Falkirk Herald Bulletin 03-08-23

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 that are making the headlines in our print edition, which is on sale now.

00:08 We'll lead on the tragic story of Amy Rose Wilson, who died in a car crash on Saturday evening in

00:14 Falkirk. The 27-year-old from the Bowness area had been involved in an alleged car chase moments

00:20 earlier, and the police are keen to speak to the occupants of the other car which left the scene.

00:26 Don't forget the UCI World Cycling Championships come through Falkirk on Sunday, and we've got

00:31 all the details of where you can see the cyclists and the rolling roadblocks. The fight to retain

00:37 their life-length bus service continues for the community in Tamfor Hill, and they are now pinning

00:42 their hopes on a last-minute intervention from Falkirk Council. An Earth couple have picked up

00:48 the trophy for the village's best garden for the fourth time, and we've got photographs of their

00:52 beautiful backyard. A man who murdered another man in a Bowness flat then confessed his crime

01:00 to a shop assistant has been given a life sentence at the High Court. We've lots of

01:05 picture galleries this week and lots of smiling faces. The Dunedin Pace Primaries fun day,

01:11 a community event at Bowness foreshore, and another fun day this time in Lime Rigg.

01:18 Ahead of the Free Collier's Pinky March this weekend, historian Ian Scott looks at the 160

01:24 years history of the organisation, and in sport it's congratulations to Denny boxer Kevin Traynor

01:31 who won the WBU lightweight European title at a packed Doby Hall at the weekend.

01:37 All these stories and many more are in our print edition on sale now,

01:42 and also at our website www.falkirkherald.co.uk. Thank you.