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Stirling child stuck on autism assessment waiting list for more than half his life

Stirling city centre shop empty for 9 years to open as eye clinic

EXCLUSIVE: Stirling University voluntary severance scheme launched as £8m cuts loom

There’s been a totem pole in a garden in Stirling for more than a decade now. I spoke to its charming 88-year-old owner Isabell to find out the full story. But the piece I ended up writing isn’t about a totem pole at all, really - it’s about love and loss www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/lifestyle...

I’ve been singing “monstrosity bin hub” to the tune of emotional haircut by LCD Soundsystem since yesterday thanks to @islaglen.bsky.social

Bannockburn High head accused of vendetta against Stirling teacher at tribunal

New on @thecourier.co.uk, the first day of Stirling teacher Rong Rong MacLeod's employment tribunal v Stirling Council took place today in Dundee. Mrs MacLeod was asked: “Espionage? Spying? Were you asked, in effect, to be a spy?” She replied: “Yes.” www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/news/5213...

New on @thecourier.co.uk today, a half-mile-long street in Bridge of Allan has now been shut for two years due to an unresolved wall collapse, with no specific timeframe for reopening from Stirling Council. Happy bday, Sunnylaw Road closure 🎈 www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/news/5210...

Friday fun from @islaglen.bsky.social and me on @thecourier.co.uk With help from @unistirarchives.bsky.social, we followed Shearer’s Visitor’s Companion and Pictorial Guide to the sights of Stirling 1919 to find out how much the city has changed in 106 years www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/lifestyle...

Legal order to replant 864 Stirling trees ignored for three years

‘Blacklisted’ Stirling teacher employment tribunal hearings to begin next week

It was a pleasure to be at the Society of Editors’ future of news conference. Inspiring speakers and panellists, and I met some young journos just getting started - all had great points and ideas. Thinking about where this industry goes next can be anxiety-inducing but I felt encouraged today

New on @thecourier.co.uk, Stirling Council voted last night to protect libraries, music tuition, family support and nurseries from budget cuts until May 2027. A rare show of cross-party unity to help others that kind of blew me away (but shouldn't have) www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/news/5206...

New on @thecourier.co.uk - Stirling band @constantfollower.bsky.social is pushing to hit number one in the official Scottish albums chart this week, with backing from local institution Europa Music 🎶 www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/news/5204...

New today from @islaglen.bsky.social 👇

New today on @thecourier.co.uk, a chat with some remarkable Ukrainian women who have been in Stirling for 3 years. "We hope that, when the time comes, Scottish people can come to Ukraine and enjoy – visit our country and see how beautiful it is for themselves." www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/news/5201...

New on @thecourier.co.uk: Edinburgh University purchased 430 hectares of land on Dumyat in 2022, with the aim of creating new woodland to mitigate its carbon emissions. But locals say new fencing creates a "corridor effect", and that "the hill has been lost" www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/news/5200...

"Work it, baby! Work it!" It’s episode 28 of All The Way Theroux - the podcast journeying through every @louistheroux documentary. This time: Louis and the Brothel 🐴 (Part II) soundcloud.com/alltherouxpo...

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This one’s on the front page today 🪨💕🗞️ www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/lifestyle...

Right now, the Stone of Destiny is in Perth. But it’s also simultaneously in Queensland, Australia. And Canada. And loads of other places. If you’re intrigued, I’ve got a @thecourier.co.uk long read for you - brand new today 👇 www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/lifestyle...

Just in time for Christmas, here’s a podcast about the time Louis Theroux went to live in a legal brothel in Nevada 🐴🧡🎄 soundcloud.com/alltherouxpo...

A few photos from my trip to Loch Ard Forest last week, where I spent a morning searching for signs of beavers ❄️🦫 More here 👇 www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/news/5146...

Stirling’s Christie Clock to be reinstated at cost of £873k

The tree Christmas threw up on 🎄❤️ With on-brand decorations ofc

Just cute, Christmassy dogs. Very much worth your time 🐶🎄 www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/lifestyle...

Take a first look inside new Bridge of Allan restaurant replacing Nick Nairn’s

It’s a tough job this but someone’s gotta do it. I visited the Cromlix yesterday for afternoon tea with Duncan Murray and @judymurray.bsky.social 🎄 It was also great to meet Joanne from charity Hearts and Minds and to learn more about therapeutic clowning 🔴❤️ www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/lifestyle...

What did @justthemedicine.bsky.social and I think of An Dárna's five-course tasting menu?

Months back, @islaglen.bsky.social and I wondered out loud how the owner of Stirling’s Christmas shop actually feels about December 25 when it rolls around. Wouldn’t she be sick of it by then? Here’s the answer - in the form of a brilliant read by Isla www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/lifestyle...

What happens when you let ChatGPT play tour guide? @islaglen.bsky.social found out for @thecourier.co.uk 👇 www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/lifestyle...

I asked Gartmore residents about their experiences of living alongside recent film productions, such as Brian Cox and Alan Cumming’s Glenrothan and Borges & Me. www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/entertain...

Happy birthday, Scott - you’re still my hero (always) www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/opinion/3...