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The Latest Breaking News from Falkirk Council

Falkirk Pineapple 'visitor centre' plans thrown out by council

After a narrow vote, councillors said the plans for the centre and 82 houses could not be justified.

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Swimming clubs urge Falkirk Council to rethink plans to close four school pools

All four pools are constantly busy with lessons and their loss would be massive, coaches say

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Cuts to Falkirk Council's employment and training unit the 'least bad option'

Wage subsidies to employers are the main target of budget cuts for the Grangemouth-based unit

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Twelve Falkirk community councils still to be formed due to lack of interest

Councillors have agreed to look at why more people are not getting involved.

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Falkirk Council warned consultations are seen as a 'box ticking' exercise

The council has promised to renew its community engagement strategy and says it needs to be "open, honest and transparent"

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More housing in Falkirk village 'will put pressure on schools and health services'

The developers have been urged to give more detail on plans for new Maddiston homes - including the number of houses to be built

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Falkirk golf centre to create extra parking after council agrees sale of land

The sale of the unused land will net the council £21,000, councillors heard.

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Falkirk Council staff will get extra holiday for King's coronation despite £260,000 cost

Labour and Conservative councillors voted for staff to get the public holiday - but the SNP warned that the cost could be paid in people's jobs

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Land set to be sold by Falkirk Council to golf centre for parking

Braes Golf Centre owners have asked to buy the land as the facility is becoming busier

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Falkirk foster carers who looked after 117 children step down after three decades

Gena Driscoll speaks about the challenges and rewards of being a foster carer for 29 years

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Falkirk trade unions push for extra bank holiday for King's coronation

Unite the Union says Falkirk Council is 'playing fast and loose' with the traditional May holiday

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New Falkirk canal art park to link Kelpies and Falkirk Wheel looking for artists

The Falkirk Growth Deal wants to hear from creative thinkers who could help shape the plans

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Falkirk performance of Shrek: The Musical to go ahead despite loss of town hall

Falkirk Operatic Society breathe a sigh of relief as Falkirk Council agrees to support them after losing their 'home' of 120 years.

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Bid to build on Falkirk greenbelt land raises concerns about impact on wildlife

Fact-finding councillors will attend online hearing to find out more about a developer's plans for land at the edge of Maddiston and what kind of objections have been made

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Falkirk Council staff set to lose extra bank holiday for King's coronation over cost

Councillors will be asked to agree that staff should not get an extra holiday to mark King Charles' coronation

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Falkirk 'squiggly' path saved as plan to build on green belt rejected

An appeal to the Scottish Government was dismissed as the reporter agreed with councillors that the Carronshore farmland was not the right site for new housing.

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Teenage schoolboy launches petition to stop Falkirk Council closing busy gym

Fifteen-year-old Joel Blackwood says Stenhousemuir gym is a vital facility for local people

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Scots council could close 130 public buildings 'to avoid running out of money'

Falkirk Council has warned it can no longer afford to maintain all of its buildings as local authorities across Scotland struggle with huge gaps in funding.

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Volunteers wanted to help save Falkirk Council buildings from closure

A series of public meetings are being held across the district this month

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Praise for Falkirk trading standards' efforts to recycle seized goods

The initiative was highlighted in the Scottish Parliament, but a Conservative MSP says the voluntary initiative should be 'standard practice'.

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Falkirk's £500,000 food programme 'will leave a strong legacy'

An independent report found Falkirk's Food Futures money from the UK Government helped to 'life communities out of the pandemic'

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Scots family living in council flat 'covered in mould' fear kids' health at risk

Jason Smart, 43, his wife Linda, 32, and their children Alexander, 10, Kai, three, Lilly, six, and Kiera, 16 weeks, have all encountered health problems as a result of lingering mould at their home in Denny, Falkirk.

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Falkirk councillor resigns from 'lost cause' scrutiny role after pay bid rejected

Independent councillor Brian McCabe believes the role should be paid but others rejected this for the second time

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Extra help to feed Falkirk children during school holidays ends as funding dries up

The extra help for families was introduced during the pandemic and will end after the Christmas holidays

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Falkirk High Street site being explored for new town hall

As the Falkirk town hall closure could be followed by Bo'ness and Grangemouth, arts group says there is 'distrust and cynicism'.

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