Family

A £94,000 grant from the Big Lottery Fund means Home-Start Falkirk West can expand its service to help even more families throughout the area.

A miner uncovered a real diamond on the dancefloor over 60 years ago and is still loving life with her.

A grandmother has spent the last half century raising her own family while acting as a foster carer for hundreds of youngsters.

A remarkable woman who is celebrating her 100th birthday today says a day by day approach to life has enabled her to reach the milestone.

THE DETAILS: Lois Marshall was born on June 23, 2017 at Forth Valley Royal Hospital, at 1.15pm, weighing 7lbs 1oz.

THE DETAILS: Arlo John Currie was born at Forth Valley Royal Hospital on June 26, 2017 at 6.31pm weighing 7lbs 5oz.

Animal welfare experts are appealing for a new home for Holly, a beautiful six-year-old Collie cross based at Dogs Trust in West Calder.

THE DETAILS: Archie David King was born at Forth Valley Royal Hospital on May 6, 2017 at 11.43am weighing 5lb 5oz.

Animal welfare experts are appealing for a new home for Orla, a sweet nine-month-old Kangal based at Dogs Trust in West Calder.

THE DETAILS: Abbie Rose Crawford was born on June 21, 2017 at Forth Valley Royal Hospital at 10.04pm weighing 8lb 3.5oz.

THE COUPLE: Neil Rennie is 39 and a self-employed engineer from Aberdeen, and Raymond Chan is 36 and a sexual health practitioner from Edinburgh. The couple live in Airth.

THE DETAILS: Skylar Elaine McGale was born on March 14, 2017 at 2.19pm in Forth Valley Royal Hospital weighing 7lbs 3oz.

This bubbly six-year-old Husky/Collie is looking for a football-loving owner to keep him busy.

Hazel Gardner (28) is an accountant from Grangemouth and Robin Oliver (29) is a computer forensic analyst from Durham. The couple stay in Falkirk.

Robyn Lisa Barnfather was born on June 13, 2017 at 12.30am in Forth Valley Royal Hospital, weighing 7lbs 6oz.

Pauline Cairns (48) is from Grangemouth and is a practice manager at the GP surgery in Meeks Road, Falkirk, while Scott Robinson (52) is from Loanhead and an IT analyst with Standard Life. The couple stay in Falkirk with Pauline’s son Sean (19) and Scott’s daughter Laurie (12).

Aarron Ross Ure was born on April 27, 2017 at 10.47pm in Forth Valley Royal Hospital, weighing 6lbs 5oz.

Lex, a handsome five-year-old Border Collie, is a friendly, excitable boy who adores people and is keen to approach everyone to say hello.

Siobhan Doherty (28) is a senior accounts manager from Larbert and Keiran Martin (27) is an IT project co-ordinator from Larbert. The couple stay in Larbert with their daughter Caoimhe (4).