- Army battalions lay up Colours
- App to show alcohol's ageing effect
- Delivery driver chased off robber
- Man's ear bitten off in attack
- Record hope in rare whisky auction
- Jobs fear 'holds back house buyers'
- Social housing consultation begins
- '5% sway' on independence debate
- Motorists warned over icy roads
- Actor Mullan reopens Govanhill pool
- Man killed in tractor crash named
- Car deaths followed crane oil leak
- Fire crews tackle property blazes
- United action over far-right march
- Man arrested over woman's death
News
Linlithgow pupil is top designer
A YOUNG designer from Linlithgow will have her work displayed at Hampden after she was shortlisted in a football strip competition.
Queensferry RNLI station takes shape
THE new RNLI station at Queensferry is taking shape and should be operational by the end of this month.
Burgh Halls tatty flag to be replaced
A SALTIRE flying at Linlithgow Burgh Halls has attracted complaints as it looked tattered and weather beaten.
Railway loses £10,000 worth of metal and war plaque vanishes
The Scottish Railway Preservation Society in Bo’ness was this week counting the cost of the theft of four specially-cast brass axle boxes, totalling around £10,000.
Station parking problems at Dalmeny
Queensferry residents are concerned over the increasing number of rail commuters at Dalmeny Station who park cars indiscriminately on nearby streets.
Sport
Ace fishing at Bowden Springs
Fishing on both lochs at Bowden Springs near Linlithgow is still going well up apart from a couple of days when the ice stopped play.
Fast times at Falkirk park run
There were quite a large number of first-timers at Saturday’s Falkirk park run at Callendar Park.
Bo’ness United learn of Scottish Junior Cup opponents
BO’NESS United have been drawn away to Arthurlie in Round Five of the Emirates Scottish Junior Cup.
Rose push Airdrie hard in evening encounter
Airdrie Utd 2
Holmes 40, McDonald 79
Linlithgow Rose 1
Roddy McLennan 52
Lifestyle
Exciting drama will unfold at Hopetoun
HOPETOUN House is the venue for the latest production by the Chapterhouse Theatre Company.
Time to put weather ‘experts’ under greater scrutiny?
HERE we go again. Another headline warning of “Siberian Conditions” hitting us in the next few weeks.
Piano man for Linlithgow concert
Linlithgow Arts Guild will present a concert performance by the award-winning pianist, Tom Poster, at 7.30 pm on Saturday, February 11.
Community
Sky’s the limit
BY taking the plunge, Liz Adamson set her fundraising total for Cancer Research soaring - with the Bo’ness mum making an adrenaline-boosting £1300 from her sky dive.
Oatridge family fun day, Sunday February 5
OATRIDGE College in Ecclesmachan will hold a fun day this Sunday, February 5, from 12.45-4pm, celebrating wildlife, wilderness and weapons!
Free eye tests for Forth Valley kids
FREE eye tests for nursery school children are being rolled out in the Forth Valley area, which includes Bo’ness, Blackness and Whitecross.
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Weather for Boness
Sunday 05 February 2012
Today
Cloudy
Temperature: 1 C to 8 C
Wind Speed: 13 mph
Wind direction: South west
Tomorrow
Sunny spells
Temperature: -1 C to 6 C
Wind Speed: 5 mph
Wind direction: West
