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Promotional video about Dunblane :
https://www.apexhotels.co.uk/destinations/dunblane/
Article about the upgrade :
https://www.insider.co.uk/news/dunblane-hydro-set-reopen-apex-36019974
NHS Forth Valley’s Population Health & Care Strategy 2025 – 2035 sets out a bold vision to improve the health and wellbeing of all residents by focusing on prevention, reducing inequalities, and delivering care closer to home.
It reflects extensive community engagement and aligns with national health priorities.
Our Vision
Our vision is to improve the health and wellbeing of everyone living in Forth Valley by working with our partners to prevent people from becoming unwell, reduce health inequalities and make the best use of the resources available to achieve better outcomes.
Key Priorities
Preventing Ill Health: Invest in services that prevent illness and deliver better outcomes, such as vaccination programmes, screening and lifestyle support.
Reducing Inequalities: Address social and economic factors, physical environment, health behaviours, and access to care.
Delivering Care Closer to Home: Expand community-based services and support and reduce hospital stays.
Value Based Health and Care: Use resources effectively to improve health outcomes, reduce waste and ensure sustainability.
Developing our Workforce: Attract and retain a diverse workforce and provide opportunities for ongoing training and development.
Working Collaboratively: Work with local councils, community organisations, and other key partners to tackle health inequalities and support wellbeing.
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According to the spec, this offers :
- Exciting prospect of building on the site of a demolished country house.
"This is the Proposed Local Place Plan for Dunblane. The end of the
Information Notice period is 24th October 2025."
ESSENTIAL MAINTENANCE ON A9 AT KEIR ROUNDABOUT NEAR DUNBLANE BEGINS ON FRIDAY 28th OCTOBER
Plan your journey, if possible change it, to avoid Keir roundabout at busy times over this weekend. There is a risk of very long queues to get out of Dunblane
Amey, on behalf of Transport Scotland, is undertaking essential maintenance on the road from Friday 28th October until Tuesday 1st November.
The project will involve teams carrying out surface improvements to a section of the northbound carriageway immediately north of the roundabout, a section of the southbound approach and part of the Keir Roundabout circulatory.
To allow these works to be carried out in a safe and efficient manner for the workforce and motorists, traffic restrictions will be in place on the network in two separate phases.
Phase One: A full weekend contraflow will be in operation between 8pm on Friday 28th until 6am on Monday 31st October.
Phase Two: An overnight closure of the southbound approach and a section of the roundabout between 10pm on Monday 31st October until 6am on Tuesday 1st November.
The planned road closures/diversions that will be in place are as follows:
Phase One
- During the contraflow, southbound traffic will be able to join Keir Roundabout from the B8033, and exit onto the B8033, A9 (non-trunk) and M9.
- Northbound traffic will not be able to access the A9 (non-trunk) or B8033 exits.
- The B824 exit will be completely closed during this phase of works.
- A9 (non trunk) traffic from Bridge of Allan will not be able to join the A9 from Keir Roundabout and will be diverted during this phase.
The following diversions will be in place:
- Traffic from Dunblane for the A9 (trunk) northbound should take the B8033 and A820 to join the A9 at Stockbridge Junction.
- Traffic destined for the B824 can continue on the A820 before turning left onto the B824 signed for Bridge of Allan.
- Traffic from the M9 for the B824 should continue north through the contraflow and take the A820 at Stockbridge Junction towards Doune and then turn left onto the B824 signed for Bridge of Allan.
- Traffic from the B824 for Keir Roundabout all exits should travel north and turn right onto the A820, and then join the A9 northbound at Stockbridge Junction. Alternatively they can continue into Dunblane and then follow the B8033 to join Keir Roundabout southbound for the A9 (non-trunk) and the M9.
- Traffic from the M9 for Dunblane should continue through the contraflow and take the A820 at Stockbridge Junction.
- Traffic from the M9 for Bridge of Allan should exit at M9 Junction 10.
- Traffic from the A9 (non-trunk) from Bridge of Allan should head south and take the A907 Alloa Road to the A91, taking the third exit at the roundabout towards Stirling. They can then take the third exit at Millhall Roundabout onto the A905 towards Stirling before rejoining the A9 (non-trunk) Burghmuir Road and then following the A84 (Drip Road, Back o’ Hill Road) to Kildean Roundabout. Motorway traffic may join the M9 northbound at Junction 10, and non-motorway traffic may continue on the A84 to Doune and then turn right onto the A820 towards Dunblane.
Phase Two
During the overnight closure, the exits for the A9 (non-trunk), M9 and B824 will remain open. Traffic can join Keir Roundabout from the B8033 and A9 (non trunk).
The following diversions will be in place:
- Southbound traffic from the A9 (trunk) should leave at Stockbridge Junction and follow the A820 to Doune before taking the A84 southbound to the M9 Junction 10. Motorway traffic will have access to the M9 and non-motorway traffic will have access to the A84/Stirling.
- Northbound traffic from the A9 (trunk) wishing to access Dunblane will be diverted to Stockbridge to access Dunblane via the A820. Traffic may follow the B8033 through Dunblane to return to Keir Roundabout and continue on the A9 (non trunk) to Bridge of Allan.
Please note, this is weather dependent and may be cancelled or rescheduled if weather conditions are not favourable.
The final draft of the Local Place Plan (a plan for the Community of Dunblane) is now available for comment. Please make any observations before Thursday afternoon, when this will be sent as part of the Information Notice to the four Councillors representing our ward and to
our neighbouring community councils. They then have 28 days to respond.
Dunblane Community Council secures new play equipment
Children in Dunblane are enjoying the benefits of new play equipment thanks to a
campaign led by the community council.
A new trim trail has been installed at Braemar Park following extensive discussions
with Stirling Council.
Some of the play equipment at the park was more than a quarter of a century old
and had become run down.
Dunblane Community Council lobbied the local authority for new play equipment,
directly and through the local councillors.
A meeting was set up last year with staff from the Environment and Place service at
Stirling Council and a commitment was made to replace some equipment.
The council officers also agreed to repair dangerous and dilapidated fencing and
benches, repair a broken seesaw, and provide new mulch to make the park safe.
In the longer term, the council aims to remove a cattle grid at the entrance and
replace it with a gate, to bring it in line with many other parks in Stirlingshire.
Chair of Dunblane Community Council, Anna Jarchow-MacDonald, said: "We are
delighted to see new play equipment installed at Braemar Park following a campaign
by Dunblane Community Council for improvements, with the support of our local
councillors.
We first raised the issue of dilapidated play equipment with Stirling Council last year
and six months ago the local authority committed funds to upgrade the equipment
and improve the fencing and mulch, as well as repair broken and unsafe seating and
fencing and install a gate.
We carried out a consultation with parents through the local schools and following a
democratic vote it was decided that a new trim trail would be installed.
"We are pleased that this work has now been carried out by the council, and we look
forward to the installation of the gate and further improvements in due course."This is a fantastic result for local children and their parents, and we at Dunblane
Community Council are proud to have played a part.
Photo by Jim Payne
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There was a meeting in the library on 9th Sept to review the local place plan produced following community workshops. Key ideas are as follows :
The full plan is attached below.
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Stirling Council is to introduce purple wheelie bins for glass and bottles. This is due to the number of refuse workers suffering sore backs due to the weight of glass boxes
Full details are below :
A review of glass recycling will lead to improvements in the collection service for residents and result in annual savings of around £300,000.
At a meeting of the Environment, Transport and Net Zero Committee today (Thursday, 28 August 2025), the changes were approved for implementation in December.
Currently, residents are asked to present their 55-litre blue boxes for glass recycling collection every four weeks.
Under the new system, 140-litre wheeled bins will be introduced to most households, with a collection frequency of every eight weeks. This will provide residents with 17% additional annual capacity for glass recycling.
Communal bins will also be provided at flatted developments, with the waste services team responsible for removing and returning the bins from their storage areas on collection days.
The cost of the new wheeled bins, approximately £845,000, will be met by the UK Government’s Extended Producer Responsibility funding scheme. The new bins will have a purple colour lid and will be delivered to households as part of the roll out of the collection changes. The current glass boxes will be uplifted and recycled.
The annual cost of the existing waste collection service is £5.1 million a year, but this will be reduced under the eight-weekly wheeled bin system to £4.8 million.
Cllr Jen Preston, convener of the Environment, Transport and Net Zero committee, said: “The new service will be more efficient and easier for residents to use. The new wheeled bins are smaller than the standard bins and take up the same footprint as the existing boxes. The 140-litre volume of the bin provides additional capacity for residents to recycle their glass, compared to the current box system.
“The bins will make it easier for the public to present their glass for recycling, removing the need for boxes to be lifted and carried to the kerbside. This will also benefit our waste services team through reduced manual handling and by avoiding tipping boxes into the vehicles, which can be a risk to health and safety.
“The cost of introducing the new system will be met by funding from the UK Government and the changes will save £300k per year in operating costs, which is a key consideration at a time when Council budgets are under great pressure.
“Residents will also continue to benefit from the availability of our 26 glass recycling sites across the Stirling area. From October, we will begin to communicate further details on the new system to residents, ahead of its introduction in December.”
The decision to review glass recycling collection was taken following a benchmarking exercise against other Scottish local authorities and a consideration of the various options available for glass recycling. It also supports the Circular Economy (Scotland) Act 2024, which encourages sustainability, re-use and recycling and fosters the promotion a circular economy.
The Environment, Transport and Net Zero committee meeting also heard the introduction of the new booking system at the Household Waste Recycling Centres at Lower Polmaise, Balfron and Callander has delivered significant benefits.
An evaluation of the booking system from May 2024, when it was first introduced, to April 2025, shows a reduction of 1,356 tonnes year-on-year – 23 per cent – of waste being sent to landfill, saving the Council approximately £177,000.
Closer monitoring of commercial customer waste shows an increase of 374 tonnes year-on-year – 16 per cent – providing £32,000 in additional income.
A survey also shows Stirling residents have reported the booking system is simple and that site visits are quicker and more organised – with more than 80 per cent fairly satisfied (8.5 per cent) or very satisfied (76.3 per cent) with the new set-up.
In addition, there has been no impact on fly-tipping cases when comparing data from previous years.
Cllr Preston added: “We’re pleased the booking system has been well received by residents and is already delivering results that contribute towards our net zero ambitions. The system gives greater control of the HWRC locations and allows for more proactive staffing, monitoring and engagement.”
https://www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/news/5317980/the-bank-dunblane-renovation-progress/https://www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/news/5317980/the-bank-dunblane-renovation-progress/ The Courier has paid a visit to the bank and reports on progress made. The picture is the architect's impression of the hospitality area when complete. A drop in event to update on progress. is being hosted on the 29th at 4pm at the Golf Club.
