Falkirk Herald Bulletin 27-06-24

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

Transcript

00:00Hello, I'm Gill Buchanan, the editor of the Falkirk Herald, and I'm here to tell you

00:04about some of the stories that are making the headlines in our latest print

00:07edition which is on sale now. Residents in Ayr had a terrifying ordeal this week

00:13when a coach left the road and crashed into their homes, causing structural

00:17damage. We've all the details and images from the scene. With days to go until the

00:23general election, candidates in the Falkirk constituency had an opportunity

00:27to answer questions from voters at a hustings held in Camlyn. And it's

00:32congratulations to St Mungus High School young film ambassadors who took a top

00:36title at Education Awards in London this week. Two men are to stand trial

00:42next year accused of the murder of a young Bowness woman by allegedly sending

00:47her car off a Falkirk road last summer. And we report how council projects to

00:53build new and improved roads are helping young people into work. As end-of-term

00:59approaches in our schools, we've packs of lots of activities taking place,

01:03including the opening of Laidside Primary's new sensory garden. Our picture

01:10galleries include four pages from another successful Grangemouth

01:13Children's Day and the very pink Race for Life in Calendar Park. There was also

01:18lots of fun at a Libraries are for Everyone event in Larbert. Historian Ian

01:24Scott takes us on a fascinating walk around Camlyn Cemetery, where he points out

01:29the graves of some of our most famous forefathers. And in sport, Forth Valley

01:34Orienteers James Hammond took a silver medal at the European Youth

01:38Championships. And for our senior football teams, it's back to pre-season

01:43training at Westfield and Oakleview. All these stories and lots more in our

01:48print edition, which is on sale now and also online at www.falkirkherald.co.uk. Thank you.