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People across the district fell silent at 11am today to remember all those who lost their lives in service of their country.

Rachel Janice Elizabeth Davie was born at Forth Valley Royal Hospital in Larbert on May 22, 2019 at 11.31pm. She weighed 4lbs 5oz.

Sara Paton (27) is an ambulance technician, while, Ross Bowden (28) is an engineer. The couple are from Bo’ness.

Drug users have allegedly been pulling up in taxis at a local primary school – posing as parents picking up their children but picking up their drugs instead.

A community came together to pay tribute to the district’s ‘forgotten fallen’ in a poignant ceremony.

A “caring” bus driver has been formally recognised after going the extra mile to support the Rotary Club of Polmont.

It was a case of all hands and paws on deck as dress rehearsals got underway for Falkirk Youth Theatre’s new production, Legally Blonde – The Musical.

Bo’ness athlete and Forth Valley College sports student Lauren Tenn-Mills won the Impact in Sport accolade at the CEMVO Scotland Ethnic Minority Impact Awards in Glasgow.

Falkirk and Bonnybridge’s very own Billy Buchanan is in the running for a Lifetime Contribution honour at this year’s LGiU (Local Government Information Unit) Scottish Councillor Awards.

It has been revealed that the National Lottery has created 29 millionaires across the Falkirk post code region since its launch in 1994.

Music lovers across the Falkirk district are being invited along to a free, star-studded Stand Up 2 Cancer fundraiser taking place at Johnston’s Bar Bistro this evening (Wednesday).

Sadly there are still very few retail outlets these days where you can categorically state you will be helping the environment if you shop in them.

Retired highland dancer Lauren Hilson laced up her dancing shoes again after 21 years to help fund research into Von Hippel Lindau disease (VHL), which her friend Lynsey Moffat suffers from.

Former staff and pupils of Bowhouse Primary School are invited to come along and mark the school’s 50th anniversary next month.

A group of friends who saddled up for a Calendar Girls-type photoshoot in aid of Strathcarron Hospice have raised more than £5000 on its behalf.

Live music and live explosions will be competing for the crowds’ undivided attention when folk start gathering in Callendar Park a few hours from now the annual fireworks extravaganza.

A Falkirk nurse-turned law student has won two prestigious awards.

Langlees Primary School is celebrating its 60th birthday this year and is looking for past pupils to make the milestone even more special.

A boost to staffing in the day surgery Uuit at Forth Valley Royal Hospital will lead to hundreds of extra operations being carried out every year.