Ian Scott, The Falkirk Herald Journalist Profile

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Looking back with Ian Scott on the history of the floral clock in Falkirk's Dollar Park

2 weeks ago | falkirkherald.co.uk | Ian Scott

Like hundreds of Falkirk folk I was delighted a few years ago when the Cyrenians and Friends of Dollar Park combined to bring the famous floral clock back to life. Since then the entrance to the park has offered a bright and attractive welcome and the big hands of the clock have turned as if by magic. But magic it is not! A mechanical device connected to an electric motor combine to keep the hands turning. But with planting time fast approaching there is a problem.
Looking back with Ian Scott on the history of The Argylls, Falkirk's own

3 weeks ago | falkirkherald.co.uk | Ian Scott

On June 14 this year the Royal Regiment of Scotland will march through the streets of Falkirk to mark the award of the Freedom of the town and district. Back in 1972 the same award was made to the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders and a few years ago a similar display marked their farewell to a community which had helped fill the ranks for all the years of their existence.
The Longitudinal Relationship Between Pain and Depression in People with Inflammatory Arthritis: a Narrative Review

3 weeks ago | acrjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com | Natasha Cox |Saeed Farooq |Helen Twohig |Ian Scott

Supporting Information Filename Description acr25532-sup-0001-Disclosureform.pdfPDF document, 256.8 KB Disclosure Form acr25532-sup-0002-FigureS1.tiffTIFF image, 192.4 KB Supplementary Figure 1. Relationship Between Pain and Depression in People with Inflammatory Arthritis: Database Search Approach
Looking back with Ian Scott on the history of the Forth & Clyde Canal

1 month ago | falkirkherald.co.uk | Ian Scott

Watch more of our videos on ShotsTV.com and on Freeview 262 or Freely 565Visit Shots! nowWith the welcome arrival of Spring, the footpaths of our two canals are filling up with walkers following in the hoof steps of the great horses that once pulled laden barges of coal, grain, timber, iron ore and passengers by the thousands from one side of the country to the other.
Looking back with Ian Scott on the history of Dunmore village

1 month ago | falkirkherald.co.uk | Ian Scott

Watch more of our videos on ShotsTV.com and on Freeview 262 or Freely 565Visit Shots! nowWhen I win the Lottery, which I expect will be sometime soon, I will look for a nice wee cottage beside the sea to spend my declining years. Fortunately I won’t need to travel out of Falkirk district because nestling on the River Forth just north of Airth is one of the most delightful villages in Scotland.
Looking back with Ian Scott on Camelon's past

1 month ago | falkirkherald.co.uk | Ian Scott

Watch more of our videos on ShotsTV.com and on Freeview 262 or Freely 565Visit Shots! nowAlthough it’s well over 70 years since I left my ancestral home of Camelon I have never lost my interest in the fantastic long history of the village. Two thousand years ago the Romans built a huge fort where the golf course is today and some think that it overlooked a big bay on the Carron where Roman galleys sailed in with provisions and reinforcements.
Looking back with Ian Scott on the Home Guard in the Falkirk area

1 month ago | falkirkherald.co.uk | Ian Scott

Watch more of our videos on ShotsTV.com and on Freeview 262 or Freely 565Visit Shots! nowWatching a re-run of a Dad’s Army episode last week I was reminded that it wasn’t just Walmington-on-Sea that depended on those intrepid part-time warriors but every town and village in Britain. When war broke out in September 1939 it was assumed that the country would be subject to a massive air bombardment and so black outs, air raid shelters and mountains of sandbags were prepared.
Looking back with Ian Scott at the history of Falkirk Technical School

2 months ago | falkirkherald.co.uk | Ian Scott

Watch more of our videos on ShotsTV.com and on Freeview 262 or Freely 565Visit Shots! nowDo you remember the good old days when huge crowds packed into Brockville to watch the annual ‘grudge match’ between Falkirk High and Falkirk Tech – of course the rivalry was about a lot more than who could score the most goals.
Looking back with Ian Scott on Falkirk's famous export - The Carronade

2 months ago | falkirkherald.co.uk | Ian Scott

Watch more of our videos on ShotsTV.com and on Freeview 262 or Freely 565Visit Shots! nowI was arguing with some friends recently about the things that made Falkirk famous. Irn Bru? The Roman Wall? The Wheel and the Kelpies? For me there is only one answer – the powerful weapon first cast in iron on the banks of the Carron back in 1778. When Dr John Roebuck and his partners first planned an ironworks at Carron in 1759 their eyes were set on the lucrative market for iron cannons.
Looking back with Ian Scott on history of Freemasonry in Falkirk

2 months ago | falkirkherald.co.uk | Ian Scott

Watch more of our videos on ShotsTV.com and on Freeview 262 or Freely 565Visit Shots! nowLast Friday I had the pleasure of speaking at the annual Burns Supper in the Masonic Temple in Lint Riggs, the home of Lodge Callendar 588. Although I am not a ‘brother of the mystic tie’ as the bard described his fellow masons, the annual celebrations in his honour have brought me at different times to every masonic lodge in Falkirk district.