All artwork is copyright Jim Barker Cartoon illustration ∞ Reproduction without permission is heavily frowned upon.

The Bairns is a topical cartoon which I have drawn in The Falkirk Herald for more years than I care to think about. The cartoon is always related to a local area story which appears in that weeks paper

Falkirk Herald 7/09/2023

Local Harry Potter themed shop celebrates its second birthday

Falkirk Herald 14/04/22 - a local man was woken by a text telling him he'd won the Lottery

Falkirk Herald 13/05/21 -After months of restrictions people are finally allowed to socialise

Falkirk Herald 14/01/21 - The local council restarted grass cutting after several long months

Falkirk Herald 27/08/20 - The local cinema get a drinks licence.

Falkirk Herald 26/11/20 - Christmas under pandemic rules...

Falkirk Herald 23/07/20 - Shopping under Pandemic Rules

Falkirk Herald 08/08/19 - Changeable weather for a Bank Holiday....

Falkirk Herald 12/12/19 - The local cinema shows a Star Wars Marathon

Falkirk Herald 27/06/19 - The local sportd stadium imtroduces a charging point for electric vehicles

Scottish Bairns Cartoon 121219

Falkirk Herald 16/06/22 - Fathers Day

Falkirk Herald 9/06/22 -Complaints about noise from the Killers concert at Falkirk Stadium

Falkirk Herald26/05/22 -A spate of banks closing in the Falkirk area...