Falkirk Herald Bulletin 21-03-24

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.

00:09 We lead this week on the shocking story of these targeting Falkirk Foodbank, the premises

00:14 in Tambour Hill were broken into over the weekend, and three new laptops used by volunteers

00:19 in their task of providing almost 200 food parcels every week were stolen. MP John McNally

00:26 is calling for an end to health tourism adverts after it was revealed 28 Britons have died

00:31 since 2019 after travelling abroad for elective surgical procedures, including his constituent

00:37 Shannon Bow from Denny. Falkirk's Mandy Stevenson appeared on the Lorraine TV programme this

00:44 week to highlight the postcode lottery for breast cancer drugs in the UK. While she is

00:49 receiving a life-saving drug, women in England are not. Congratulations to Jamie O'Rourke

00:55 of Graingerouth's Project Theatre for being named Personality of the Year by Falkirk Arts

00:59 Network. Residents in Avonbridge are appealing for help to safeguard their community hall,

01:06 which they say is vital for those living in the area and which Falkirk Council wants to

01:10 dispose of. We've got picture galleries from the Boys Brigade Turnabout event last Friday

01:15 evening in Graingerouth, and the Abseil for Maggie's Forth Valley at the Falkirk Wheel.

01:22 Meanwhile, dance legend Irene Langlands finally had her retirement recognised after the pandemic

01:27 put the party plans on hold. We've got a host of pictures from the night. Historian Ian

01:33 Scott gives details of Gentleman's Well, which was gifted to the town and for years was at

01:37 the west end of the High Street, but sadly then disappeared. And in sport, we've got

01:42 football, basketball, table tennis, and the news that Falkirk Vics' Scott Sterling has

01:46 been selected for the GB team to compete in the World Cross Country Championships. All

01:52 these stories and lots more are in a print edition which is on sale now and also online

01:57 at www.falkirkherald.co.uk. Thank you.

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