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Scottish Government branded deplorable over St Kentigern’s Academy funding
Despite boasting it would do so in its election manifesto, the Scottish Government has been branded “deplorable” in its refusal to pay towards the delivery of the...
Bulk of poverty service customers live in Bathgate
The bulk of West Lothian’s Anti-Poverty Service customers are from households in Bathgate.
More than £4.5m in unclaimed benefit was secured for those struggling to make ends meet in the town,...
Vape shop sign makes street look like a ‘Poundland Las Vagas’
West Lothian’s chair of planning has said that a vape shop in Linlithgow’s ancient High Street made the street look like a “Poundland Las Vegas”
The...
Long-awaited improvement to Bathgate road starts today
A 24-week programme of work started today on a long-awaited improvement to one of Bathgate’s main roads.
The work will be split into packages to...
West Lothian’s Anti-Poverty service strengthening ties to improve lives
West Lothian’s Anti-Poverty service is strengthening ties across and outside local government to improve lives of those living on the fringes of the county.
Villages around Fauldhouse...
West Lothian school addresses use of mobile phones
Students and staff at Whitburn Academy are working together to forge a way ahead on the future of mobile phones in schools.
A presentation by...
More than 100 start-ups launched in West Lothian
Councillors in West Lothian have heard that more than 100 new businesses were helped to launch in the last year.
The council’s Business Gateway team awarded more than...
Much needed affordable social housing flats for Winchburgh
New social housing flats will be built in Winchburgh providing much needed affordable homes in an established part of the village.
West Lothian’s Development Management Committee (DMC) backed plans...
New mental health and welfare fund launched in West Lothian
West Lothian’s Voluntary Sector Gateway has launched a new mental health and welfare fund.
The Holyrood funding first made available during lockdown is aimed at providing grass roots charities ...
Greenfield site in West Lothian to be developed for housing
A seven-acre prime greenfield site in north Livingston just off the Toll Roundabout is to be developed for housing.
The site has long been earmarked for development and housebuilder Cruden has won...
West Lothian’s recycling centres considering 15-minute slots
West Lothian’s recycling centres could soon offer more places to customers, with plans to cut the current half hour visit slots down to 15 minutes.
Scott Anderson,...
Plans rejected for short term let with hostel-style rooms at derelict pub
Plans to convert a derelict pub in a West Lothian village to short term let with hostel-style rooms have been thrown out.
Local councillor for Longridge, Pauline...
Significant increase in pothole repairs in West Lothian
The number of pothole repairs in West Lothian has grown significantly in the months since the council pledged a £2m investment in its February budget.
Councillors heard...
Archbishop leads dedication of rebuilt St Kentigern’s Academy
A special ceremony took place to mark the official opening of the new £35million extension for St Kentigern’s Academy in Blackburn.
One of the county’s...
West Lothian Council issue fines of £10,000 to fly tippers since January
Around £10,000 worth of fines to fly tippers in West Lothian since January.
A new crackdown has seen an increase in the amount of waste lifted as reports and public...
Plans on hold while new wildlife surveys are carried out
Plans to build houses on a wildlife-rich riverbank in a West Lothian village have been put on hold because it’s already occupied.
The discovery of water-vole’s burrow made...
Winchburgh railway station plans left out of SNP’s statement of intent
Councillors have urged West Lothian Council to press the new Scottish Transport Secretary for a meeting on plans for the new railway station for Winchburgh.
They fear the station...
Huge rise in number of West Lothian households in work claiming benefit
According to a recent report, staff in West Lothian’s Anti-Poverty Service helped people across the county deal with more than £8m of debt in...
Burgh Halls struggling to control spending costs
Linlithgow’s Burgh Halls is still struggling to control spending costs.
But a new charging framework introduced earlier this year has made a big dent in debts which threatened the...
West Lothian Council to sell off crumbling 1950s council house
West Lothian Council will sell off a crumbling 1950s council house and shop unit.
The sale of the council house in Armadale and commercial unit in Whitburn was agreed...
New bin trial in West Lothian aims to boost recycling at flats
A new pilot project by West Lothian Council aims at improving recycling at blocks of flats and tackle widespread problems with fly-tipping and rogue dumping in...
West Lothian’s Pride in Place board is looking for volunteers
West Lothian’s Pride in Place board is looking for locals in the three communities to bring hopes for the future on board.
A ten-year £20m fund has...
West Lothian Council’s Advice Shop provides pension advice
More than 200 pensioners in West Lothian have been helped to claim the State Pension in the last year after being contacted by staff from...
Work at ancient West Lothian cemetery branded desecration
Work at a Linlithgow cemetery has been branded as a “desecration.”
Linlithgow’s Lib Dem Sally Pattle said she was shocked that ancient memorials had been broken up into sections...
More than 9,000 people in West Lothian applied for crisis grants in last year
More than 9,000 people applied for crisis grants from the Scottish Welfare fund in West Lothian last year.
The Holyrood funding is administered by West Lothian council, and it...
School rolls plummet in West Lothian
There will be a sea of empty desks in ten years as school rolls in West Lothian plummet.
It is a pattern which will be...
Boy racers causing major disturbance to Linlithgow residents
Boy racers are racing down a historic town’s high street causing major disturbance to residents, councillors have heard.
Revving engines and booming exhausts echo off the...
Linlithgow secures community development worker funding
Linlithgow’s Community Development Trust CDT has secured funding to ensure the future of a project designed to help sustain and develop the community.
The money will fund a part-time...
Xcite backs away from swimming pool fight with tutors
West Lothian’s Leisure Trust has pulled back from a plan which would have excluded private instructors from running classes in its six pools.
Dozens of families have...
Councillors congratulate school seniors on Gold Award
Seniors at Linlithgow Academy have been congratulated by councillors for receiving Gold status by UNICEF UK’s Rights Respecting Schools Award (RRSA).
Three seniors who worked on the project spoke...
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