Stirling Observer

A grit night out in Stirling - despite the snow

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On Friday night my husband and I were in Stirling city centre for a meal before heading to the Albert Halls to see Collabro.

We parked the car in Glebe Crescent and decided to walk up to City Walls - and it took us all of our wiles to get there because of ungritted pavements.

Now, I know most of the Stirling area was hit by the snow on Friday afternoon and the roads were quickly cleared. But what about the pedestrian­s who had to struggle around?

I understand that the gritters have priorities but surely the city centre where people come to shop and for entertainm­ent - should be well up the list of areas for gritting.

Thankfully we got to the concert in one piece - and it was a great night too!

Kate Francis Clackmanna­nshire

agents.

Stirling Council may have identified a need for a crematoriu­m but never had any intention of building one or finding a strategic location best suited to the whole area they administer.

Expediency is now the name of the game to the extent that they quickly relinquish­ed their request to retain some of the Victorian fabric at Bannockbur­n Hospital.

Westerleig­h is a commercial enterprise and is scouring the UK for business opportunit­ies. Local people who have thought seriously about this know this site is not a quiet secluded rural location; it sits in an extremely busy hub. If planning consent is granted, Westerleig­h face an open road and any conditions or so called protective measures won’t be worth the paper on which they are written.

John Fowler Benview Bannockbur­n

 ??  ?? Chilly Snow plough in Albert Place, Stirling, on Friday morning
Chilly Snow plough in Albert Place, Stirling, on Friday morning

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