Falkirk Herald Bulletin 21-12-23

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 about

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

00:09 now. We've the heartwarming story of a couple from Lauriston marking lots of celebrations

00:15 this week. Tom Burt's 72nd birthday is on Christmas Eve. He retires from Falkirk Council

00:21 after 35 years. The couple celebrate their golden wedding anniversary, but all are only

00:27 happy events thanks to the stranger who donated their heart to Tom's wife Georgina 15 years

00:32 ago. She tells us how she thinks about the donor every day, but it is particularly poignant

00:38 at this time of year. The much-anticipated skating rink at the Helix got off to a sticky

00:44 start with many of those buying tickets unhappy with the artificial ice surface and the skates

00:49 supplied. Falkirk Council has apologised and promised that the contractor has made improvements.

00:56 We tell of a former nurse at Forth Valley Royal Hospital who is about to be struck off

01:00 after being convicted of stealing drugs from the hospital unit where she worked. In sad

01:06 news, we have an obituary for former Manikee owner Bill Johnstone. We've got the important

01:12 information you may need over the festive period, including pharmacy opening times and

01:17 changes to refuse collections. But we've also got stories of people helping others this

01:23 Christmas, including Ross Coffee Shop in Larbert opening its doors to those alone on December

01:27 25th, and day-to-day owners in Stenysmuir handing over food partials. Historian Ian

01:35 Scott has some more of his fascinating information about our local history, this time about Falkirk's

01:41 water supply. And in sport, we've all the details of the fishing opening of Falkirk

01:46 Rugby Club's new premises. All these stories, lots more, including lots of festive picture

01:52 galleries are in a print edition which is on sale now and also online at www.falkirkherald.co.uk.

02:03 Thank you.

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