Falkirk Herald Bulletin 05-10-23

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

00:04 about some of the stories that are making the headlines in our print edition, which

00:08 is on sale now. Organisers of a popular family Christmas event at Ruffcastle have cancelled

00:14 it just weeks after tickets went on sale. Major works at the Falkirk Wheel by Scottish

00:19 Canals means much of the site that would have been used will be fenced off, and those involved

00:24 with the December event said they would reduce the enjoyment for those attending.

00:29 Work to extend the gas mains network in some of Falkirk District's villages is about to

00:34 begin over the coming weeks. It follows residents in what they called the District's Forgotten

00:39 Villages mounting a campaign saying they faced huge power bills because of the electric heating

00:44 systems that were fitted in their homes. It's well done to behind the wall boss Brian Flynn

00:50 for being named Scotland's Licensee of the Year, although he was quick to say that the

00:55 award was for all his team. And congratulations to well-known Denny woman Nan Henderson as

01:01 she celebrates her 100th birthday, while the arrival of little Devon Balloch marks five

01:07 generations for one braids family. Watch out for Falkirk soldier Christopher Dean in the

01:13 new BBC series aptly named Soldier, which looks at the life of recruits joining the

01:18 British Army. With full coverage of the Strathcarn Hospice 10k at the weekend with lots of

01:25 photographs. A photo galleries from Take the Right Route event in Bowness and coffee mornings

01:30 held across the district for charity, including at Lawrison Primary School and a fashion show

01:36 organised by the Rotary Club of Grangemouth. Historian Ian Scott gives details of the latest

01:43 Falkirk Local History Society publication, which looks at the history of Grangemouth.

01:49 And in sport, former Falkirk player Robbie McNabb, now with Cowdenbeath, reveals he's

01:54 inherited the debilitating Huntington's gene and how he intends to live life to the full

01:59 as every minute is precious for him. All these stories and more are in a print edition, which

02:04 is on sale now and also online at www.falkirkherald.co.uk. Thank you.

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