YOUNG PEOPLE INVITED TO JOIN MENTAL HEALTH CONVERSATION

Young people in Falkirk district are being encouraged to join Scotland’s biggest conversation yet on mental health stigma. The Scottish Government and See Me, the national programme to tackle mental health stigma and discrimination, are working with young people to...

RESIDENTS URGED TO SHARE VIEWS ON FALKIRK POST OFFICES MERGER

Falkirk West MSP Michael Matheson is urging residents to take part in a consultation about the proposed merger of the town’s main post office and the Cow Wynd branch. The Post Office is planning to replace the two branches with a modern new outlet in Howgate Shopping...

£3.5MILLION TO MAKE SOCIAL HOUSING MORE ENERGY EFFICIENT

Falkirk West MSP Michael Matheson has welcomed news of a £3.5million fund to help social housing landlords make their properties greener and more energy efficient. Local authorities and housing associations will be able to use money from the Scottish Government’s...

PERSONALISED ONLINE CAREERS SUPPORT FOR EVERY PUPIL

Every pupil in Falkirk district will have access to personalised online careers support from next year. Individual online accounts will allow young people to record their skills, attributes and qualifications and help them to plan their next steps into further...

RATES RELIEF SAVES FALKIRK BUSINESSES £92MILLION

Businesses in Falkirk district have saved a total of £92million over eight years thanks to non-domestic rates relief. The latest figures show 2426 premises in the Falkirk Council area were exempt from paying business rates in October 2016. That number is likely to...