Education

A new nursery being built in Callendar Business Park has been delayed until early next year because of flood damage.

Larger than life Falkirk children’s author Stuart Reid has been left high and dry by a mystery decision to axe his October stint in Qatar...which was worth £725 per day.

The achievements of pupils at Larbert High - both academic and on a wider scale – were celebrated last week when the school held its annual prizegiving.

A Bo’ness teacher has been nominated for a Scots teaching award.

“Utterly terrified” was Bankier Primary principal teacher Pam Webster’s honest verdict on a (literally) high profile excursion to the Forth Bridge - “but spectacular!”.

Forth Valley College students have baked a giant cake replica of the Wallace Monument ahead of next week’s festival celebrating the landmark’s 150th anniversary.

Inspiring students from across Falkirk district were recognised in an annual awards ceremony.

Three young men who have just begun apprenticeships with ExxonMobil have launched their careers with a trip to the Fife Ethylene Plant at Mossmorran.

Falkirk’s Forth Valley College will be open an extra night during the week to enable more learners to take advantage of a new programme of evening courses.

Falkirk West MSP Michael Matheson MSP is visiting Forth Valley Sensory Centre next week to learn about a pioneering healthy eating scheme.

A Falkirk girl who’s a member of the National Youth Choir of Scotland (NYCOS) says when summer comes around it feels “just like going home “.

Falkirk’s Callendar Park will today play host to a woman who can fairly be called “a battleaxe” without fear of contradiction - and a galaxy of other costumed characters.

The celebration of fifty years of friendship between Falkirk and its German twin in Odenwald has been marked in style, with the help of dozens of local musicians.

Falkirk’s RAF Air Cadets Squadron (470) is one of the biggest in Scotland, but will still find room for more eager recruits at a special event on Tuesday, September 17.

Falkirk Council has answered a plea for help from Fife after a devastating fire gutted a high school, leaving 1400 pupils without classrooms.

Children’s mental health charity Place2Be is staging a course at Forth Valley College’s Alloa campus to help teachers understand issues affecting their pupils.

A Falkirk arts group with supports people with learning disabilities and mental health issues is aiming to expand, thanks to a £3,000 lottery boost.

Hard-pressed local families are increasingly turning to school uniform banks run by congregations, according to the Church of Scotland.