
Opinion: Stirling doesn’t need an Asda – of course it was rejected
By Isla Glen Stirling has lost the final piece in the supermarket set – an unnecessary Asda superstore – as Scottish ministers have rejected plans for a £20 million retail development near Springkerse Retail Park. Let’s be realistic, Stirling does not need an...

Opinion: Students Union’s plant-based decision is the right idea done over-ambitiously
By Ross Collie A recent vote in Stirling University’s Students Union has created history – marking the first students union in the United Kingdom to adopt a 100 per cent plant-based menu by 2025, and reaching half plant-based by the end of the next academic year. The...

Opinion: The Wallace Monument Hogmanay fireworks show should be a staple on BBC Scotland
By Isla Glen Every New Year’s Eve I experienced as a child had me glued to Hogmanay Live on the television. I loved Jackie Bird, the bagpipes, the fireworks and beckoning in the next year in with a canon. There was something magical about the entire experience and I...

Opinion: Stirling’s transport system is in shambles
By Ross Collie It is nearly impossible to drive through Stirling just now, without finding the road blocked with red barriers, cones, diggers and men hard at work. It is clear, many changes are coming to city’s roads – new cycling lanes and a pedestrianised station...