Bonnyrigg- the Five Minute Tour What’s In A Name Bonnyrigg from Bonny, meaning beautiful, and Rigg, which is thought to be a shortened version of ‘Brigg’ – which just means ‘bridge’. So this town grew up around a beautiful bridge that someone once loved very much. Not much is known about the history before…
Livingston: The Place the Scots go shopping! Welcome to the five-minute guide to Livingston… the town with the best shopping districts in central Scotland. It used to be East Kilbride, but then the Plaza changed its name and Livingston came in with the double whammy. There is a Designer outlet, then there is the not-so-designer…
Bathgate is everybody’s favourite West Lothian town. People in this region have a strong, east coast accent, even though they aren’t really on the east coast – at least not in Bathgate. It’s about 8 km from Livingston which is where everyone in West Lothian goes shopping. The M8 runs pretty much straight through it…
Arbroath in the County of Angus is the place to visit if you like your seaside port towns mixed with a bit of historical significance. Â It is a town that has thrived throughout history as the base for importing and exporting all the goods the people in the county needs. No matter which industry thrived…
Cambuslang is a nice place, we natives like it particularly because there are trees there. It sounds stupid, but there comes a point where you hit this radius around Glasgow where the only trees are in ‘scheduled’ parks and specific areas. Cambuslang marks both the start and the end of this line… depending on your…
Coatbridge is close enough to Glasgow that you can jump on the train to enjoy the nightlife – but it has a few hidden gems of its own, if you know where to look. Formerly known as the ‘Industrial heart of central Scotland’, Coatbridge had a thriving coal, steel, and iron industry. All of these…
Craig Taylor