Falkirk

Forth Valley College has registered a record number of female engineering modern apprentices (MAs) for an academic year, with 19 signing up for courses which cover sectors such as welding and fabrication, instrumentation, power distribution and mechanical engineering.

Passengers in Scotland will next week be the first to ride in a new battery-powered train to showcase its potential without the high cost of electrifying railway lines.

The breakdown of a fifth canal bridge between Edinburgh and Glasgow could be the final straw that closes the waterways, campaigners fear.

A Falkirk-based book producer has transitioned to employee ownership, the latest of some 100 Scottish companies to become owned by its workers.

Scotch beef is in demand, both in Scotland and the wider UK, and, thanks to the current weak pound, Caledonian Marts is seeing a very strong export market for Scotch lamb.

An SNP MSP has called in police after staff at his constituency office opened a letter which had been smeared in excrement.

For sale signs are going up at police stations in Camelon and Falkirk.

A second branch of the charity Rape Crisis Scotland has been forced to close its waiting list for counselling and support.

An extremely underweight Rottweiler had to have its eye removed after being neglected by its teen owner.

Mayonnaise and ice cream are not two dairy products you would usually put together - but one Scottish ice cream parlour has done the unthinkable.

A Danish-inspired scheme to get elderly people out and about on people-carrying trishaws is to be extended across Scotland, it was announced today.

The future of two waterways reopened after decades of dereliction have been placed in doubt after research found boaters are cancelling summer trips amid uncertainty over their use.

He’s cycled round the world - but not on this type of machine, yet.

The battle to control Scotland’s local authorities continues almost a year after municipal elections, with Falkirk becoming the scene of the latest showdown between parties.

Police have warned Falkirk motorists to be extra-vigilant after thieves managed to steal keys from hall tables by pushing a fishing rod through the letterbox.

A high street which was cordoned off after a suspicious package was found has been reopened.

It remains one of the most celebrated Lowland single malts despite not being produced in more than two decades.

A new group is to be launched to increase significantly the number of women working on Scotland’s booming railways.