Aberfoyle
COUNCILLOR Evelyn Tweed met local business owner Josh Stallard from the Olde Christmas Shoppe as well as Alison Boa from community action group Aberfoyle Village People to discuss concerns over a declining number of businesses operating in the village.
Mr Stallard pointed out that the state of the village had been left to decline over a number of years and raised his concerns that this was impacting on visitor numbers, which was having an adverse effect on businesses.
The Aberfoyle Village People is a voluntary organisation that aims to find ways to make the village a better place to live and work in.
It has also raised concerns that general maintenance of the area has not been up to standard in recent years.