Jill Buchanan

6 days ago | falkirkherald.co.uk | Jill Buchanan

Watch more of our videos on ShotsTV.com and on Freeview 262 or Freely 565Visit Shots! nowA Falkirk councillor has been selected as the SNP candidate to contest the Falkirk West seat at next year’s Holyrood elections. Gary Bouse, who has been the councillor for Carse, Kinnaird and Tryst constituency since 2017, was selected this week by constituency members.

6 days ago | falkirkherald.co.uk | Jill Buchanan

Watch more of our videos on ShotsTV.com and on Freeview 262 or Freely 565Visit Shots! nowA group of knitters are inviting people to join them for a coffee and chat while they fundraise for a local charity. A knitathon will take place on Saturday, May 10 from 11am to 3pm in Trinity Church hall in the heart of Falkirk. All money raised on the day will got to the Mamie Martin Fund which supports girls in secondary schools in Malawi.

6 days ago | falkirkherald.co.uk | Jill Buchanan

Watch more of our videos on ShotsTV.com and on Freeview 262 or Freely 565Visit Shots! nowMembers of the Girl Guiding movement have been fundraising to help save lives. Carron Division Girl Guides, Brownies and Rainbows, along with their leaders, wanted to raise cash to purchase and install a defibrillator in the area. They hold their regular meetings in church halls in Dunipace, Denny and Bonnybridge and wanted to give something useful back to their community.

6 days ago | falkirkherald.co.uk | Jill Buchanan

Watch more of our videos on ShotsTV.com and on Freeview 262 or Freely 565Visit Shots! nowResidents and businesses have been hit by a power cut in the Falkirk town centre and Bantaskine area this afternoon. SP Energy Networks has confirmed the outage and said they hope to have the system restored as soon as possibly. A spokesperson said: “There is a power cut affecting the FK1 postcode area of Falkirk.

6 days ago | falkirkherald.co.uk | Jill Buchanan

An RAF veteran celebrated his 105th birthday as VE Day 80 events took place around the country. Staff at the Dorrator Court sheltered housing complex went all out to ensure Fred Walker had a day to remember – with other residents joining in the party. In the morning of May 5 they enjoyed a concert from Bo’ness Belles while in the afternoon there was a party with vocalist Zoe Richards providing the entertainment. There was also a cake for the 105-year-old and his fellow residents to enjoy.