“Because you would do this for me”
“‘You would do this for me,’ is the response we all give to the question, ‘Why are you doing this?’” says Muna Ausat, one of a group of Falk
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- Sep 7, 2020
- 5 min
A walk along the Bo’ness waterfront
Packed with features interest, this pushchair and wheelchair-friendly walk starts and finishes at the historic Bo'ness harbour
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- Apr 10, 2020
- 4 min
African soul, crafted in Scotland: Gold medal-winning rum from Matugga Distillers
You might think the ingredients for gold medal-winning rum is all in the molasses and copper pot stills. But you’d be only partially correct
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- Mar 30, 2020
- 2 min
Waz and Assfa – Keeping Supplies Rolling
The only man with a reliable supply of toilet roll for miles around is busy, of course, when I call in to find out how he does what the...
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- Mar 26, 2020
- 4 min
The Sunday Dinner Lady
“Sunday dinner was always a tradition in my family,” says Winchburgh resident Anne Wilson, aka the Sunday Dinner Lady. “I love a Sunday...
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- Mar 12, 2020
- 3 min
Craigshill Good Neighbour Network (CGNN): Neighbours helping Neighbours
Operating from a base in Craigshill, but open to people from all around West Lothian and beyond (“we wouldn’t be good neighbours if we...
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- Mar 8, 2020
- 4 min
Alderstone: Plague-watching duties, muster and civil war
A time-travelling resident of the Livingston area from the 15th century would recognise almost nothing if they visited today; it would be...
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- Mar 4, 2020
- 3 min
Allison Poulter, Cat Sitter
It’s an unusual occupation, one born from a passion for cats. Allison Poulter is a home-visiting cat sitter. Or Cat Whisperer. Or...
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- Feb 8, 2020
- 6 min
How Dynamite came to Scotland
The Nobel Prizes are announced annually; world-famous coveted prizes for those who confer “the greatest benefit on mankind” in sciences,...
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- Jan 31, 2020
- 3 min
Musically Active Dudes
A class with an energetic dance vibe and great music, from a DJ who regularly spins the discs at Boteco do Brasil in Edinburgh and...
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- Dec 24, 2019
- 2 min
Safe Hand Cabs: genuinely accessible private hire
“Most places have their own local taxi company, but until now that’s been missing from the Balerno and Currie area,” says Kenny Roberts,...
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- Dec 17, 2019
- 4 min
Howden Weir: The UK's Largest Rock Ramp
It looks like a natural rock fall in the river, but is actually a sophisticated piece of engineering work. In the River Almond at Howden...
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- Dec 10, 2019
- 5 min
The Irn-Bru Fleet
January 1937 – a huge Clydesdale horse lies stricken on the frosty ground of the Cow Wynd in Falkirk, having slipped on the ice. His...
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- Nov 1, 2019
- 5 min
Our Own X Files
Rounding a corner of a woodland path on Dechmont Law, a forester going about his job in November 1979 entered a clearing and came upon a...
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- Aug 13, 2019
- 3 min
Dunmore: "If you like piña coladas, and getting caught in the rain.”
Well, it’s not quite piña colada, but it is a pineapple and you may well get caught in the rain. This month we visited what is described...
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- Jul 25, 2019
- 3 min
Tot's Spot: The Play Cafe Concept
A bright airy room, a series of mini play-zones and an open plan table arrangement where you can sit with your coffee or lunch and watch...
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- Jul 11, 2019
- 3 min
eeek! Escape Room
“We’re puzzle geeks,” explains Ellie, co-owner of Linlithgow’s new escape room, eeek! Along with her husband Euan (and with a willing...
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- Jun 11, 2019
- 4 min
HandiCabs Lothian
You’ve probably seen the HandiCabs minibus dropping people off at the supermarkets and buzzing around the area and not given it a second...
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- May 15, 2019
- 4 min
“No-one knows the river like its anglers.”
“I remember a time when sometimes the river ran red, sometimes it ran blue,” says George Mackintosh, talking to me about the River Avon...
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