Falkirk Council

Physical distancing among students is not required but hand sanitisers and one-way systems are the new norm.

Schools across Scotland will reopen full time - with no social distancing - from 11 August. How is your council going to make that happen?

The council says there will be a gradual return until all pupils are back in class by 17 August.

Falkirk Council says full-time education in schools will begin a fortnight after the start of term.

BBC Scotland asked all 32 local authorities about their plans for the new academic year, starting in August.

All six local authorities in the regions will increase council tax in the coming financial year.

All of Scotland's 32 local authorities have decided their council tax for 2020/21. What are bills where you live?

Falkirk Council decides to increase council tax by 4.84%, while Angus Council agrees a rise of 3%.

Moray, Falkirk and Fife councils pledge to join the 29 other local authorities already signed up to a British Heart Foundation scheme.

Head teachers in the Falkirk Council area have been asked to identify more than £4m of possible savings.

Letters to parents say Falkirk wants to save £5.83m in children's services in each of the next five years.

Labour's John McLuckie, Conservative James Kerr, and a third man were charged after an investigation.

The A801 Avon Gorge road will close for five weeks of repairs with an eight-mile diversion in place.

Tom Coleman, a former SNP councillor, was elected as provost of Falkirk Council earlier this year.

Watchdog finds councils still struggling to settle claims 13 years after the deadline for new rules was set.

Discussions are under way across central Scotland and Tayside after the council elections left no party in overall control.

Councillors in Dundee and Stirling and Clackmannanshire set their council tax rates for the coming financial year.

Councillors in Falkirk and Perth and Kinross approve council tax rises for the coming financial year.