All Scottish cities apart from Aberdeen and Stirling saw an increase in the number of empty shops.

BBC: Number of empty Scots shops rise

Stirling Council is also looking to expand its number of single-bedroom homes.

BBC: Stirling Council to help 850 tenants hit by "bedroom tax"

Stirling celebrated his own landmark off the same number before departing.

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In the period since publication of our consultation document we have explored a number of options at both Falkirk and Stirling to determine whether additional courtroom accommodation could be provided within the footprint of the current buildings.

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Whilst prices rose at a modest pace in Scotland as a whole, there were a number of hotspots, with the biggest increases in Stirling (19%), Edinburgh (16%) and Inverness (15%).

BBC: Scots house prices to match UK rises