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Stirling Observer it appeared that the vehicle had ploughed through a fence onto the grass river embankment near Queen’s Haugh Drive by Riverside Bowling Club. The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service, Scottish Ambulance Service and Police Scotland arrived at the scene following the incident which occurred around 11.30am.Police confirmed the driver was rescued from the water and taken to hospital.A resident said: “The whole area has been taped off.

Lib Dems, the party's election chairman has said. MP Alistair Carmichael, who is heading the campaign ahead of the May 6 election, said staff we left shaken by the incident but no one was hurt.

Dumfries to Kilmarnock road. She sustained serious injuries after the incident, near to the junction with the C6N road towards Loch Ettrick, and was airlifted to the Queen Elizabeth Children’s Hospital.

has been jailed after he was caught in the street armed with a saw. Serial knife thug Anthony Mackin, 49, was found with the potentially deadly weapon in his home street shortly before Christmas.

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pet owners to be on alert after a rise in dogs being bitten by poisonous snakes. Kirkton Vet Centre in Stonehaven is urging caution after treating multiple dogs for Adder bites.

Amazon after highlighting the 'blatant sexism' in a listing for a pop-up tent that boasts it's 'easy for women' to erect. Eve Gilmour was planning a camping trip with friends when one forwarded her a picture of the 'appalling' listing, which showed an image of three women struggling to put up a tent.

owl which was found up a chimney as just 'skin and bone' has been rescued by big hearted Scots animal lovers. Shocking pictures show the bird was discovered with its feathers almost completely black from the soot and grime and with red inflamed eyes.

Cancer battler Adeline Davidson, aged four, is on the road to recovery after her much-delayed bone marrow transplant finally went ahead. Parents Steph, 27, and Jordan, 28, endured a rollercoaster two years as ops involving three possible donors had to be cancelled because of medical complications.

Natalie Sanders-Mohammad will walk down the aisle holding her three-year-old son's hand to marry the love of her life at Crossbasket Castle in Blantyre. But while it will be the happiest day of her life, it will also be tinged with sadness because Natalie was given months to live after being diagnosed with breast cancer 18 months ago.

Peterhead, around 9am after reports of a worker being injured. A 23-year-old man was taken to Aberdeen Royal Infirmary for treatment.

Dumbarton l ast night. Cops have launched a manhunt for two suspects aged between 17 and 20-year-old after the serious assault on Saturday.

Thornliebank and died in front of his mum, Phyllis Ferns. He was in his Audi A3 on Crebar Street when a man approached and assaulted him.

Glasgow on Saturday April 17.

Use an Apple phone or tablet? Head to the App Store and never miss a beat in LanarkshireA post on the East Kilbride People Facebook forum described the incident.The lengthy post read: “The section of Calderglen Road between the northern Inch Keith junction and the traffic chicanes, experienced two incidents within minutes of one another committed by two different sets of individuals.“First a large vehicle stopped to make two dumps of building waste and interior fittings and toys - one lot dumped

barber shop. The 16-year-old was rushed to hospital by ambulance to treat his injuries following the incident outside S.Kucharski Gents Barber on Musselburgh High Street, in East Lothian just after 2pm yesterday.

Join thousands of others in getting the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox.A new project has been formed to chart the history of Paisley’s first planned housing scheme.Construction of Glenburn began in 1947 - and 74 years later it’s still home to more than 7,500 people.The urban historian Stephen Clancy is heading research into the ‘Social and Industrial history of the Glenburn Housing Scheme.’And he is keen for any memories and photographs from Paisley Daily Express

cancer diagnosis. Sarah Fraser, from Livingston, West Lothian, was stunned to be told by medics she had bowel cancer after complaining of stomach pain.

Paisley cancer survivor is inspiring people to Race for Life at home and carry on the fight against the disease.Laura Elliot, who recently completed treatment for thyroid cancer, is urging people to run, walk or jog 5k to raise funds for Cancer Research UK on April 24.Laura, who has just celebrated her 33rd birthday with her twin sister Chell, knows exactly how important it is to keep raising funds for research into treatments like hers.She said: “I couldn’t believe it when the consultant told