers Trading Standards Scotland https://www.tsscot.co.uk/coronavirus-covid-19/coronavirus-scams/
Message from Kippen Surgery via Facebook To try and keep our patients and staff safe, we are now handing out prescriptions from the Dispensary window down the left hand side of the building.These can be collected from 11am to 1pm and from 3pm to 6pm, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday & Friday. Read more
Local resident Polly has put together a list of shops, cafes and pubs local to Kippen which are offering take-aways and deliveries. If any information is wrong or you want to add anything please get in touch with us by: email the Community Council: kippencommunitycouncil@gmail.com email Polly Douglas: pollydouglas1974@gmail.com web: Read more
We received the following message from First Bus. It may be of interest to residents I’m writing to you today to bring you up to date with the very latest information in terms of maintaining service levels across our networks. At First Scotland East, we recognise the importance buses play Read more
Stirling Council’s Climate Conversation event has been postponed in light of the Coronavirus Pandemic. The drop-in session, due to take place at the Albert Halls on Wednesday, 18 March, would have attracted partner agencies from across Stirling and Scotland, as well as an estimated 600 people over the course of Read more