Falkirk Herald Bulletin 24-08-23

Editor Jill Buchanan talks us through the headlines from The Falkirk Herald.

Transcript

00:00 Hello, I'm Gill Buchanan, the editor of the Falkirk Herald, and I'm here to tell you about

00:04 some of the stories making the headlines in our print edition, which is on sale now.

00:08 Falkirk Council's Trading Standards Service has revealed a crackdown on rogue retailers

00:14 illegally selling vapes and e-cigarettes to under-18s. Super slimmer Louise Fraser tells

00:20 us about her weight loss journey and shows us the clothes she used to wear.

00:26 Councillors have made it clear the regeneration of Falkirk Town Centre must not exclude cars

00:31 and solely rely on public transport. And we've an update on the public realms works

00:36 in Newmarket Street. There was praise for the work of former Bowness Academy pupil Natalie Simpson,

00:43 now involved with defence projects with her employer Leonardo UK, as she also studies for

00:48 her degree. And it's congratulations to Emma Buchan, a music teacher at Larbert High, who's

00:54 a member of the world champion pipe band. This week's picture galleries are from Quarry Park

01:00 Fun Day in Brightons, Trice Children's Fun Day in Stennismuir, and Thornton Mews Care Home Carnival

01:07 in Falkirk. Historian Ian Scott looks back at the history of the district's Freemasons and their

01:15 meeting places. And in sport, Falkirk Victoria Harriers' duo Samuel Kane and Isla Clements both

01:22 soared to national titles at the 4G Age Group Championships in Aberdeen. All these stories and

01:29 more are in a print edition which is on sale now and also online at www.falkirkherald.co.uk. Thank you.

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