Last month police received a number of reports of thefts and related crimes at commercial premises in the Forth Valley area.

A MAN has been arrested following a number of thefts in Alloa town centre. Clackmannanshire community police officers carried out an investigation after commercial businesses were targeted in January.

A FORMER nursery in Alloa is set to make way for a new kids care facility after a planning application was given the green light.

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