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2009 News

• Plans for 1,500 home Falkirk Eco-town submitted – 14.12.09, Scottish Housing News
• Take it as red, John Cooper knows his post boxes – 14.12.09, The Scotsman
• £70m in 2014 Games contracts up for grabs – 13.12.09, The Herald. See also the Commonwealth Games Business Portal
• Employment Prospects Getting Better For Young People – 02.12.09, press release
• Five is the Magic Number for Xtreme Karting – 30.11.09, press release
• It's all happening on the Helix – 24.11.09, press release
• Scotch whisky protection measures launched – 23.11.09, STV
• New £50 note features the Antonine Wall – 20.11.09, Bo'ness Journal
• More jobs could go at Falkirk's Alexander Dennis bus firm – 19.11.09, Falkirk Herald
• Scottish & Southern Energy in power play for wood – 18.11.09, The Times
• Drink price plan threat to 300 whisky jobs – 12.11.09, the Scotsman
• Bo'ness Butchers take gold – 21.10.09, Linlithgow Gazette 
• Huge kelpie plan 'improved' – 20.10.09, BBC 
• Sky's the limit for Falkirk call centre as contract brings 170 jobs – 15.10.09, Falkirk Herald
• Consultation opens on town centre regeneration plans – 13.10.09, press release (PDF, 37KB)
• Activity Centre will attract thousands to Falkirk – 01.10.09, Falkirk Herald
• To Bo'ness and Beyond – Bo'ness to Feature in Homecoming Scotland Finale Celebrations – 24.09.09, press release
• My Future's in Falkirk – Consultation Maps Out New Direction – 22.09.09, press release
• Graeme High School Gives CALA a Design Makeover – 22.09.09, All Media Scotland
• Falkirk: Aspiration Drives Transformation – 14.09.09, Holyrood magazine regeneration supplement (Page 34)
• Redeem Expands its Horizons with New Site and Wider Focus – 13.09.09, The Scotsman
• Bo'ness is the Real Th-ING – 11.09.09, Linlithgow Gazette
• The Sound of Success for Bo'ness Company – 11.09.09, press release (PDF, 14KB)
• Awards Success for Forth Valley Young Entrepreneurs – 10.09.09, All Media Scotland
• Scottish Haulage Case Study Shows Huge Savings – 07.09.09, Fleet Directory
• Hima-Sella solution simplifies Amistar production line at Syngenta's Grangemouth plant – 09.09.09, Process & Control Today
• Grangemouth train campaign boost – 08.09.09, BBC
• Graeme High School gives CALA a design makeover – 03.09.09, press release (PDF, 34KB)
• Olympic Crew's sign of the Times - 01.09.09, BBC
• Energy group planning £1bn biomass plants at Scots ports – 28.08.09, The Scotsman
• Jobs boost as Forth Ports plans biomass – 27.08.09, The Telegraph
• Denny, Stenhousemuir and Grangemouth share in £60 million regeneration fund – 20.08.09, Falkirk Herald
• Whisky Entrepreneur Plots Expansion as Group Eyes Growth – 22.08.09, the Herald
• Stamp of Approval for Postboxes – 18.08.09, BBC
• Carron Phoenix Celebrates 250 Years at Falkirk – 17.08.09, Builders Merchant's Journal
• Doors Opening Across Falkirk Council Area – 17.08.09, Queensferry Gazette
• Impact labs funded for Plastics Recycling Research – 13.08.09, Plastics and rubber weekly
• Athletics – Scotland to face England and Ethiopia in Falkirk Cup at Grangemouth Stadium, 26 August - 13.08.09, press release
• Meat Supplier move secures 300 jobs after blaze shock – 10.08.09, Edinburgh News
• Bo'ness & Kinneil Railway defy recession – 07.08.09, Bo'ness Journal
• Falkirk for Business helps district's firms – 06.08.09, Falkirk Herald
• Reviving Town Centres – Falkirk awarded £2m from Town Centre Regeneration Fund – 06.08.09, Scottish Government
• Green Scheme Boosts Youth Skills – 20.07.09, BBC News
• Traders need help to beat credit crunch – 16.07.09, Falkirk Herald
• Whyte and Mackay Whisky Master Richard Paterson loves Grangemouth Plant - 09.07.09, Falkirk Herald
• We're SKY high! – 25.06.09, Falkirk Herald
• Jobs saved at call centre company – 23.06.09, BBC News
• Retail plans to replace 'eyesore' – 18.06.09, BBC News
• Denny town centre plans move forward – 16.06.09, press release
• Busy Week for Falkirk Businesses – 16.06.09, press release (PDF, 19KB)
• Canal opens gates to bold new plans – 11.06.09, Falkirk Herald
• Pupils showcase their Future in Falkirk – 02.06.09, press release
• Plans to develop Canal Corridor in Falkirk announced – 02.06.09, press release
• Mighty plans for the reborn canal – 26.05.09, BBC website
• Scots town is most affordable for key workers – 23.05.09, The Scotsman
• Wheel of fortune – Big In Falkirk has transformed the town – 02.05.09, The Scotsman
• Online planning system launched in Falkirk – 29.04.09, STV News
• Helix Talk Gains Top Recognition – 21.04.09, press release (PDF, 13KB)
• Further blow to call centre jobs – 16.04.09, BBC News
• Scotland's Oldest cinema reopens after £2m revamp - 17.04.09, The Herald
• Mamma Mia, here we go again – rebirth of first cinema (with a little help from Abba) –  07.04.09, The Scotsman
• Play it again, Bo'ness: Scotland's oldest cinema returns after 30 year intermission – 06.04.09, The Times
• Old Mural Discovered under dust – 03.04.09, BBC News 
• Partners committed to gateway project – 02.04.09, Falkirk Herald
• Green Light for Distillery Plan – 26.03.09, BBC News
• Resurrection of Bo'ness's Own Cinema Paradiso – 22.03.09, The Sunday Times
• Work begins on £7m medical centre in Stenhousemuir – 17.03.09, BBC News
• Falkirk's Helix Project Takes Another Step Forward – 16.03.09, press release (PDF, 14KB)
• Cost cuts enable Helix to go ahead - 12.03.09, The Falkirk Herald
• Science - From sealife to slime (INEOS Science, Engineering and Technology Fair) – 06.03.09, The Times Educational Supplement (TES)
• New Denny Town Centre plans progressing – 25.02.09 press release (PDF, 16KB)
• Young people look forward to making the Connection – 24.02.09, press release (PDF, 17KB)
• Four people chasing every job in the Lothians – 13.02.09, The Scotsman
• Airport (Edinburgh) to recieve £40m makeover - 11.02.09, BBC News
• New Terminal not wanted, or needed - 05.02.09, Falkirk Herald
• Teams offer a helping hand in troubled times - 05.02.09, Falkirk Herald
• Historic cinema Set to re-open in Bo'ness - 06.02.09, press release (PDF, 19KB)
• Next stage begins for Stenhousemuir regeneration - 03.02.09, press release (PDF, 11KB)
• Falkirk Council's Economic Downturn Action Plan - January 2009 (PDF, 34KB)

2008 News

• Town Centre Regeneration Progress - 02/12/08. Press Release (PDF, 13KB)
• Tamfourhill Regeneration Moving On - 02/12/08. Press Release (PDF, 12KB)
• Falkirk Business Panel Conference Survey Results, 17/11/08 (PDF, 203KB)
• 2008 Falkirk business survey results - 31/08/08   
• Falkirk's Population hits 150,000 for First Time - 28/07/08. Press release (PDF,  27KB)
• My Future's in Falkirk Progress Report (PDF, 61KB) - 30/06/08
• Local pupils engineer a winning design at INEOS' SET fair - 19/05/08. Press release (PDF, 87KB)
• £22m redevelopment of Grangemouth moves on - 06/05/08. Press release (PDF, 46KB)
• Survey shows business optimism across Falkirk area - 22/04/08. Press release (PDF, 37KB)
• Graduate sponsorship scheme could form blueprint for industry - 05/03/08. Press release (PDF, 43KB)
• Pupils 'make some noise' for science, engineering and technology at INEOS' annual education fair - 27/02/08. Press release (PDF, 118KB)
• Denny town centre regeneration moving forward - 26/02/08. Press release (PDF, 45KB)
• Innovative MicroEmulsion chemical project announced for Technology Park - 04/02/08. Press release (PDF, 15KB)

2007 News

• HELIX finally takes shape for Falkirk after £25m Big Lottery Fund award - 14/11/07. Press release
• Entrepreneur shares his business acumen - 30/10/07. Press release
• Groundbreaking HELIX project reaches final stage for £25 million Big Lottery funding - 24/10/07. Press release
• HELIX bid scoops national award - 12/10/07. Press release
• Leading specialist chemical and manufacturing park open for business - 03/10/07. Press release
• Local communities get greater say in town centre regeneration - 25/09/07. Press release
• Bo'ness flood prevention scheme approved - 14/08/07. Press release
• Falkirk Council signals commitment to HELIX - 14/08/07. Press release
• High hopes for the HELIX - 23/07/07. Press release
• Making good progress – HMIE's latest report on Falkirk Council's Education Services - 17/07/07. Press release
• Work starts on new £500,000 small business centre for Bo'ness - 11/07/07. Press release
• Big Tick announced for Falkirk community - 06/06/07. Press release
• Falkirk businesses benefit from sound advice - 11/06/07. Press release
• Pupils step up to the challenge - 05/06/07. Press release
• HELIX projects submits £25 million Lottery bid - 31/05/2007. Press release
• Service Master under new ownership, 10/05/07. Press release
• forthvalleyjobs.com launched, 08/05/07. Press release
• Glasgow artist to create world's largest equine sculptures, 26/04/07. Press release
• Local pupils have designs on green electricity generation, 20/04/07. Press release
• Falkirk and Grangemouth businesses embrace the HELIX, 10/04/07. Press release
• Major step forward for Falkirk Gateway proposals, 28/03/07. Press release
• Green light given for Bo'ness harbour £175 million redevelopment, 20/03/07. Press release
• Record numbers hear the future really is in Falkirk, 02/03/07. Press release
• Designed for Life! 15/03/07. Press release
• Falkirk opens up to International Visitors, 02/03/07. Press release
• Record numbers hear the future really is in Falkirk, 02/03/07. Press release
• Pupils given ‘time and space’ for science, engineering and technology at INEOS' annual education fair, 28/02/07. Press release
• Regeneration brings £228 million investment to town centres, 27/02/07. Press release
• £25 million bid for the HELIX, 20/02/07. Press release
• View Falkirk Herald Business Page, Feb 07
• Private developers commit over £750 million to the Falkirk area, 29/01/07. Press release
• KemFine UK Limited at Grangemouth is reshaping to meet the needs of the market place, 18/01/07. Press release
• Timber firm branches out with £1.5 million expanision, 15/01/07. Press release

2006 News

• View Falkirk Herald Business Page, Dec 06
• Forth Valley Partnership Awards 07. Press release
• Business News in the Falkirk area, Newsletter
• Young Bo’ness artists make their mark on history, 22/11/06. Press release
• Canal Corridor Barges Ahead, 21/11/06. Press release
• Hippodrome project will cross the generation in Bo'ness, 20/10/06. Press release
• Outreach Wins £1m Worth of Oil & Gas Equipment Orders, 17/10/06. Press release
• View Falkirk Herald Business Page, Oct 06
• Forth Ports announce new £40m distribution hub, 27/09/06. Press release
• £1.5m Investment in Business Space for Grangemouth, 26/09/06. Press release
• First-time buyer property index. RBS report, Sep 06. Press release
• Bean there and done it! - Entrepreneur heads for Falkirk, 17/08/06. Press release
• Redevelopment for Grangemouth Town Centre, 15/08/06. Press release
• Helix shaping up nicely for Falkirk, 08/08/06. Press release
• £175M Bo'ness foreshore looks set for success, 27/07/06. Press release
• A new heart for Stenhousemuir, 26/07/06. Press release
• Work starts on Scotland's £50m specialist chemical and manufacturing park, July 06. Press release
• Deanburn Primary - a Work of Art...itecture. 11/07/06. Press release
• New Business Property Opportunities, 20/06/06. Press release
• Falkirk's Helix brings the community together, 13/06/06. Press release
• View Falkirk Herald Business Page, Jun 06
• My Future's in Falkirk initiative sponsors Scottish Boat & Outdoor Leisure Festival, 15/05/06. Press release
• Business confidence increases, 04/05/06. Press release
• Falkirk's population hits new high, 04/05/06. Press release
• Consultation for Denny, 26/04/06. Press release
• Simpson Donald selected as UK & Ireland specialist distributor of the year 05, 21/03/06. Press release
• Start of new era as demolition starts at former Alcan Site, 20/03/03. Press release
• Falkirk Council launches £5m Bo'ness Townscape Heritage Initiative, 22/02/06. Press release
• Big in Falkirk, Scotland's National Street Arts Festival, Returns on 29 & 30 April. Press release
• Pupils get the 'BUG' for Science, Engineering and Technology Fair, 27/02/06. Press release
• Young People Speak Up!, 21/02/06. Press release
• Hip Hip for the Hippodrome, 14/02/06. Press release
• Falkirk web expands across the world, 08/02/06. Press release
• High flyer visits Falkirk's Business Panel, 07/02/06. Press release
• Intercity Fish Flock to Falkirk, 06/02/06. Press release
• View Falkirk Herald Business Page, Feb 06

2005 News

2004 News