Falkirk Herald Bulletin 21-09-23

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

00:04 about some of the stories that are making the headlines in our print edition which is

00:08 on sale now. Our front page news is a real-life local hero who thought nothing of jumping

00:14 into a freezing canal to rescue a woman who had fallen in. And after he managed to get

00:20 her out of the water and into the recovery position, Davy Buchanan returned to the canal

00:24 in Encampment to finish off his drink. We've got the latest from the fatal accident inquiry

00:31 which began at Falkirk Sheriff Court this week following the deaths of a Falkirk couple

00:35 in 2015 when their car left the M9 motorway and lay undiscovered for three days. Falkirk

00:43 West MSP Michael Matheson opened the latest extension at Strathcarne Hospice and we've

00:48 all the details of the benefits for patients and staff. And it's congratulations to Janet

00:54 Campbell who recently celebrated her 100th birthday at Newcarron Court Nursing Home.

00:59 And tributes have been paid to a former well-known restaurant boss Paul Moscardini who has died.

01:06 This week's picture galleries are from Falkirk Charities Day, Bonaise Transport Festival

01:12 and a Kelpies Cantor sponsored walk at the Helix for Christian Aid. Historian Ian Scott

01:19 looks back at the Reading Pit disaster as we prepare to mark the 100th anniversary and

01:24 the re-dedication of the memorial stone. And in sport we look ahead to Scottish Cup weekend

01:30 for local clubs Dunnypace, Camlin, The Shire and Bonaise. All these stories and much more

01:36 are in a print edition and also online at www.falkirkherald.co.uk. Thank you.

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