Falkirk Herald Bulletin 24-04-25

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

Transcript

00:00Hello, I'm Jill 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 a print edition, which is on sale now.

00:10We lead this week with a warning to inconsiderate motorists who park on

00:13pavements, with Falkirk Council about to introduce a £100 fine for those who break the new law.

00:21We also have the results of an FAI into the death of a worker at Grangemouth Calachem

00:26almost five years ago. The findings show that 59-year-old Graeme Anderson may have lived if

00:32six calls made by colleagues to the Scottish Ambulance Service had been dealt with promptly.

00:37Motorists and pedestrians will have to find another route, with the Lock 16 bridge in Camlin to be

00:42closed for eight weeks as part of the upgrading work by Scottish canals on the Forth and Clyde Canal.

00:49A drop-in session will take place where the public can find out more about the latest redevelopment

00:54plans for Lothal and House in Pullmont, with proposals to turn the building into flats and

00:59build houses in the grounds. We've also got details of what will happen on Saturday when the Free Colliers

01:06receive the freedom of Falkirk so you don't miss out on any of the ceremony. A woman has been jailed for

01:12three years after an assault on a one-month-old baby and left it with terrible injuries. And three men

01:19from the London area have been found guilty of the culpable homicide of a bone-esque young mum,

01:24Amy Rose Wilson, in 2023. We've got lots of smiling faces in the paper too, with coverage of Bankier

01:32primaries through the decades show to mark its 60th anniversary, pictures from the Friends of Inshira

01:38Park's Easter Egg Hunt, a fundraiser for the Busy Bees playgroup in Grangemouth and the Cairn Valley

01:45Motorcycle Club's annual Easter run to raise funds for chars. In our retro section, historian Ian Scott

01:52takes us on a fascinating stroll around the circular route of the old trams, with lots of glimpses of

01:59local history along the way. In sport, there was European success in Taekwondo for Larbert High School

02:06pupil Peter Selwood as he took a gold medal at a competition in Estonia. There was also personal

02:13best times for Falkirk Vic's athletes who took part in a competition in Linlithgow and a record

02:19medal hall for fourth ballet orienteers competing in Sheffield. We've also got all the usual football

02:24update as the season draws to a close. All these stories and lots more can be found in a print edition

02:31which is on sale now and also online at www.falcirkherald.co.uk. Thank you.