Stirling crime data shows fall in robberies - but assaults and vandalism on the rise

iOS - Android Lynn wanted to tell Sam’s story in order to help young people understand the consequences of carrying a weapon and to encourage them to contact Fearless.org, anonymously, with information about weapons to help prevent further deaths.The youth organisations will also use real-life anonymised case studies to share the stories of three young people who have also been affected by knife crime.

drink driver who caused the deaths of two teenage friends in a crash after he drove off from a party was today ordered to be detained for 42 months. Logan Russell was aged 17 when he lost control of his Vauxhall Corsa which left the road and collided with a tree, leaving three passengers in the vehicle unconscious.

Filmmaker Joe Carnahan (“Narc,” “The Grey“) is back with the action pic “Copshop” with a cast that includes seasoned action veterans such as Scottish actor Gerard Bulter and Frank Grillo. The film is opening this weekend, and Carnahan has been noticeably absent from the press.

Vigil star Rose Leslie was eight month pregnant during filming for the hit BBC show as she had to secretly hide her growing baby bump. The Games of Thrones star, 34, stars as DS Kirsten Longacre in the gripping drama which follows the murky mysteries on submarine HMS Vigil, with the series filmed in Scotland.

Primal Scream have shared details of ‘Screamadelica live’, a selection of live dates where fans can hear them play their seminal 1991 album in full.‘Screamadelica live’ coincides with the 30th anniversary of the Scottish band’s third album.

house in Fife.Emergency services were called to the scene on Castlandhill Road in Rosyth at around 3pm on Sunday, September 12.

dementia in the next five years. It could be useful to help you make lifestyle changes now to slow down progression of the syndrome - which affects 90,000 people in Scotland, according to government figures.Dementia is an umbrella term to describe loss of cognitive functioning - thinking, remembering, and reasoning - to such an extent that it interferes with a person's life.

Get the latest Scottish crime and courts news sent straight to your inbox with our daily Criminal Record newsletterPolice responded to reports of an assault at a Stirling high school last Tuesday, September 7.The incident took place around lunch time at St Modan’s.A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “Police received reports of an assault at St Modan’s High School in Stirling around 12.25pm on Tuesday, September 7.“The school’s based police officer quickly attended, the suspect was arrested and

Perth and Kinross last week. It is the highest weekly figure since the week beginning July 19 after a huge rise in cases.It brings the total number of death certificates to record the coronavirus as a cause of death in the region to 272 since the crisis began last year.

Forecasters have urged Scots to slap on the sun cream and wear a hat ahead of a ‘Mediterranean plume’ descending on the country. The Met Office is anticipating temperatures to climb to the mid-20s across Scotland on Wednesday.Dumfries is expected to see the best of the conditions, with the thermostat entering into 26C in the late afternoon.

Edinburgh while on her honeymoon. We told how Fawziyah Javed is understood to have been recently married and visiting the capital when she was involved in the fatal incident at around 9pm on Thursday.

Edinburgh.Emergency services were called to the area in Holyrood Park at around 9pm on Thursday, September 2. The 31-year-old woman was tragically pronounced dead at the scene with officers treating her death as ‘suspicious’.Police Scotland have confirmed that a 27-year-old has been arrested in connection with the incident.

Get the latest top news stories sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletterWork is to be carried out on Stirling’s A-listed sheriff court building in a bid to ramp up the number of cases being heard.The Scottish Courts and Tribunal Service submitted a listed building consent application to Stirling Council planners for temporary works on the landmark Barnton Street/Viewfield Place building to allow court room one to comply with Covid 19 Government guidelines.

Get the latest Scottish crime and courts news sent straight to your inbox with our daily Criminal Record newsletterA new amendment to the byelaws on drinking alcohol in public in areas of Stirling has come into effect following approval from the Scottish Government.Stirling Council agreed to approach the Scottish Government to request changes in May following a four-week public consultation, which offered residents and visitors the opportunity to express their opinion on proposed changes to the

cocaine in it on a Scots road. James Wightman's Ford Transit was pulled over on the M74 northbound near Moffat in July following a probe by organised crime cops.

iOS - Android The latest figures contained in a Police Scotland performance report also show the number of reported serious assaults were down by 27 on the previous year.There was one murder during that period, down from seven in the same period the previous year, and an arrest has been made in relation to that incident.There were 34 fewer crimes recorded that involved the carrying of offensive/bladed weapons.Common assaults rose by 95 but assaults on emergency workers dropped by five.

Get the latest top news stories sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletterThe Touch Estate on the outskirts of Stirling stars in a new film alongside British acting stalwart, Timothy Spall.Directed by Scottish filmmaker Gillies MacKinnon — who made Small Faces and Whisky Galore — The Last Bus was filmed across Scotland in October and November 2019 and is now set for release today.In the film Spall’s character journeys from John O’Groats to Land’s End – despite the cast and crew having

pensioner who was caught smuggling nearly 50,000 cigarettes into Scotland has been ordered to cough up nearly £10,000. James Thomson, 70, was busted carrying 47,200 cigarettes through the duty free at Glasgow Prestwick Airport.

raced to a Scots street this evening. A huge police response, including at least four vehicles and two vans, were filmed on Minto Crescent, in the Macedonia area of Glenrothes, Fife this evening.

among the options being considered to slow the recent spike of coronavirus infections in Scotland, it has been reported.