- More uni courses cut in England
- Haulier fare subsidy 'must remain'
- Tax-dodging landlords 'targeted'
- Housing market recovery 'not there'
- 'Little prospect' for oil fund plan
- Disability cuts 'are devastating'
- Heart care 'more likely for rich'
- Lockerbie probe request to Libya
- Lennon bomb plot accused for trial
- 'Serious failings' at health board
- Cottage death OAP 'was murdered'
- Murder jury retraces woman's steps
- Pine marten control called for
- Direct flights 'key for economy'
- Navy diver joins Concordia probe
- Independence plan 'may block bank'
- Moore suggests earlier referendum
- Anorexia no fad, says MSP father
- Bronze sculpture stolen from museum
- Nursery man accused of sex offences
Local Sport
Tommy’s the Mann for the job say bowls selectors
Ace bowler Thomas Mann from West Lothian is currently experiencing the highs and lows of the sport at national level having been announced as a member of a select six male Scottish international figures to visit Adelaide for a test series in May.
Rose go top of Super League and Bo’ness face cup replay
LINLITHGOW Rose are Super League leaders, courtesy of their 5-3 win over Bathgate at Prestonfield, and are getting set to travel to Musselburgh this Saturday (February 25).
Simpson prepares for Olympics
Along with fellow Scot and British No.1, Simpson joined forces to take on their English counterparts on the Tennis Foundation’s Wheelchair Tennis Performance Programme, Marc McCarroll and David Phillipson.
Bumper turn-out for Falkirk park run
Junior runner Claire Mason of Shettleston Harriers ran her 10th parkrun on Saturday having previously made six appearances at Glasgow followed by three at Strathclyde.
Title tilt is just champion
SOUTH Queensferry boxer Paul Appleby is back in action next month when he is given a chance to re-establish himself at championship level.
Clean sweep for Grange Primary
Grange Primary School footballers have made it a hat-trick of victories in the Bo’ness schools’ winter tournament.
Kirkliston duathlon test
EIGHTY-TWO athletes mustered at Kirkliston Leisure Centre on Saturday for the second race of the winter duathlon three-race series.
Glittering prize escapes Iain
Lothian Running Club duo Iain Donnan and Scott Fraser produced excellent performances to finish first and second in an indoor three kilometre race in Stockholm on Sunday.
Bo’ness focussed on victory at Bathgate
BO’NESS United are out to gain more ground in their Super League campaign tomorrow (Saturday, February 11).
Rose, United tipped for weekend wins
LOCAl sides Bo’ness United and Linlithgow Rose are tipped for victory this weekend by bookmaker William Hill.
Hard work pays off for paddlers
KAYAKING allstars from Linlithgow have expressed thanks for local facilities that have helped them make waves on a national scale.
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
West Lothian runners beat the clock
A HANDFUL of Lothian Running Club members contested this weeks Falkirk Parkrun with three of them setting new personal best times for the 5k course within Callendar Park and another equallingtheir previous best.
Top award for community football club
COMMUNITY football in Linlithgow proved a table topper with a big win from the SFA last week.
Pedal power
THE first competitive cycle race in Bo’ness for 44 years attracted a big entry on Sunday.
Bathgate Alps feature in cycle guide
THE Knock and Cairnpapple Hill have been included in a new book for cyclists that describes the toughest road hill-climbs in Lowland Scotland.
Stiff challenge for Bo’ness swimmers
Competition was tough when Bo’ness Amateur Swimming Club attended a Grand Prix meet at East Kilbride.
Bo’ness United to learn Junior Cup opponents next Thursday
THE draw for the fifth round of the Emirates Scottish Junior Cup will take place during Real Radio’s Alan Rough/Derek Johnstone phone-in programme next Thursday, February 2 at around 7pm.
Hoops hold no fears for Linlithgow ‘Bairn’
Linlithgow man Stewart Murdoch will play in the biggest game of his budding career when Falkirk meet Celtic on Sunday in the Scottish Communities League Cup semi-final at Hampden.
Bo’ness squeeze into last 16 of Junior Cup
Sauchie Juniors 2
Burns 74, Carroll 77
Bo’ness United 3
Donnelly 45, Nimmo 68 pen, Watt 90
Emirates Scottish Junior Cup Round 4
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Colin’s major disappointment
THe dream was over for Linlithgow’s Colin Fleming this week as his streak of doubles wins at the Australian Open ended.
Players wanted
Syngenta Juveniles FC is looking to develop players born 2004, 2005, to play seven-a-side & Fun 4’s football on Saturday mornings with training Monday and Wednesday evenings.
Good turn-out for pony show at Oatridge
THE British Showjumping Pony Show was held at the Scottish National Equestrian Centre, Ecclesmachan, on January 14 and 15 and resulted as follows:
Muddy course is no hardship for runners
THE final fixture of the East District cross country league was held at Broxburn last Saturday.
Tennis ace Colin Fleming powers on
LINLITHGOW’S Colin Fleming may be out of the men’s doubles at the Australian Open but he is proving a serious contender in the mixed doubles.
Bo’ness swimmers shine as part of F.I.R.S.T
BO’NESS Amateur Swimming Club had five swimmers competing as part of F.I.R.S.T ( Falkirk Integrated Regional Swim Team) at the Scottish Short Course Nationals 2011 in mid December.
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Weather for Boness
Thursday 23 February 2012
Today
Light rain
Temperature: 7 C to 14 C
Wind Speed: 26 mph
Wind direction: South west
Tomorrow
Sunny spells
Temperature: 5 C to 10 C
Wind Speed: 29 mph
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