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.

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.

THREE Wee County football hooligans have been banned from attending matches anywhere in Britain following trouble after an Alloa Athletic Scottish Cup match.

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.

RESIDENTS of Dollar are banding together in an attempt to protect the rural atmosphere of the village.

A MOTION has been submitted at the Scottish Parliament which criticises Clackmannanshire Council's decision to reduce kinship care allowances by 67 per cent.

CLACKMANNANSHIRE residents gave their backing to local events organised to boost Scotland's bid to become a Fairtrade nation.

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.

ALVA Glen was illuminated on Monday night by a raging gorse fire that lit up the night sky around the Ochil Hills.

CLACKMANNANSHIRE'S brightest stars gathered at Alva Academy on Thursday evening for the annual Citizen of the Year award ceremony.

THE giant log of wood, set to tell the tale of Alloa, has arrived at the Make Room on Drysdale Street.

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.

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.

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.

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.