SNP TOPS POLL IN FALKIRK DISTRICT AS SCOTLAND AGAIN SAYS NO TO BREXIT

The SNP topped the European election poll in Falkirk district by a huge margin as Scotland voted emphatically to reject Brexit. The results of Thursday’s vote were declared on Sunday night, with the SNP receiving 43% of the votes in the Falkirk Council area, followed...

DEPOSIT RETURN SCHEME WILL HELP PLANET BY TACKLING THROW-AWAY CULTURE

Falkirk West MSP Michael Matheson has welcomed Scottish Government plans to introduce a 20p deposit on a wide variety of drinks containers in a bid to help combat climate change by cutting waste. The proposed deposit return scheme will apply to PET plastic and glass...