Editor Jill Buchanan talks us through the headlines from The Falkirk Herald.
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00:00Hello, I'm Job 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 print edition, which
00:07is on sale now. We leave this week on a double tragedy on our roads, with two men killed
00:13within 48 hours, one on Bellstite Road and the other in the heart of Falkirk Town Centre.
00:19We've news of a multi-million pound growth deal which was signed at Rosebank Distillery.
00:25We've comment from the Scottish Secretary, the Deputy First Minister and the Council
00:29Leader on what it will mean for Falkirk and Grangemouth. Falkirk Council was also putting
00:35schools in the spotlight, and we've details of how the poverty attainment gap is narrowing
00:39locally but is still significant. A promise that by improving the quality of school meals
00:45it won't increase the cost, and a commitment from the Director of Education that pupils
00:51don't miss classes as a punishment for not wearing a blazer. We've eight pages of photographs
00:57of some of the remembrance Sunday events which took place across the district. There
01:03is also details of favourite Lauriston fish and chip restaurant and takeaway, Benny T's,
01:07giving customers a very special offer to celebrate their 20th anniversary. Businesses in Denny
01:14have launched a giving tree to help those less fortunate in their community this festive
01:19season, and we'll tell you how to get involved. And there's lots and lots of stories this
01:24week about awards. Two recipients of British Empire medals, Catwalk getting a hat-trick
01:30at the Scottish Wedding Awards, and a photographer getting recognition for his stunning image
01:36of the Wallace Monument. Historian Ian Scott delves into the history of a set of imposing
01:42gates that many of us will have passed but perhaps not know the story behind. In sport
01:47we're highlighting Charlotte Ascombe, who has been named Youth Volunteer of the Year,
01:52and we've also eight gold medals for Falkirk Tae Kwon Do, and success for Sparta boxers
01:58in Sweden, as well as our regular football, rugby and basketball coverage. All these stories
02:04and lots more are in a print edition and also online at www.falkirkerald.co.uk. Thank you.