Alasdair Tollemache: Last News

An investigation has been launched after a second sewage leak in Dunblane in as many weeks.

An investigation has been launched after a bus burst into flames on Friday morning.

Labour have taken control of Stirling Council after the party’s Chris Kane was elected leader at a council meeting yesterday (Thursday).

Election candidates don’t always expect a warm welcome on the doorstep - but one fell foul of a particularly unhappy four-legged constituent at the weekend.

Formal proposals have been submitted for a controversial housing development on Bridge of Allan greenbelt.

Click here for more news and sport from the Stirling area.Dunblane and Bridge of Allan councillor Alasdair Tollemache said this week: “Many residents have approached me with their concerns over the proposed development.“These concerns cover the Blairforkie area not coping with the increase in traffic and local services being overwhelmed.“It is greenbelt land and there will be a loss of local biodiversity. There are increasing populations of bats and red squirrels in the area.

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.US President-Elect Joe Biden is proof the sky is the limit for anyone with a stammer, a Stirling councillor said this week.Green councillor Alasdair Tollemache, whose own stammer even resulted in him using a different name as a child because it was easier to say, says it shouldn’t define him or Mr Biden.However, he hopes Mr Biden - whose delivered the speech of his life in Delaware at the weekend - shows that anyone who does cope with the condition that there is nothing they cannot achieve.As a child, Joe Biden - Vice President under President Barack Obama - worked on relieving his stuttering by reciting poetry in front of the mirror while monitoring