The chaos caused by the aftermath of Storm Arwen has led to calls for improved resilience planning and compensation for those in the firing line.
The storm ripped through communities across the region in November, leaving more than 135,000 people without power - with some communities in rural Stirling being forced to wait for a week for power to be fully restored.
A recent survey commissioned by Stirling MSP Evelyn Tweed has revealed 27 per cent of more than 100 respondents were left in the dark for four days or more and 32 per cent said they felt unprepared for a big storm.
