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Ambitious project to improve GP and primary care services in West Lothian
An ambitious three-year project to improve GP and primary care services will be launched in West Lothian later this year.
A report to the local...
Drop in number of complaints to West Lothian Council
A milder winter has seen the number of complaints to West Lothian Council drop by almost 400 in the last three months of 2024.
The...
West Lothian pupils suggest school dinner menus
A school dinner menu suggested by pupils shows how far we have travelled in West Lothian from the days of dessert branded “squashed fly”...
Pupils get hands-on training in how to be a coffee-shop barista
Senior pupils in West Lothian have been getting hands-on training in how to be a coffee-shop barista, as part of a scheme to learn...
Demand for wardens to be reintroduced to Bathgate streets
A West Lothian town is fighting plans to pay for parking and demanded wardens be reintroduced to police streets which have become an “obstacle...
Scottish government needs to end ‘sticking plaster’ approach to eradicating child poverty
The Scottish government needs a long-term strategic programme to eradicate child poverty rather than relying on short term “sticking plaster” projects, West Lothian Council has...
Majority of parents back week-long February holiday
A majority of parents in West Lothian are now backing a week-long February school holiday, it has been claimed.
The February mid-term break has in...
Volunteers’ input key to help to shape future of local community centres
Volunteers’ input is key to help to shape the future of local community centres, West Lothian’s council leader has said.
The council is working to...
Bespoke whisky business in Linlithgow awarded licence
A bespoke whisky business has been awarded a licence in the heart of a busy West Lothian town popular with visitors.
West Lothian Licensing Board...
Linlithgow Rose wins extended opening times for social club
A junior football club in West Lothian has won extended opening times for its social club.
Linlithgow Rose will also be granted a beer garden...
Noise levels at West Lothian rugby club’s annual summer dance set to be monitored
Noise levels at a West Lothian rugby club’s annual summer dance are set to be monitored by council officers after concerns were raised by...
West Lothian’s SNP group accused of “Trumpism in a kilt”
West Lothian’s SNP group has been accused of “Trumpism in a kilt” over its rejection of survey results on Holyrood’s mitigation of child poverty.
A Labour...
Campaigners win two-month reprieve on plans to close community café
Campaigners have won a two-month reprieve on plans to close a community café in a retirement home complex in Bathgate.
West Lothian’s Integration Joint Board, which...
Councillors in West Lothian awarded hefty pay rise after Government review
Councillors in West Lothian have been awarded hefty pay rises of more than 20 per cent following a review by the Scottish Government.
Council leader...
Craigshill charity takes on its council building home for £1
A Livingston based charity has won a bid to take on the council building it occupies for just £1.
Council estate officers had backed the transfer...
Xcite gyms help thousands improve their lives in West Lothian
Thousands of people in West Lothian have seen their health and well-being improve in the last year thanks to public gyms, councillors have heard.
For many...
Climate network joins Move for Good festival in Linlithgow
Active travel and more sustainable public transport is on the route map for West Lothian’s climate action hub when it takes part in Linlithgow’s...
West Lothian Council leader’s salary set to top £50,000
West Lothian’s Council Leader is set to get a £7,000 pay rise thanks to a review of pay across all 32 Scottish local authorities.
Following...
Linlithgow Burgh Halls review delayed
The future of a West Lothian council-owned wedding venue remains in doubt after a delay to a report on plans for its future.
Linlithgow SNP councillor...
Police in West Lothian welcome drop in anti-social behaviour calls
Police have welcomed a plunge in the number of anti-social behaviour calls in an area plagued by problems in recent years
Councillors met with local...
Ninety new homes agreed for East Calder
Councillors have agreed design details for a new housing estate on the edge of East Calder almost four years after they rejected the plans.
West...
West Lothian Council reject bulky waste collection review
A bid to have West Lothian’s bulky waste services reviewed has failed, despite growing concerns that the cost is stopping people using the service.
Livingston...
£2m funding promised for community mental health projects in West Lothian
West Lothian’s Voluntary sector is celebrating as Holyrood confirmed it will continue to back community led mental health projects beyond next year’s elections.
The government...
West Lothian Council’s RAAC bill will top £85m
West Lothian Council will have to foot a final bill in excess of £85m to cover crumbling concrete issues in schools and housing.
Holyrood has...
Beecraigs Country Park opens to public after January storm
Beecraigs Country Park has been opened to the public for the first time since the January storm.
A meeting of Linlithgow Local Area Committee this...
West Lothian sees surge in applications for council homes
West Lothian has seen a surge in applications for council homes because Edinburgh and Glasgow are “full up”.
A senior housing officer outlined the effect...
SNP hold Broxburn ward with unlikely help of Reform voters
The Scottish National Party has held on to the Broxburn ward seat in a by-election – with the unlikely help of Reform.
Mike Carlin was...
West Lothian Council “behind the curve” on use of Artificial Intelligence
West Lothian Council is “behind the curve” on the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI), councillors have been warned.
A month after the council was first...
Two toxic sites in West Lothian identified in national survey
West Lothian has been named on a new national database of councils which have potentially hazardous contaminated land.
Two sites in the county were identified...
No easy fix to Linlithgow parking problems
Police have warned there is only so much they can do to enforce parking in a West Lothian town plagued by problems.
There are only...
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