Julie Currie

Scotland

Features Editor at National World Publishing

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Toast Thomas’s 80th birthday in Bo’ness

1 day ago | falkirkherald.co.uk | Julie Currie

Thomas the Tank Engine, everyone’s favourite No 1 blue engine, is returning to Bo’ness next month. In the 80th year of Thomas & Friends, A Day Out With Thomas: The Party Tour will be stopping at Bo'ness & Kinneil Railway on July 12 and 13. The engine will also be visiting the town on August 30 and 31. Day Out With Thomas is a fun-filled family event that takes place at Heritage Railways across the world.
Jousting spectacular returns to Linlithgow Palace

1 day ago | falkirkherald.co.uk | Julie Currie

The sounds of thundering hooves and clashing lances will once again fill the air around Linlithgow Palace this weekend. For Saturday and Sunday will see the return of Historic Environment Scotland’s Spectacular Jousting event. Crowds will have the opportunity to cheer on their hero and boo baddy Sir Checkmate, as he battles for victory in the annual jousting competition. Visitors can meet the knights’ horses before and after each joust, which take place at 12.45pm and 2.30pm each day.
Comedian Mark Cox is game for Bo'ness gig

1 day ago | falkirkherald.co.uk | Julie Currie

Comedian, actor and writer, Mark Cox is set to share stories, memories and loads of laughs in his brand-new show, which comes to Bo’ness on August 23. The show is part of an 11-date tour of Scotland, organised by Aberdeen-based promoters Breakneck Comedy, which starts in Aberdeen on Saturday, August 9 and finishes in Kirkcaldy on Saturday, October 25. Mark is best-known for his role as self-proclaimed “miserable b*stard” Thomas (Tam) Mullen in the hit Scottish sitcom, Still Game.
Sophie will be this year's Queen of Bo'ness Fair

1 week ago | falkirkherald.co.uk | Julie Currie

There’s been little time for Linzi and John Rutherford to draw breath since January. For both their daughters are taking centre stage in this year’s Bo’ness Children’s Fair Festival – Sophie, 12, was selected as Queen-elect and her wee sister Chloe, 5, as a fairy. Both girls attend Kinneil Primary School, with P7 pupil Sophie preparing to go to the Academy after the summer holidays and Chloe moving into P2. When we last caught up with the family in January, the news had barely had time to sink in.
Party at the Palace will be full of laughter too

1 month ago | falkirkherald.co.uk | Julie Currie

Watch more of our videos on ShotsTV.com and on Freeview 262 or Freely 565Visit Shots! nowWhile primarily a music festival, Party at the Palace also offers much more besides. This year the comedy line-up is a mix of Des McLean’s picks of the Fringe and the very best Scots talent.
Two miners tell the real story of the infamous Dirty Dozen in Bo'ness

2 months ago | falkirkherald.co.uk | Julie Currie

Watch more of our videos on ShotsTV.com and on Freeview 262 or Freely 565Visit Shots! nowOn Tuesday, December 21, 1982, 12 miners from Bo’ness became infamous when they staged a sit-in – 500 metres under the Forth. In the tunnel built to connect Kinneil Colliery with Valleyfield, they set up camp for five days, hoping to save the jobs of more than 200 miners at Kinneil.
Awards are stacking up for The Four Marys in Linlithgow

2 months ago | falkirkherald.co.uk | Julie Currie

Watch more of our videos on ShotsTV.com and on Freeview 262 or Freely 565Visit Shots! nowIt’s been a great year for The Four Marys in Linlithgow so far, with awards aplenty!The popular bar and eaterie in the town’s High Street has secured the Forth Valley CAMRA Pub of the Year for the second year in a row. Manager Ian Riddle was over the moon when it also secured the very first Forth Valley CAMRA Cider Pub of the Year, thanks to promoting the sales of “Real Cider”.
First ever Bo'ness Fair Day 5K fundraiser at foreshore is shaping up

2 months ago | falkirkherald.co.uk | Julie Currie

Watch more of our videos on ShotsTV.com and on Freeview 262 or Freely 565Visit Shots! nowAs procession convener for Bo’ness Fair Day, Rhys Struthers is a pretty busy man in the lead up to the town’s best day of the year. However, this year he’s taken on organising another event which he masterminded with Fair Day chairman Frank McGarry’s son, Lewis.
New signs unveiled on the Forth Bridges Trail

2 months ago | falkirkherald.co.uk | Julie Currie

Watch more of our videos on ShotsTV.com and on Freeview 262 or Freely 565Visit Shots! nowNew directional visitor signs for the Forth Bridges Trail have been unveiled. The visitor trail, which showcases Scotland’s iconic Forth Bridges and the historic communities of North and South Queensferry, has new directional fingerpost signs in place to help visitors navigate the route.
Forth Bridge construction in 1880s is brought back to life

2 months ago | falkirkherald.co.uk | Julie Currie

Watch more of our videos on ShotsTV.com and on Freeview 262 or Freely 565Visit Shots! nowThe building of Scotland’s iconic Forth Bridge has been brought back to life thanks to the creative talents of an award-winning film-maker. Walid Salhab, a media practice lecturer at Queen Margaret University, has used a blend of photography, time-lapse filming, AI and visual story-telling to create an action-packed short film clip depicting the bridge’s construction in the 1880s.