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Read the article from the Stirling Observer
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A public hearing will be held on
Tuesday 25 April 2017 at 1400 in the Cathedral Halls? This is about
Allanwater Development’s attempts to build on the top of Holmehill.
http://www.holmehillblog.org/wordpress/?p=2439
For more detail :
http://www.holmehill.org/TheCampaign/PurchaseNotice.html .
On 2nd March 2017 Stirling Council’s Local Review Body rejected Allanwater Developments’ two appeals against the Council’s Planners. Allanwater had put forward two plans for the same spot on the top of Holmehill: one for a luxury private house and the other for an office block. These were originally rejected last year; yesterday the Council’s Local Review Body confirmed these rejections.
In presenting their decision, members of the LRB noted that planning decisions have to reflect the policies currently in force. This once again underlined two key points: firstly that although a mansion was demolished on the site 37 years ago, it would be wrong to build another today; and secondly that a planning agreement signed in 1987 is no longer relevant.
Read about the two planning applications
Go to the Homelhill Website and Blog
Image: Stirling Council Headquarters, Viewforth.
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In conjunction with the Electoral Reform Society, Dunblane Community Council is looking to engage with as many woman as possible for this event. It's a chance to hear how some community projects have taken off and to brainstorm ideas for our own local community. Find out more
Sunday 23 April 2017 from 11:00 to 15:30 in the Braeport Centre, Dunblane FK15 0AT
It will be a safe space where everyone's view is important and should be a fun day. There will be teas and coffee available, please bring your lunch or be ready to make a short walk to the town for lunch. We might be lucky to have some home baking though! The event is free to attend but we would welcome donations if you can afford anything to contribute towards the hire of the hall that would be very much appreciated.
Please spread the word and we look forward to seeing you on the day.
Bartys lawyers in Dunblane is to merge with WJM. It will be business as usual once the merger goes through at the end of May. WJM has offices in Glasgow, Edinburgh and Inverness.
There are of course other lawyers in Dunblane such as McLean and Stewart.
The Dunblane Centre has developed an imaginative new outdoors area thanks to funding from a number of local sources. Essential groundworks are almost complete while structures such as allotment beds, an education shack and a willow dome have been installed.
Read the article from the Stirling Observer dated 12 April 2017
NOTICE IS GIVEN that, under the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 (as amended), Stirling Council will close the road as an emergency:- B8033 (Southbound Only) From the junction of Sunnyside to the roundabout at Claredon Place from 10-4-17 until 12-4-17 to facilitate carriageway inlay works. Alternative Routes: via B8033, A9, B8033. Emergency service access will be maintained. See the Plan
NB This is an update of the earlier News Item Road Closures in April & May 2017 in Dunblane http://www.dunblane.info/item/1076-road-closures
There are to be seven candidates in Dunblane & Bridge of Allan for the local elections to Stirling Council which are to be held on 4 March 2017. They will be competing for four seats selected by proportional representation.
Read what the candidates wrote for the Stirling Observer
Here is a list of the candidates.
Here are the road closures planned for Dunblane in April & May 2017 See if you can understand them!
Here are lots of plans
Beech Rd & Stirling Rd - 2016-11-27a
B8033 Perth Road The COUNCIL made The Stirling Council (B8033, Dunblane) (Temporary Closure (Northbound Only) Order 2017 under the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 (as amended) on 10-3-17. This Order will close the B8033 from Keir Roundabout to the roundabout at Claredon Place from either 7-4-17 until 9-4-17 or 14-4-17 until 16-4-17 to facilitate carriageway inlay works. See the Plan. Emergency service access will be maintained, Alternative Routes: via A9, A820. A COPY of the Order, may be examined at the Stirling Council's Offices, Environment and Place, Endrick House, Kerse Road, Stirling during office hours. www.stirling.gov.uk or www.tellmescotland.gov.uk
B8033 Perth Road The COUNCIL made The Stirling Council (B8033, Dunblane) (Temporary Closure) Order 2017 under the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 (as amended) on 10-3-17. This Order will close the B8033 from the roundabout at Claredon Place to the junction of Sunnyside from 10-4-17 until 12-4-17 to facilitate carriageway inlay works. Emergency service access will be maintained. See the Plan. Alternative Routes:Northbound traffic – via Claredon Place, A820, A9, B8033. Southbound traffic (accessing Dunblane) – via B8033, A9, A820. Southbound traffic (not accessing Dunblane) – Via B8033, A9 to Keir Roundabout. A COPY of the Order, may be examined at the Stirling Council's Offices, Environment and Place, Endrick House, Kerse Road, Stirling during office hours. www.stirling.gov.uk or www.tellmescotland.gov.uk
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The club is delighted that the recent funding application to ClubSport Stirling has been successful. Here club members Ann Boyd, Oscar Wingate, Robert Signer, Colin Boyd, Susan Signer, Ian Wright and John Harrington receive a cheque for £1,500 from Liz Francis (ActiveStirling). The money will be used to buy Optimist dinghies to develop sail training for young people in the local area and will be a valuable addition to the club’s fleet of training boats.
Stirling Council has agreed to hand over ownership of the Braeport Community Centre to the Development Trust.
We have run the centre for over 10 years, ensuring the provision of a welcoming and affordable space for many community activities. Community ownership will allow us to proceed with some important planned improvements using funding sources not
previously open to us.
We have already received £93,000 from the Climate Challenge Fund to upgrade the building’s insulation, including window replacement. What next? Well, we want to offer the facilities that you need. Current ideas include drop-in office space for people working from home and improved services for older people in Dunblane.
What other gaps in community services should
an upgraded centre provide? Give us your views:
Contact: Alison Brown at 01786 822422 or email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
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Opening of the fishing season on the River Allan - 15th of March 2017
Anglers met on Wednesday 15th March at 9.30am on the village green at Kinbuck to toast the opening of the 2017 fishing season on the Allan Water. Roy Robertson, president of the Allan Water Angling Improvement Association talked about the challenges of having been downgraded by the Scottish Government to a Category 3 river in 2016 which meant anglers had to return all salmon caught. This had a significant effect on club membership as some of our members like to take one for the pot. Roy highlighted that the river has now been upgraded to a Category 2 river thanks to the efforts of the Allan anglers and the Forth District Salmon Fishery Board to conserve salmon and there are now opportunities to retain some salmon caught during 2017. He stated that it is the association’s policy that only one salmon may be taken on any given day with a season limit of two salmon per angler and asked that members show restraint and consider returning all salmon to help conserve stocks in the river. If any of the anglers who did not renew their permits in 2016 wished to return to the Association they would be made most welcome.
Roy commended the River Forth Fisheries Trust and Forth District Salmon Fishery Board for their efforts in improving habitat, monitoring the river and ongoing support to the club. Roy highlighted that the habitat improvement measures which are primarily designed to reduce the effects of flooding through Natural Flood Management measures, but also improve the environment are already beginning to pay off and some brown trout up to 3 pounds in weight are now caught each year. Last year also saw a substantial increase in the number of salmon being caught on the river with 340 salmon caught and safely returned during 2016 and it is hoped that after five years of decline the river has now turned a corner.
Comments:
Alison Baker – Forth District Salmon Fishery Board (FDSFB) / River Forth Fisheries Trust (RFFT) Manager said: It is great seeing clubs like the Allan Water Angling Improvement Association come together to toast their river opening for the 2017 season. The work that the club have done on the river to conserve stocks should be commended. The Board and Trust would like to remind all anglers that salmon stocks in the Forth District, including the Allan Water are fragile, and the more anglers do to show restraint, the better for salmon stocks going forward. We have created conservation policies for most rivers in the District and it is great that the club have taken these measures on board. Most clubs and proprietors follow the conservation policies but there is still some work to do to encourage more to follow these codes. The Board and Trust would like to wish all anglers a successful season ahead.
Roy Robertson – Allan Water Angling Improvement Association (AWAIA) said: Its great seeing so many anglers come together to toast the opening of the Allan Water. I thank everyone for attending and wish all anglers a very happy and successful season during 2017 and I thank Tullibardine Distillery for donating a bottle of their finest malt whisky to toast the river with. I would like to remind everyone that if anyone is wishing to fish the Allan Water, day or season permits can be obtained from the club website and also Angling Active in Stirling. The Allan Water Angling Improvement Association will again be offering some 15 miles of very affordable salmon fishing in 2017 and still has vacancies on its membership list.
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