Falkirk Council has promised to look again at the voting system used for its new grant-giving scheme after thousands of votes were rejected.
For many groups - including some of the district's biggest parks - it was great news as, across the council as a whole, 23 projects got funding that totalled £578,130.But there was confusion around why so many votes cast were not eligible, with more than 5000 votes across the council's nine wards being discarded.
In Falkirk North - which includes Westfield, Bainsford, Langlees, Camelon and Tamfourhill - of 4,851 votes cast, 2631 were rejected.
And in Falkirk South - which includes Hallglen and Falkirk town centre as far as Rosebank - only one of the projects got the required 10 per cent of votes needed.
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