Sunday Alloa-Kincardine buses

Further to the withdrawel of the F15 service (see below), Stagecoach have maintained Sunday services bewtween Alloa-Kincardine by extending their Service 9 journeys between Kelty & Culross westwards to Alloa hourly between 1053-1553 returning from Alloa 1125-1625.
Additionally in the evenings, Service 28 will provide an additional mid-evening service between Kincardine-Alloa.
It would be useful to have these journeys indicated on the Service 8 timetable.

Bonnybridge area changes

Midland Bluebird are altering services in the Bonnybridge area from Monday 17th August 2015.
A new regular daytime service 2 will serve Falkirk/Bonnybridge to Fankerton and Stoneywood with a new early morning Mon-Fri journey to Falkirk from Dunipace, Barnego Road at 06.06.
As a result, Falkirk Road, Bonnybridge/Bonnybridge Toll now have a direct service to Denny/Dunipace. There's a direct service from Falkirk/Bonnybridge to Glasgow Road in Denny serving Sainsburys, Iceland and doctor surgeries, and direct Service from Dunipace and Ingleston Avenue to Falkirk
Service X86 re-routed via Bonnybridge Highland Dykes excluding the X86B at 06.43 Kilsyth - Falkirk journey, and additionally, the Saturday and Sunday 21.20 service from Glasgow will be withdrawn.
Timetables are on the First website.

Wee County changes

The supported bus services funded by Clackmannan Council will be changing from 31st August 2015. The new timetables mean the Council continues to provide services in communities where the current services are well used or where there is no alternative service.
The changes can be summarised as follows:
Service C64: Alloa Town centre will be renumbered Service C1 and will operate to an amended timetable
Service C68/C69/C70 will be replaced by Service C2 operating between Glenochil, Alloa and Tillicoultry Monday-Friday only.

Stagecoach changes in Fife - F15 Falkirk Service withdrawn

Stagecoach are making to changes a number of services in the West Fife area from August 17th.
Amongst the changes, the falkirk Council funded F15 Falkirk-Alloa service is withdrawn, which will result in a couple of changes to the 8A service between Alloa-Dunfermline route.
The Sunday morning 0822 Dunfermline-Alloa and the Monday-Saturday 2255 Alloa-Dunfermline services will be withdrawn,  The cancellation of F15 will mean no Sunday services between Alloa-Clackmannan, and the last bus Mon-Sat from Alloa is now before 10pm.
First are taking over evening & Sunday services on Service 6 between Steelend-Crombie.
On a more positive note, express services X24/26/27 to Glasgow will benefit from a later Glasgow departure at 2305 Mon-Sat to Kincardine & Glenrothes.

Whins Of Milton route amended again

The Whins Of Milton area buses are changing again next Monday. Since the area lost it's dedicated service last year, it's been covered by diverting Service 54 from Cowie, then St.Ninians Service 57. Now Service 57 will revert to it's previous route, and the Whins of Milton will be served by Service 24 Stirling-Kilsyth route, with frequency reduced to hourly. 

There will also be a timetable change on X39 Stirling-Glasgow from the same date. 

Wave routes replaced

Hunters have replaced WAVE on Stirling Park & Ride and the C48 Bannockburn-Dunblane services on behalf of Stirling Council. New timetables are available here

Citylink drop West Highland routes

Citylink continue to cut back on their services through Stirling. They have dropped their summer services from Edinburgh to Oban & Fort William, which served Grangemouth and Stirling en route, from their 2015.
Fisher Tours are running a service to Oban every second Thursday via Alloa & Stirling, giving 3 hours in Oban before returning. Fisher Tours also have services to Callander every other Friday.