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Call for speeds to be monitored on B-roads around Linlithgow
A councillor has called for speeds to be monitored on B-roads around Linlithgow.
Road works will close one route in October, pushing drivers onto other...
West Lothian Food Network ‘s call to action
The vital work carried out by the West Lothian Food Network since the start of Covid is to be highlighted on a day of...
Commuters warned of “huge” disruption due to major resurfacing work
Commuters between Linlithgow and Livingston have been warned of “huge” disruption on their daily drive next month.
Major resurfacing work will close the Dechmont Hills...
Torphichen residents reject community centre plans
West Lothian villagers have been the first to reject council plans for the future of its community hall.
Answering to a 5 September deadline the...
Bathgate rejects community centre plan
Bathgate’s Community Centre Management Committee the latest to refuse to sign up to council plans for change.
The Committee has won the agreement of community...
Livingston locals can’t find library three years after move
More than three years after it moved, some people in Livingston don’t know where the local library is.
And there’s no money in place to...
Diversity in school wings make savings difficult
West Lothian Council may struggle to make savings in its school community wings.
In January the 12 schools were controversially included in the £1m savings...
Life-saver money helps new mental health project bed in
West Lothian’s life-saving community mental health fund has been extended to cover two-year projects.
Third Sector organisers hope the extension will enable the funding to...
Mobile phone mast plans agreed for Uphall
Plans for a gigantic mobile phone mast have been approved by West Lothian Council – after developers warned refusal would simply see them build...
West Lothian Council rejects short term hotel plan
Plans to turn a former frozen food store in Bathgate’s town centre into a 39-bed short term let hotel have been rejected by West Lothian councillors.
The...
West Lothian councillors welcome proposals on national cut to speed limits
New speed limits in the streets of northern Livingston are ‘common sense’, councillors have agreed.
But some residents say there is a need for public...
Pleas for volunteers to boost West Lothian food pantry service
An appeal has gone out for volunteers to help restore a West Lothian food pantry service
The Livingston neighbourhood of Ladywell lost its community project, which...
Call for more bus funding investment
A veteran Labour West Lothian councillor has called on John Swinney, the First Minister to make the same “forever” commitment to buses as he...
Bright future for revived West Lothian food hub
A West Lothian village which has saved its food pantry from closure now hopes to expand services to local people.
New links with food suppliers...
Banking hubs agreed for two West Lothian towns
New banking hubs are being set up in two West Lothian towns to replace bank branches which have closed in recent years
Both Linlithgow and Bathgate...
Community café in care complex to close on Friday despite efforts to keep it...
A community café in a West Lothian pensioner care complex will shut its doors on Friday after a last-ditch effort to keep it open...
20mph zones will slow through traffic in Blackburn
The main roads cutting through the village of Blackburn will see their speed limits reduced to 20mph in 2027 if a trial is successful.
The...
Litter pickers move onto site at Eliburn pitches after caravans leave
A second travellers’ camp in Livingston has been moved on after visits from council officers.
The makeshift day-long encampment at Eliburn’s football pitches left behind...
Synthetic opioid is emerging as a major killer
Concerns have been raised that new synthetic opioids could send this year’s drug death toll spiralling, after figures showed a fall in deaths last year.
The...
West Lothian festive light show cancellation sparks anger
A festive Christmas lights event in West Lothian has been forced to pull the plug over storm damage and surging insurance costs.
West Lothian Council’s executive...
West Lothian councillors condemn Falkirk asylum protests
Angry demonstrations outside hotels for asylum seekers in neighbouring Falkirk and other areas have been condemned by West Lothian’s political leaders.
The protests followed the...
Taxi fares are set to rise across West Lothian
Taxi fares are set to rise across West Lothian in time for Christmas.
The largest proposed rise of 9.5%, could see the cost of a...
Fly-tippers dump commercial waste in Linlithgow
Shocking images of tons of fly-tipping in West Lothian are evidence of “white van man on steroids”, a councillor claimed this week.
Labour veteran Tom...
Bin complaints top table in calls to West Lothian Council
Bin complaints topped the table of calls to West Lothian council in the last year, councillors have heard.
Major changes to collections and opening times...
Café campaign in plea to financial watchdogs
Campaigners who lost a battle to save a community café in a West Lothian elderly care complex have taken their cause to national financial...
West Lothian councillors welcome move to 20mph streets
Councillors have welcomed proposals which will see 20mph become the standard in residential roads in the new town.
The move will probably have the least...
Call for villagers to support return of a community council to Bridgend
Linlithgow councillors have called on villagers to support the return of a community council to Bridgend.
At this month’s meeting of the ward’s Local Area...
New fears for ebike and scooter fires
A fire officer has expressed concern about the dangers of substandard charging of Lithium-ion batteries in charge electric scooters and bikes in West Lothian.
Paul...
Sixth year students get practical lesson in personal safety
More than 1,000 sixth year students at West Lothian’s high schools have taken part in an enhanced driving and personal safety programme.
The course builds...
Police should be more rigorous in enforcing drug driving says councillor
Police should be more rigorous in enforcing drug driving, a West Lothian councillor has said.
Harry Cartmill, chair of Bathgate’s Local Area Committee raised the...
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