Families in Falkirk district with young disabled children are set to benefit from an extension to Scotland’s concessionary travel scheme. Michael Matheson, the Cabinet Secretary for Transport, Infrastructure and Connectivity, announced the expansion as he confirmed that everyone over 60…
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FALKIRK HOUSEHOLDS RECEIVE £4.4MILLION FROM SCOTTISH WELFARE FUND
The Scottish Welfare Fund has paid out £4.4million to low-income households in the Falkirk Council area during its first five years. A total of 17,520 local people received support in the shape of crisis grants or community care grants between…
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HALF OF POPULATION NOW REGISTERED AS ORGAN DONORS
The number of registered organ donors in Scotland has risen to more than 2.7million, which means half of the population is now signed up. Falkirk West MSP Michael Matheson has welcomed the latest UK Organ Donor Register figures, which show…
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WEAPONS OFFENCES FALL BY 64% IN FALKIRK DISTRICT SINCE 2007
Cases of handling offensive weapons have fallen sharply in Falkirk district since the SNP came to power in 2007, the latest figures have revealed. In 2007-08, there were 11 such cases per 10,000 of the population in the Falkirk Council…
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FALKIRK SCHOOLS SWINDLED BY LABOUR’S TOXIC PFI LEGACY
Local schools continue to count the cost of Labour’s toxic PFI legacy, which will see Falkirk Council spend 8.4% of its schools budget for the coming year servicing debt racked up more than a decade ago. Analysis by independent researchers…
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MSPs AND MPs JOIN FORCES TO BRING CHANGING PLACES TOILETS TO FALKIRK
Falkirk district’s constituency MSPs and MPs are teaming up in a bid to address the lack of suitable toilets in the local area for disabled children and adults with complex needs. Michael Matheson MSP, Angus MacDonald MSP, John McNally MP…