A fuel poverty campaigner is one of the first new candidates to announce she is standing for election to Falkirk Council in May.
Claire Brown - who is also known by her maiden name, Claire Mackie - has been selected as the Conservative candidate for the Upper Braes area of Falkirk.
After setting up and leading the Falkirk's Forgotten Villages Campaign - which successfully persuaded Falkirk Council to agree to install new heating in thousands of homes - Mrs Brown says she now aims to do more for the rural communities she hopes to represent.
