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WEAPONS OFFENCES FALL BY 64% IN FALKIRK DISTRICT SINCE 2007

Jul 30, 2018

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 area but official statistics...

FALKIRK SCHOOLS SWINDLED BY LABOUR’S TOXIC PFI LEGACY

Jul 30, 2018

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 at the Scottish Parliament...