Falkirk Herald Bulletin 23-01-25

Falkirk Herald Bulletin 23-01-25  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

00:05some of the stories that are making the headlines in our print edition, which is on sale now.

00:10Two men were arrested in Falkirk this week and later charged with being involved in serious

00:14and organised crime. It follows cannabis cultivations with a value of £3.6 million being uncovered

00:21across central Scotland. A man who pulled out a lighter at a Denny petrol station and

00:27threatened to blow it up has been jailed for two years after appearing at Falkirk's Sheriff Court.

00:33Falkirk Council's strategic property review continues with details of more

00:37buildings that could be saved while others face the axe. And the friends of Kenneal and

00:42Bowness are angry that the future of the museum on the estate looks precarious

00:47as the council prepare to walk away from building. If you think that you would like to get involved

00:53in politics, the museum teaches an event, First Step to Stand, being organised in Falkirk next

00:58month, aimed specifically at encouraging more women to get involved in politics.

01:05Two men have been found guilty of the murder last summer of a Falkirk man who was working in Wales.

01:12It's congratulations to Falkirk artist Fiona Strickland, who has picked up a top award for

01:17her work. And there is great excitement in the Rutherford household after 11-year-old Sophie was

01:22chosen to be this year's Bowness Fair Queen. Youngsters in Bowness Children's Theatre and the

01:29Big Bad Wolf Theatre Company are busy rehearsing for their forthcoming productions and weird

01:34details are how you can get tickets for both. Historian Ian Scott has taken a look back at the

01:40many chapters of Falkirk Library over the years. In sport, Falkirk Fury legend Johnny Bunyan has

01:48been named head coach of Scotland's professional basketball side, Caledonia Gladiators. Falkirk and

01:55Stennis Muir players both say they intend to bounce back from their Scottish cup defeats at the

01:59weekend when they return to league duty. And Larbert boxer Lee Welsh reflects on a great year in 2024

02:06and looks ahead to the next 12 months. All these stories and much more are in our print edition,

02:12which is on sale now and also online at www.falkirkherald.co.uk. Thank you.