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West Lothian Council backs calls to demand a clampdown on fireworks
West Lothian Council has backed calls to demand a clampdown on fireworks and tighter controls on their sale.
The council also backed more work with police and fire services to control the abuse of fireworks.
A...
Labour holds Whitburn seat
Labour has retained the seat in the Whitburn ward vacated by newly elected MP Kirsteen Sullivan, with the election of David Russell.
Mr Russell will join fellow Labour councillor George Paul following Thursday’s by-election in...
New young driver programme back after four year absence
Hundreds of students in West Lothian have been given a shocking insight into the dangers of drink driving through a virtual-reality ‘beer goggles’
The attempt to highlight the risks came as part of a revitalised scheme across...
RAAC works in West Lothian delayed by retendering
Plans to replace roof tiles built of crumbling concrete in council homes are unlikely to get under way until the new year.
An initial marketing programme failed to attract bids from contractors for the almost...
Voters set for poll in Whitburn and Blackburn ward
Voters go to the polls in West Lothian again this week for the second by-election in three months.
Constituents Whitburn & Blackburn area go to the polls on Thursday, November 14, to elect one councillor...
RAAC Homeowners hear petition raised at Holyrood
Campaigners fighting for help tackling the costs of dealing with crumbling concrete in their homes have been urged to “make some noise” as stage a protest at the Scottish Parliament.
MSPs are set to debate a...
New Lidl store in Craigshill granted provisional licence to sell alcohol
A new Lidl store in Craigshill has been granted a provisional licence to sell alcohol.
West Lothian Licensing Board heard this week that the new store is expected to be open for business by the...
Council leader says firework disorder needs to be addressed by lawmakers
The leader of West Lothian Council has called for a “complete rethink” on sentencing of thugs who attacked police and fire crews in the wake of Bonfire Night violence.
Speaking at this month’s meeting of...
West Lothian councillors back growth of volunteer corps
West Lothian Council wants to build up its already active force of volunteers who can help staff provide services.
And councillors have backed plans to encourage more people to help others.
But there was a warning...
Almost a fifth of West Lothian population in fuel poverty
Almost a fifth of West Lothian households face the onset of winter in debt from paying the heating bills from last winter as fuel poverty grows.
The shocking figures were revealed in a report to...
Opposition group called for clarity on final cash sum the council will make from...
Plans to sell the former Bubbles swimming pool site in Livingston to a housebuilder have been approved.
Up to 122 new flats could be built by Cruden on the site of the former Xcite Livingston leisure...
West Lothian Council buys block of flats being built in Winchburgh
West Lothian Council is to buy a new block of flats in the rapidly expanding village of Winchburgh to add to its stock of social housing.
Councillors approved the £3m price tag at this month’s...
Linlithgow Burgh Halls loss tops £100,000
A supposed “overspend” of £100,000 on Linlithgow’s Burgh Halls is actually the amount the venue is unlikely to make for the council this financial year.
The figure was included in 17 pages of dire financial...
West Lothian Council faces slashing all non statutory services to meet care and housing...
The growing financial crisis threatening West Lothian Council has been laid bare after the Head of Finance revealed an £8.1 million overspend at the six month point of the current financial year.
Kenneth Ribbons, the...
Livingston town centre will see new homes in place of vandalised business park
A badly vandalised business park in the centre of Livingston is set to be developed into new flats and homes after officials said there was “no realistic opportunity to develop the site for business.”
Business...
New look Vennie celebrates 15 years of confidence building in local youngsters
A community venture in Livingston has become the hub to deliver ‘Junior Duke’ awards to its youngest members.
The Vennie in Knightsridge will deliver the scheme, originally created by a Glasgow primary school teacher, which...
Extra police on duty in West Lothian in run up to Bonfire Night
Police in West Lothian today launched the six-day Operation Torsion to tackle anti-social behaviour in the run up to Bonfire Night.
It is backed up by the national police operation which also drafts in extra...
Councillors reject car wash plan for Bathgate town centre
Councillors have rejected plans to build a car wash just two minutes from the centre of Bathgate.
Applicants had asked the Local Review Body to reconsider their proposal to establish a site on open ground...
Priority sites identified in Linlithgow for new council homes
Linlithgow is a priority for new council led housing projects for the next five years.
But funding restrictions will mean the ever-growing demand will never be fully met either in the town or elsewhere in...
Armadale has more derelict sites than any other community in West Lothian
Armadale has more derelict sites than any other town or village in West Lothian, a survey has found.
Tackling these eyesore sites, even with simple measures, is one of the first steps to improving the...
New travel plan aspires to encourage residents out of their car
A new travel plan aims to improve opportunities to walk and cycle in West Lothian.
The latest Active Travel Plan aims to get people fitter by encouraging them out of their cars- and in turn...
West Lothian councillors give cautious welcome to housing plan
Councillors have given cautious welcome to plans for more than 300 new homes on the edge of Bents and Stoneyburn which they initially rejected.
Plans to build on open fields off Cannop Crescent at the...
New mental health programme offers helping hand
A new mental health programme which offers a helping hand to people in emotional crisis has won three-year funding in West Lothian.
The local health and social care partnership agreed a £2.4m contract after a...
Bangour housing plan decision delayed for a month
Plans for the future of historic buildings at a former West Lothian hospital have been delayed for a month.
SNP councillors on the Development Management Committee voted as one saying they needed more time and...
West Lothian Council awards £1,000 grant to new Jo Cox Foundation
West Lothian Council has agreed to make a £1,000 donation to a charity set up in the name of Jo Cox, the MP who was murdered by an extremist.
The charity aims to highlight the need for...
Council agrees to fund festive bus services across West Lothian
West Lothian Council has agreed almost £40,000 worth contracts to keep buses running over the Christmas and New Year holidays.
The council has historically provided an additional level of local bus provision on Christmas Day, Boxing...
West Lothian Council objects to Holyrood boundary changes
West Lothian Council has objected to proposed Holyrood election boundary changes which would see Whitburn and Fauldhouse put into a constituency in with Airdrie – 14 miles west- in North Lanarkshire.
The same proposed changes would...
Anger as Scottish Government backs development of hillside war memorial site
People in a West Lothian town have vowed to stand up to plans to build homes on a memorial field where dozens of old soldiers had their ashes scattered.
The Scottish Government backed plans to...
Seven candidates put their names forward to contest the Whitburn ward seat
Seven candidates have put their names forward to contest the Whitburn ward seat vacated by Councillor Kirsteen Sullivan in a November by-election.
They include the current chair of the town’s Community Council and a former...
West Lothian Council braces for more demands for winter fuel grants
West Lothian Council is bracing itself for a surge in pleas for help from pensioners after the government’s decision to cut the Winter Fuel Payment.
The once universal £200- £300 payment will now be means...
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