See more of Falkirk Herald on Facebook Log In Forgot account? Is more investment needed to prevent these deaths, what's your thoughts? Drug-related deaths in Falkirk doubled last year with the majority related to heroin or morphine. Old Burgh Buildings Newmarket St, Newmarket Street, Falkirk, Stirlingshire, FK1 1JE Find Birth, Death And Marriages in Grangemouth on the Falkirk Herald directory. Forever in our heart Speirs Centre, Primrose Place, Alloa, Clackmannanshire, FK10 1AD Mr Gillen, a photographer with the Falkirk Herald, visited on April 28, when there were around 30 patients being treated on two wards with suspected or diagnosed coronavirus. See more of Falkirk Herald on Facebook Log In Forgot account? Will be sadly missed by all the family. Find Birth, Death And Marriages in Grangemouth on the Falkirk Herald directory. Get reviews and contact details for each business including phone number, postcode, opening hours and photos.

Carronbank House, Carronbank Crescent, Denny, Stirlingshire, FK6 6GA Marion Lowrie holds up her birthday card from the Queen (Image: Falkirk Herald / SWNS.COM) "The only thing that's left is the headmaster's house and there's a house where the school was." Drug deaths double in Falkirk.

Get reviews and contact details for each business including phone number, postcode, opening hours and photos. Old Burgh Buildings, Newmarket Street, Falkirk, Stirlingshire, FK1 1JE Anderson George Loving dad to Yvonne and son-in-law Gordon, grandad to Andrew and Scott. Striking photographs show patients being treated for Photographer Michael Gillen was granted access to Forth Valley Royal Hospital, near Falkirk, to document the work being done by medics battling Covid-19.The hospital, which was once the largest NHS construction project in Scotland, has discharged around two-thirds of patients who have contracted the virus back home, while others have been sent to community hospitals or care homes to recuperate. The pictures show them going about their daily duties, wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) and sharing tender moments with those in their care.Mr Gillen, a photographer with the Falkirk Herald, visited on April 28, when there were around 30 patients being treated on two wards with suspected or diagnosed coronavirus.His photographs show nursing staff painstakingly putting on PPE, with some smiling despite their face masks.Patient Robin Bennie, 63, was being treated on Ward B12 and has since been discharged home – but said at times he feared he would die from the illness.The government statistician, from Maddiston, Falkirk, was already being treated for leukaemia when he became ill.Mr Bennie said: ‘For about a week I had a fever and then I noticed that I was getting a wee bit short of breath.‘It got to the stage that I couldn’t look after myself so I phoned the hospital.‘The first two days were quite rough and I wasn’t certain if I would live.‘They gave me some oxygen to help me breathe but it’s not very pleasant as it dries up your nasal passages.’He continued: ‘The nurses and auxiliaries, in fact all the staff, are really on the ball.‘Yes, I’ll admit when I came in I thought that I had completed my last climb.’Senior charge nurse Donna Read, who oversees B12, added: ‘It was very stressful as people had to adapt to protocols that were changing quickly.‘We were expecting high numbers as seen in China and London but this unit has had about 100 patients with two-thirds of those discharged safely.‘Forth Valley has been very successful in managing Covid-19.’But she said one of the hardest parts of the situation for medics was dealing with relatives of seriously ill patients.Ms Read added: ‘People were dying and one of the most challenging parts was around communication.‘We were having difficult conversations with relatives, which normally take place face-to-face, over the phone.‘I found that quite challenging and quite upsetting at the time.‘Next of kin are allowed to come in to spend the last few hours with someone but even then they have to pick one person to come which isn’t easy.’Medics have made postcards for patients to pass on phone messages from loved ones, and donations of iPads have allowed patients to Facetime with friends and family.Senior charge nurser for ward A31, Rosario Walshe, added: ‘It is a very extraordinary time and personally I am proud to be classed as a frontline worker.‘Now it is just as important all the good work doesn’t become undone.‘It’s really important that people help us by keeping social distancing going and remember that people have lost their lives.’Get the need-to-know coronavirus news, features and tips, right to your inbox.Public smoking banned in parts of Spain 'as it spreads coronavirus'Learn how to retrain for a job in health and social careOne in ten people in London have coronavirus antibodiesWhy you need to be thinking about training for your career NOWMajor London bridge closed with immediate effect after heatwave causes cracksFarmer dumps 400 tyres at front door of alleged fly-tipperHuge fire breaks out at Cadbury Club as smoke seen across BirminghamUK records highest number of new cases in two months as 1,441 test positiveThunderstorms and flash flooding to last until Monday bringing end to heatwave "A ten-fold difference between England and Scotland in deaths is very, very worrying.” (Via The Scotsman) The news of the potential merger comes just a year after Facebook bo... ss Mark Zuckerberg said he wanted to see greater integration between Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp. But staff have also had to make tough decisions about how to manage deaths from the illness, including asking patients to pick one next-of-kin to spend time with.