Recently added articles from The Falkirk Herald (Falkirk, Scotland):
Warriors' winning start to league campaign.
Aug 04, 2008 ... STENHOUSEMUIR FC captain Steven Ferguson unveiled the club's new strip and sponsor before getting their Division Three season under way last weekend. The Warriors will bear the name of Digitol, a document solutions company based in both Glasgow and Aberdeen, on their home ...
Ban for food boss.
Jul 31, 2008 ... AN UNHYGIENIC takeaway owner has been banned from ever working with food. Sameena Shahid (36) was slammed with a hygiene prohibition order at Falkirk Sheriff Court on Tuesday after inspectors found a catalogue of failings at the Almas Tandoori, 71 Grahams Road, Falkirk. ...
Brave teenager honoured by school.
Jul 31, 2008 ... NOT even a life- threatening virus could stop one determined Falkirk teen from achieving academic success. John Shanks was just 12 when he suffered from a viral infection which left him completely debilitated, with no mobility or speech. The 17-year-old spent his ...
Bethany cuts her hair for sick kids.
Jul 31, 2008 ... A BUBBLY seven-year-old from Bonnybridge had her waist-length blonde hair cut off - for charity. Bethany Martin agreed to the challenge to raise money for blood cancer charity Leukaemia Research because her grandfather, Graham Callaghan, died of leukaemia five years ago. ...
Cabbies' fuel costs fury.
Jul 31, 2008 ... ROCKETING fuel costs are forcing local taxi drivers to work extra hours to make ends meet. The global rise in oil prices has seen prices at the pumps hit record levels in recent weeks. Bus companies have already increased their own fares to cover the shortfall. ...
Singer who found fame on TV show dies.
Jul 31, 2008 ... THE SINGER for whom 'opportunity knocked' has died. Eddie Connors won the cult TV programme on five occasions in 1971 after the public voted him their favourite artiste. His singing career took off after appearing with Hughie Green on 'Opportunity Knocks' and he was ...
Churchyard ruined by gangs.
Jul 31, 2008 ... YOBS are turning an historic churchyard into an eyesore. Broken bottles and empty crisp packets litter the grounds of Falkirk Old and St Modan's Parish Church. Gangs of teenagers regularly congregate in the kirkyard and leave piles of rubbish behind. Angry ...
Hospital to pioneer picture menus.
Jul 31, 2008 ... WHEN it comes to hospital food, getting something resembling what you ordered can sometimes prove difficult. But for patients in Forth Valley meal-time is set to become less of a guessing game. New picture menus, displaying everything from macaroni cheese to turkey ...
Falkirk Stadium kicks out caterers.
Jul 31, 2008 ... SHOCKED bosses at a catering company claim they have been kicked out of part of Falkirk Stadium. Just days before the start of the football season, Alchemy Inns were told they could no longer run a function suite in the building and had just five weeks to move out. ...
Poor fielding costs Westquarter dear.
Jul 31, 2008 ... A SLOPPY fielding performance ruined an excellent start for Westquarter against Marchmont and led to another loss in East League Division Two. They chose to field first after winning the toss, and Zeeshan Ikram and Colin Fox got the visitors off to a good start. ...
Stenhousemuir's winning run ends.
Jul 31, 2008 ... STENHOUSEMUIR'S long unbeaten run came to an end last Saturday when they lost to Forfarshire at the Tryst. 'Muir, who were missing skipper Iain McDonald and international all-rounder Glenn Rogers, found that Forfarshire - currently second place in the league - were just too ...
Soccer starlets make their presence felt.
Jul 31, 2008 ... IT has been another week when players from the Falkirk Academy have made their presence felt in the senior side. Firstly, last Wednesday, a large number of the under-19 squad were involved in the 2-1 defeat against Berwick Rangers at Shielfield Park. Academy ...
Dunipace face Kilsyth in Cup cracker.
Jul 31, 2008 ... DUNIPACE will get their new season under way on Wednesday evening when they travel to take on Kilsyth Rangers in the first of their Central League Cup qualifying games. Before that, though, they will wind up their pre-season programme with home games against Linlithgow Rose ...
McInally warns: Berwick match bigger than Ayr.
Jul 31, 2008 ... DON'T get carried away! That's the message being delivered to everyone at East Stirlingshire ahead of Saturday's league opener at Berwick Rangers. Boss Jim McInally recognises there's a feel good factor about the place after Sunday's 2-1 Challenge Cup win over Second Division ...
Warriors ready for Elgin City.
Jul 31, 2008 ... STENHOUSEMUIR kick-off their new Third Division campaign against Elgin City this Saturday and Andy Shirra believes they can get off to the best of starts. The 24-year-old midfielder joined the Warriors in the summer from Camelon Juniors and is desperate to bounce back from the ...
Hopes high Lovell will sign for Bairns.
Jul 31, 2008 ... STEVE LOVELL is all set to become a Falkirk player if his personal terms can be agreed upon. The 27-year-old striker is currently with the Bairns at their summer training base in the Netherlands on, according to John Hughes, a "get to know the squad basis". However, ...
New sponsor backs Business Awards.
Jul 31, 2008 ... A VIBRANT events production company has become the latest sponsor of the 2008 Falkirk Herald Business Awards. Sound & Vision Ltd, which has offices in Glasgow and Edinburgh, has not only agreed to back the popular awards but will also help to create a dazzling awards evening at ...
Space grows for ambitious firms.
Jul 31, 2008 ... BUSINESSES looking to expand will be able to take advantage of new office space in Grangemouth. Bizspace has opened a second business centre at the Earls Gate park. The new centre will provide a range of office, studio and light industrial units aimed at making it ...
Andrew banks on success.
Jul 31, 2008 ... AN ENTREPRENEUR who has triumphed over adversity is up for a top industry award. Andrew Thomson (43), who is profoundly deaf, left a secure job at The Royal Bank of Scotland after 20 years to set up a company delivering sign language and deaf awareness training - and now the ...
Jobs boost for Grangemouth.
Jul 28, 2008 ... FIFTY new jobs are to be created at Syngenta in Grangemouth as part of a [pounds sterling]75 million investment. The company say the expansion will help meet global food supply needs. The Grangemouth plant will be expanded over the next three years to accommodate a ...