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Bottle man Rab is Central FM’s ultimate Local Hero

Thu, 23 May 2013 10:45:41 GMT

He’s the retired window cleaner who’s raised more than £100,000 for Strathcarron Hospice by collecting empty ginger bottles.

Chelsea blooms with floral vine tributes

Wed, 22 May 2013 22:44:01 GMT

Petal power will be out in force to toast the RHS Chelsea Flower Show centenary celebrations this month.

Keeping the flame burning after 50 years...

Wed, 22 May 2013 22:32:58 GMT

If you’ve ever watched the pigeons in Venice’s St Mark’s Square, stared in awe at the views from the Almafi Coast, or wondered if Juliet really did stand on that balcony in Florence, it’s possible you could have been bitten by the powerful Italian bug.

1980s are a world away for today’s football fans

Wed, 22 May 2013 20:50:06 GMT

Watching Monday night’s Panorama programme about Hillsborough stirred up some bad memories of my early days watching football.

Getting to grips with new technology

Thu, 16 May 2013 20:07:41 GMT

The editorial team at The Falkirk Herald have all been issued with brand new phones and laptops to help us continue to deliver the news in this new digital-savvy world.

Proud and humbled by Angelina’s decision

Thu, 16 May 2013 14:43:36 GMT

Was there any woman not moved like me by the news actress Angelina Jolie had undergone a double mastectomy for the sake of her six children?

colin brown (reddingmuirhead) ‘I wasn’t aware the festival was on, to be honest’

Thu, 16 May 2013 13:00:00 GMT

We asked ...Will you be attending any of the events at this year’s Tryst Festival?

Pet of the Week

Thu, 16 May 2013 09:30:34 GMT

Animal welfare officers are looking for a good home for fun-loving dog Diesel, a two-year-old Staffie cross currently living at the Dogs Trust in West Calder near Livingston.

Wedding of the Week

Thu, 16 May 2013 08:32:33 GMT

The wedding of Lorna Anderson and Craig Macrae

Baby of the Week

Thu, 16 May 2013 08:30:58 GMT

The birth of Harrison Beaton Ure

Falkirk women still doing it for Malawi

Wed, 15 May 2013 22:29:32 GMT

Three generations of Falkirk women who have been supporting education for Malawian girls for 20 years are celebrating the anniversary with a fundraising push.

Redding man remembers Spitfire crash like it was yesterday

Wed, 15 May 2013 22:11:39 GMT

Last week’s column by our resident historian Ian Scott about the Spitfire training exercises during World War Two stirred up memories for James Ward, who was just a boy at the time.

Camelon group set to reach cancer fund target

Wed, 15 May 2013 22:01:26 GMT

Big-hearted staff and users of Camelon Community Education Centre are well on course to reach their fundraising  target for a cancer centre.

Bollywood dances help seal Miss Scotland title for Falkirk’s Mohnie

Wed, 15 May 2013 21:53:06 GMT

Stunning Mohnie Dhillon beat off the opposition to take the crown at a national beauty pageant.

Group of the Week

Tue, 14 May 2013 15:03:45 GMT

Falkirk Association of Retired Persons

Camelon was first chemicals capital

Mon, 13 May 2013 13:31:00 GMT

For most of the last 100 years Grangemouth has been the chemical capital of central Scotland. But long before that it was the Camelon Mariners who supplied the country with products from several chemical factories in the Lock 16 area.

Bonnybridge’s Lorraine is named best student nurse in the UK

Mon, 13 May 2013 12:27:00 GMT

A student nurse from Bonnybridge has been named the best in Britain at a prestigious health industry awards.

Text of the Week

Fri, 10 May 2013 21:33:29 GMT

‘Observe the Sabbath and keep it holy. You have six days in which to do your work, but the seventh day is a day of rest dedicated to me.’ (Exodus 20: 8-10)

Pet of the week

Thu, 09 May 2013 11:33:06 GMT

Catching up with Falkirk’s four-legged friends

A Good Samaritan or the victim of a con?

Thu, 09 May 2013 11:25:42 GMT

I stumbled upon a major topic of debate last week after a minor incident at work.