Stirling ‘Shortchanged’ By EU Funding Replacement

£19 Million in Levelling Up Fund Falls Short of Local Need Stirling Council have been awarded £19 million from the UK Government’s Levelling Up Fund, as part of plans to regenerate Forthside. Stirling politicians have welcomed the news, yet concerns remain over the total amount of EU funding Scotland has lost due to Brexit. Figures … Read more

Column: Brexit and the Pandemic Have Left Toxi Legacies

Column from Alyn Smith MP, for local newspaper the Stirling Observer 2023 will mark seven years since 67% of voters across Stirling resoundingly rejected Brexit – joining 62% of voters across Scotland as a whole. Sadly, we know how events unfolded, and this January will mark three years since Scotland was dragged from the European … Read more

Bridge of Allan Post Office Closure

The McColl’s outlet on Fountain Road has been marked for closure in the new year, which will mean the closure of the Bridge of Allan Post Office. The loss of a main Post Office will be a massive blow to the community.  Keith Brown MSP and I are doing everything that we can to stop … Read more