Falkirk Herald Bulletin 25-04-24

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

00:07 is on sale now. We lead this week on a plea from retired union members, urging Falkirk

00:13 Council to look again at the 30% increase in funeral charges brought in earlier this

00:18 month. They call it a tax on the dead and ask for a rethink. We're looking ahead to

00:24 this weekend when the celebrations of 10 years of the iconic Kelpies take place. We've got

00:29 details of all Saturday's events and how one young schoolboy, Piper, has written and will

00:34 perform a new piece of music. Falkirk Council has revealed that the contract's demolished

00:40 calendar square to make way for a new town hall has been awarded to a local company.

00:45 We've also got details of the timeline. A school has said a fond farewell to janitor

00:51 Ian Aitchison after more than 21 years service. We've got a review and pics from Falkirk Operatic's

00:57 current production of The Little Mermaid. We've also got picture galleries from the

01:02 new Play Park opening in Quarry Park in Brightons and the community fair in Grangemouth, both

01:07 events taking place last weekend, as well as the recipients from Braids High School's

01:12 prize giving. And congratulations to the two businesses celebrating success at the recent

01:18 Currie Awards. Historian Ian Scott looks back at the landscape of Falkirk from two centuries

01:24 ago. In sport, we're celebrating the success of Danny Pace gaining promotion to the East

01:30 of Scotland League Premier Division and Falkirk Rugby Club winning a place in the National

01:35 League Cup final at Murrayfield. All these stories and lots more are in our print edition,

01:40 which is on sale now and also online at www.falkirkherald.co.uk. Thank you.

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