Every week our team will bring you a round up of the top headlines from across the district, as well as national and international stories of interest you may have missed amongst the online babble.
FALKIRK DISTRICT DIGEST
Campaign launched for cheaper bus prices in Falkirk
Falkirk failing (letter to Scotsman re bus service)
http://www.scotsman.com/news/opinion/letters/falkirk-failing-1-3806594
Electric bikes prove cycling to the office need not be hard work
Overcrowding crisis in Falkirk schools
http://www.falkirkherald.co.uk/news/local-news/overcrowding-crisis-in-falkirk-schools-1-3799361
Parties gearing up for Denny by election
http://www.falkirkherald.co.uk/news/local-news/parties-gearing-up-for-denny-by-election-1-3806259
Hopes £150 million secures Grangemouth plant’s future
Pension scheme helps build 300 homes
http://www.falkirkherald.co.uk/news/community/pension-scheme-helps-build-300-homes-1-3799572
Maddiston growing project starts to bear fruit
Council asks developer to reconsider Denny town centre retail plan
Braes road is a ‘rat run’
http://www.falkirkherald.co.uk/news/local-news/braes-road-is-a-rat-run-1-3799371
Presentations from the 2015 Central Scotland Green Network are now available online:
http://www.centralscotlandgreennetwork.org/news-and-events/csgn-forum
Council Office Headquarters Consultation
NO UCG IN OUR FORTH PETITION
https://you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/no-ucg-in-our-forth
NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL NEWS
Fracking poses 'significant' risk to humans and should be temporarily banned across EU, says new report
10 things you need to know about fracking – the case against
Britain's political consensus on fracking is fractured
Underground coal gasification plant poisons community
https://www.greenleft.org.au/node/59279
What's Killing the Babies of Vernal, Utah? A fracking boomtown, a spike in stillborn deaths and a gusher of unanswered questions
What's wrong with Scotland's woods?
Humans creating sixth great extinction of animal species, say scientists
Finland: New Government commits to a Basic Income experiment
http://www.theonlinecitizen.com/2015/06/move-over-minimum-wage-heres-basic-income/
Britain to scrap new onshore wind subsidies next year
http://linkis.com/uk.reuters.com/artic/qsUuu
Scots private sector rents up nine per cent
http://www.scottishhousingnews.com/4008/scots-private-sector-rents-up-nine-per-cent/
Creating a Hedgehog Friendly Garden
http://homefarmer.co.uk/creating-a-hedgehog-friendly-garden
Lego Saying 'No' To Plastic, Invests Millions Into Search For 'Sustainable' Material
Four bombs and 19 dead pilot whales on the north coast of Scotland: the Royal Navy is to blame, says expert report
Scotland could be a world leader in floating wind industry, study finds