Opinion

As Hallowe’en is fast approaching and we prepare our families for the fun of trick or treating, parties and dressing up, here are some safety tips which can help towards a safe, trouble free and memorable evening.

Throughout the year, the event fundraiser at Strathcarron Hospice organises and hosts a series of events.

With just 68 days to go, I don’t think it’s too early to mention the ‘C’ word and the impact it will have on us all.

This almost passed me by but Tuesday this week was classed as Restart a Heart Day.

It seems that making your way to the USA is fraught with difficulties these days.

A week or so ago I wrote about the wealthy Wilson family of South Bantaskine living in comfort in their fine mansion house looking down over the town.

I have written before in this column about ‘historical hotspots’ in Falkirk district which contain several relics of different periods of the past.

I work with many dedicated men and women in the police and this week it has been obvious from the incidents they attend they go the extra mile to save a life.

As a child, I loved going on caravan holidays. There was always a sense of adventure as the car got packed up with a week’s worth of belongings and food. My sisters and I would each stuff a backpack full of snacks and things to keep us entertained during the car journey.

There are countless ways for a motorist to irk another motorist and I’m sure many of you will have your own biggest pet hate.

First of all we had the mum complaining about the supermarket delivery driver who wouldn’t bring her shopping up several flights of stairs.

Is there anything more frustrating than being left hanging on the phone while you wait on someone to answer.

Big news in the Scottish football media market as beIN Sports have been secured to broadcast the national game in New Zealand, Australia, Iraq, Iran, Sudan and Syria, amongst others.

A TROOP of Scouts took on a challenge when they went on an ‘‘expedition with a purpose’’.

Can there be anything worse than watching your child become violently ill and discovering there is nothing you can do to help them.

All visitors to Strathcarron Hospice are always given a very warm welcome from the minute they walk through the door.

It has been widely reported this week about the national success of the Disclosure Scheme for Domestic Abuse in Scotland (DSDAS).

There is no definitive guide to being a good parent.

When those clever Romans decided to build a mighty wall across Scotland in 142AD they reinforced it by constructing forts of various sizes to house the garrisons of soldiers and their auxiliaries.