Environment

A Falkirk district facility has been chosen as the site for testing which could revolutionise the way the world’s waste water is processed.

Scottish Power has warned residents in the Kincardine area they may experience “higher than normal” noise levels as sections of Longannet power station undergo “minor” demolition.

Residents in a Falkirk street are hoping that CCTV will stop fly-tipping on their doorstep.

Safeguarding a community must be the priority is the message from Falkirk Council as preparations are made to demolish a landmark building.

Residents are “disappointed” at Falkirk Council’s decision to allow empty buildings at Burnhouse Farm to be converted into houses.

Owners of a Falkirk clothes store have been asked to rethink proposals to renovate their property.

Alexander Dennis will build a new fleet of double deck buses for Berlin.

Ambitious plans to build a pedestrian bridge linking Falkirk Stadium with the Helix Park are back on the agenda.

Proposals to deliver more than 1370 affordable homes, over a five-year period, in the Falkirk area will be submitted to the Scottish Government.

Demolition on a landmark building is expected to begin within the next few weeks after years of legal wrangling.

Local businesses that want to improve their green credentials can gain training and staff certification at a special free event.

After lying empty for seven years, a plan to breathe new life into Arnotdale House in Falkirk’s Dollar Park, has been approved.

An investigation launched after a dead dog was found in the Forth and Clyde Canal remains ongoing.

Falkirk Council is to receive in-depth support from the Scottish Government to install an electric vehicle charging hub at the Falkirk Stadium.

The four-year-long Inner Forth Landscape Initiative (IFLI) has come to a highly successful conclusion.

Repair works on the Queensferry Crossing will continue until autumn 2019 - two years after the bridge was officially opened.

New figures from the Scottish Environment Protection Agency show Falkirk Council’s recycling rate has increased over the last two years.

Falkirk Council’s new Household Waste Recycling Charter compliant refuse uplifting system could change yet again if the Scottish Government’s Deposit Return Scheme (DRS) comes into force.

Residents were against a proposal to build 200 homes in the Braes – and councillors unanimously backed the objectors.