Falkirk residents asked to donate bottled water to Scottish SPCA Wildlife Centre

Perthshire economy with a potential £5 million boost over the course of this weekend.

Gogglebox hasn't had a Scottish family on for five years due to "production difficulties", according to Channel 4 's Chief Executive. Alex Mahon spoke to MPs at the Scottish Affairs Committee on Monday and was faced with complaints over a lack of Scottish families appearing on the popular programme.

Blue WKD bottles from an Ayrshire bottling plant. The crooks initially broke into Caledonian Bottlers in Cumnock Business Park on Saturday, September 18, before returning to the scene two days later.

woman found injured and 'speaking with a Scottish accent' on a Croatian island.Officers identified the woman as Daniela Adamcova, from Slovakia, after receiving numerous tips from Croatia and abroad.When the 57-year-old was found, she couldn't remember her own name or how she came to be there. We previously told how the woman was believed to have had a "Scottish accent".It is now understood this was an Irish accent after she was found to have resided there in recent years.

Falkirk Sheriff Court heard the accident happened about 10.30 am on October 14th, 2017.

iOS - Android Vehicles on the south side of the closure wishing access to the north side of the closure should proceed via B7011 Brownlee Road, B7011 Station Road, B7011 Wildman Road, A73, A721 Wishaw Road, A71 Overtown Road, A71 Main Street and A71 Horsley Brae to the north side of the closure.Vehicles on the north side of the closure wishing access to the south side of the closure should proceed vice versa.

Scottish Government has confirmed that 18 people have died from coronavirus in the last 24 hours, It brings the death toll since last March – of people who first tested positive for the virus within the previous 28 days – to 8,396.The latest figures for Scotland showed that 2,870 new cases had also been identified overnight.There are currently 1,107 people in hospital confirmed to have the virus with 94 being treated in intensive care.The total number of positive cases since the pandemic started

The Great Scottish Squirrel Survey runs from September 20 to 26 and there will be online and outdoor events across the country with the Threave feeders being streamed online on Wednesday.

covid booster vaccination programme for elderly people in care homes will get under way today. Scotland will also be offering children aged between 12 and 15 the first dose of the coronavirus jab.

jail sentence. Mark Thompson, 30, poured a can of petrol over the Alfa Romeo GT Blackline JTS and set it alight just yards from a block of flats in Bainsford, Falkirk.

Franz Ferdinand‘s Alex Kapranos has shared a handwritten note from Bloc Party‘s Kele Okereke asking to support the Scottish band in 2003.Kapranos’ band, who were to release their self-titled debut album six months later, played a headline show at the Electrowerkz venue in London on October 24, 2003.Ahead of the gig Okereke wrote to Kapranos and the band, sending them Bloc Party’s first demo and asking to be considered as a support act at their next London show.“Hey Alex, this is Kele from Bloc

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assaulted a 96-year-old care home patient. During a nightshift, two of Margaret McGhee Dunbar's colleagues were struggling to help the 'distressed' elderly resident take off her wet nightdress.

Falkirk has made it in to the top five - when it comes to noisy neighbours anyway - according to new research.

True North OystersSeafood lovers can enjoy oysters sourced from a co-operative of small-scale shellfish farmers based on the west coast of Scotland, who belong to the Scottish Shellfish Marketing Group.This is the first time that True North’s product will be stocked in Aldi’s Scottish stores.Grown in mesh bags that are laid on low trestles on the shore at the low tide mark, the oysters grow naturally by feeding from the nutrient-rich tidal flows of Scotland’s seas.

iOS - Android Marc Lamnbert, CEO of Scottish Book Trust, told Lanarkshire LIve: "“The Live Literature School Residencies Programme (LLSRP) is incredibly important."It allows authors to build relationships with a school over time, working together with pupils on a dedicated project."The LLSRP, now in its sixth year, is funded by the Walter Scott Giving Group and delivered by Scottish Book Trust, the national charity changing lives through reading and writing.Schools across the country were

raping a vulnerable woman in the back room of his store. Shamas Pervaiz preyed on his victim having earlier asked if she had breast implants.

iOS - Android One local told Lanarkshire Live the smell of cannabis could be smelt around the village. Our source added: "Police raided the empty Clansman pub in Caldercruix this morning [Saturday], where a cannabis farm was established inside."The stench of it can be smelt all around the village." Cops are continuing to investigate their findings, with a Police Scotland spokesman telling Lanarkshire Live "enquiries are ongoing".

missing on August 14th before her body was found in Newton.But before her death, Cat had been planning to run the London marathon in October for Macmillan cancer charity.And since the passing of 'lovely' 29-year-old, wellwishers have raised almost £3k as part of a charity fundraiser set up by Cat herself.Scots have been donating to the page in recent weeks in order for Cat to reach the target, despite the fact she will no longer be able to take part in the race.