Mohammad Abbas and his Bo'ness Spice staff with local MP Martyn Day and the Dalriada care team (pic: MB Media).

Free Christmas curries were on the menu when Bo’ness restaurateur Mohammad Abbas cooked up a cracker of a treat for the local community.

Mohammad, who owns Bo’ness Spice in the town, wanted to bring some festive cheer to those in care this Christmas.

With the help of Dalriada Home Care, whose health professionals provide domiciliary care for a range of patients in the area, the curries were distributed around Bo’ness, Linlithgow, Falkirk and Grangemouth.

“While many people look forward to this time of year, it can also be difficult for those who are less fortunate than others and who are maybe not in the best of health,” said Mohammad, who lives in Edinburgh.

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“I have always regarded working closely with the local community as an important part of being a businessman and I wanted to do something to cheer these people up a bit while at the same time contribute to the local community.

“That’s when I thought about the free curry idea and the help from Dalriada Home Care distributing everything was greatly appreciated and I hope everyone enjoyed their meals.”

When it opened in the summer following a major investment by Mohammad, Bo’ness Spice was the town’s first Indian restaurant, occupying the South Street premises previously housing the home care provider.

“Mohammad has been extremely generous by offering our service users a free meal and we were all extremely touched by his gesture,” said Dalriada managing director Stephanie Mckigen.

“Bo’ness Spice is located where we used to have our old office, directly across from our current one, so when we saw the renovation work begin we were intrigued about who might be taking over the space.

“Mohammad and the team have turned it into a fantastic little restaurant with great quality food. On more than one occasion they’ve handed in some tasty treats to our office team. We couldn’t have asked for better neighbours!”

Martyn Day, SNP MP for Linlithgow and East Falkirk said: “It’s great to see communities coming together like this, especially at this time of year. Well done to everyone involved.”

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