Falkirk Herald Bulletin 16-01-25

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

Transcript

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

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

00:09The wraps have finally come off the proposals for the new Town Hall and Civic Centre in the

00:13heart of Falkirk and we have all the details. There is also a question mark hanging over the

00:18future of the Carnegie funded library and the town's Hope Street as the plan is for the library

00:23and council hub to relocate to the new building. We also have details of future leisure plans for

00:30Denny, The Braes and Bowness. There is also reaction to the news that Ineos has closed

00:36its ethanol plant in Grangemouth after more than 40 years. Falkirk Nursery, Wellside Kindergarten

00:44is celebrating after receiving a perfect set of marks following a visit from the Care Inspectorate.

00:50Sadly, one of the last remaining BA Cowboys, Dennis McCourtney, died recently and we have tributes to

00:56the Stennismuir man who, along with fellow workers, made western films in his spare time,

01:01raising thousands of pounds for local charities from their screening. The remarkable efforts of

01:07blind comic Chris McCausland, who won 2024's Strictly Come Dancing Glitter Ball, inspired

01:13Bonnybridge dance teachers to run classes for people attending Forth Valley Sensory Centre

01:19A new community hall has opened up at Baileylands in Brightons, bringing the investment in the

01:24buildings there to over £1 million. It's hoped this will give even more opportunity

01:30for local people to engage with each other at classes and groups. Martial arts expert and actor

01:36Paul Lapsley is now turning his hand to film production and we have all the details.

01:42With all the news this week about plans for the new Falkirk Town Hall, historian Iain Scott has

01:47taken a look back at the buildings previously used by the community. In sport, we have details

01:54on the future of Grangemouth Sports Stadium and footballer Sam Kerr's loan signing to Liverpool

02:00from Bayern Munich. We've also all the usual football, basketball and athletics news.

02:06All these stories and lots more can be found in a print edition which is on sale now

02:11and also online at www.falkirkherald.co.uk. Thank you.