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