Central County, Scotland News

FIVE potential sites for a skatepark in Bo'ness have been revealed, ahead of a public meeting on May 29 for which a big turn-out is hoped.

It comes as no surprise to read on imdb.com that British director Ken Loach has said the movie that inspired him most to become a filmmaker was Vittorio De Sica's heartbreaking "Bicycle Thieves." Set in post-World War II Rome, De Sica's 1948 Italian neorealist classic involves an Everyman, unemployed for years, who finally gets a job, but it ... (more)

Stuart MacFarlane, 45, from Glasgow, was caught with almost 15,000 images at his former family home in Eaglesham, East Renfrewshire, on 28 December 2012.

DETECTIVES have released an e-fit image of a man they want to speak to in connection with a sexual assault on a young woman.

The city which has just been ordered to close its own dump in Cathkin, South Lanarkshire has signed a 2 million annual contract with the Greengairs tip, one of Scotland's biggest, near Airdrie.

Oracle has announced the opening of a new data centre in the UK to support the government's G-Cloud initiative, following a similar move by Salesforce.com earlier this month.

Police have issued an image of a man they want to trace in connection with a sexual assault on a woman in Glasgow.

All of ScotRail's class 380 trains will also have wifi by March next year, according to a joint announcement by ScotRail and Transport Scotland.

THE city centre is to get a major boost to ensure it remains the busiest shopping centre outside London's West End.

But when children come along, only a 'grown-up' home with a back and front door and garden will do.

The sheer extent of its parkland must surely be the envy of other major cities across Scotland and the rest of Britain.

Upon his arrival at the airport, as he landed back to Puerto Rico, lightweight contender Jose "Chelo" Gonzalez discussed Saturday's ninth round TKO loss to WBO lightweight champion Ricky Burns in Glasgow, Scotland.

Ryan Gosling is famous enough to not need the internet to gain fame, but recently, someone created a series of videos on Twitter's Vine showing how he doesn't want to eat his cereal.

Today's intervention by Gordon Brown was about distinct politics: establishing a distinct offering within the broad pro-Union camp.

Former prime minister Gordon Brown has returned to the political front line to make a "positive, principled, forward-looking case" for Scotland to stay in the UK.

This week I have gone for a selection of images rather than images linked to a theme, as in the last two weeks.

Crooks believed to have been armed with specialised cutting gear broke into five clothing banks in East Kilbride, Lanarkshire, including one at Kingsgate Retail Park, over the bank holiday weekend.

The Hamilton Palace Room, May 8, 2013. Alan and Simone Hartman Galleries, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.

Often voted the world's greatest train journey, the voyage from Glasgow to Fort William and Mallaig in the Scottish highlands defies superlatives thanks to its stunning views and wild landscapes.

Alex Ferguson in his office at United's Cliff training ground in 1995: the Scottish vernacular sign announces where he is from.