Clackmannanshirenoun
/klækˈmæn.ən.ʃər//klækˈmæn.ən.ʃɚ/an area of central Scotland that was a county until 1975 and is now a council area (= an area with its own local government):
Modern Clackmannanshire ranks 30th among Scotland's council areas in terms of its size.
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- Longannet, in Clackmannanshire, became the first mine in Britain to benefit from a £110 million European subsidy scheme.
- Born in Italy, he arrived at the age of four in Alloa, Clackmannanshire, where his father ran a cafe.
- Glasgow has the highest rate of unemployment, it claims, followed by West Dunbartonshire, North Lanarkshire and Clackmannanshire.
- The leader of Clackmannanshire council said there was no justification for scrapping a council that was performing well.
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