Emergency numbers

ELECTRICITY

Scottish Power (all times) 0845 272 7999 Scottish Hydro-Electric (all times) 0800 300 999

GAS

Transco Emergency (escapes) 0800 111 999

FIRE

Central Brigade HQ 01324 716996 Stirling Fire Station 01786 472223 Alloa Fire Station 01259 724112

HOSPITALS

Stirling Community Hospital 01786 434000 Falkirk Community Hospital 01324 624000 Forth Valley Royal Hospital 01324 566000

NHS HELPLINE

0800 22 44 88 (National free phone service. Information is covered by trained counsellors 8am-10pm, Mon-Sun)

NHS 24

111

POLICE

Police Scotland Forth Valley Division, telephone 101

WATER

Scottish Water 0845 600 8855 Floodline 0845 988 1188

ROADS/LIGHTING

0845 277 7000

DENTAL

Patients not registered 01324 620999

DRUG AND ALCOHOL ABUSE

Drugs Hotline 01786 456211 Addictions Support & Counselling 01786 450721 Signpost Recovery 0845 673 1774

RAPE CRISIS

Forth Valley Rape Crisis 01786 439244

CHILDLINE SCOTLAND

0800 1111

CHILD DEATH HELPLINE

0800 282986

VICTIM SUPPORT

Stirling and district 01786 445782

SAMARITANS

Falkirk (24 hrs) 01324 622066 or 116 123

ALZHEIMER SCOTLAND

Action on Dementia (24hrs) 0808 808 3000

WOMEN’S AID

Alloa 01259 721407 Stirling 01786 470897

FAMILY MEDIATION

Stirling 01786 472984

OPEN SECRET

Stirling (childhood abuse) 01786 448504

CARERS CENTRE

Stirling 01786 447003 PARKINSON’S Stirling 0808 800 0303

COUNCIL ON DISABILITY

Stirling 01786 462178

ACTION IN MIND

Stirling and district 01786 451203

SUNDAY CHEMISTS

Boots, Thistle Centre; Sainsbury, Back o’Hill Road; and Tesco, Wallace Street, all Stirling are normally open.

BUSINESS GATEWAY

Business start-up advice 0845 609 6611