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1 day ago |
dailyrecord.co.uk | Kaiya Marjoribanks
Campaigners say proposals to slash the service's budget by £200k were outlined to staff earlier this week without the knowledge of councillors - but council denies the department faces any savingsMusic tuition in Stirling’s schools was this week at the centre of cuts confusion ... just two months after councillors unanimously rejected an option to slash it by £250,000.
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2 days ago |
dailyrecord.co.uk | Kaiya Marjoribanks
However, council officials say the wider Bannockburn estate will see a good spread of private and social rent homes. Concerns have been raised that ‘social apartheid’ could be created on a housing estate on the outskirts of Bannockburn. The first phase of the Brucefields development at South Stirling Gateway is underway, with Persimmon Homes building an initial 130 homes on the site - 36 of which are set to be council housing.
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2 days ago |
dailyrecord.co.uk | Kaiya Marjoribanks
The figures are an improvement on the previous year but, when combined, anxiety, stress and depression remain the main driver for workers staying at home. Staff absence throughout Stirling Council saw more than 50,000 working days lost in a year - equating to over £6million in pay. Figures due to be reported to this week’s finance and economy committee, show a reduction in working days lost (WDL) for the financial year 2024-25 - with the total number 52,593.
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2 days ago |
dailyrecord.co.uk | Kaiya Marjoribanks
Mark Drury, 78, who also volunteers at Strathcarron, was inspired by the BBC programme ‘Money for Nothing’ - and will be selling his creations at his Stirlingshire studio. A jewellery designer who makes products from old silver spoons will be selling his creations in aid of Strathcarron Hospice as part of Open Studio Stirlingshire June 7-15.
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3 days ago |
dailyrecord.co.uk | Kaiya Marjoribanks
The facility was briefly used for people recuperating from Covid more recently, but was once the focus of a campaign to save it from the axe. A former Stirling care home site, which was once at the heart of a heated local campaign, looks to be on the cusp of being sold for housing. Beech Gardens, off Polmaise Road in Torbrex, is situated within the original curtilage of the listed Batterflatts House and was purpose-built as a care facility.
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