Falkirk Herald Bulletin 28-09-23

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.

00:10 Our lead story this week tells of a larbert couple who lost one of their twin daughters

00:14 earlier this year. Leila was only 15 months old. Now dad Craig Turnbull, cheered on by

00:21 wife Kimberly and daughter Sophia, will be running the Loch Ness Marathon at the weekend

00:25 to raise money for Ronald McDonald House in Glasgow which provided them with support for

00:31 over a year when Leila was in hospital. Also having a busy weekend, our mother and son

00:37 Alira and Ewan Brown from Larbert, who are heading to Tanzania to climb Mount Kilimanjaro

00:43 in aid of the Scott Martin Foundation. At a meeting this week Falkirk councillors agreed

00:48 the annual fireworks display should go ahead in Calander Park, despite the £10,000 cost

00:54 at a time when the council is facing financial constraints.

00:57 We have the heartwarming story of little Rudy Bell who has spent a considerable amount of

01:02 time in hospital this year, both as an inpatient and outpatient. Instead of gifts for his fourth

01:09 birthday last month, he asked for cash donations for Glasgow Children's Hospital charity and

01:14 raised over £1,500. We have full coverage of the Reading Pit disaster centenary and

01:21 the dedication of the new memorial. Also photographs from two events at Keneal Estate last weekend

01:27 and the results from St Mungo's High School's annual prize giving.

01:31 The story in Ean's Scott reflects on the Battle of Sheriffmuir in 1715 and its significance

01:37 for Falkirk. And the sport we hear how ascending off in the Shires 1-0 home defeat to Huntley

01:44 in the Scottish Cup left the young player inconsolable. All these stories and lots more

01:50 can be found in our print edition which is on sale now and also online at www.falkirkherald.co.uk.

01:59 Thank you.

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