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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...
Five-year plan to develop Gaelic in West Lothian
A second five-year plan to develop Gaelic is to be launched in West Lothian.
While there has been a huge increase in the number of...
Busy winter for West Lothian libraries
West Lothian’s library service has had a busy winter with a range of activities bringing adults and children through the doors.
Author visits and other book and...
West Lothian Council sees almost 1,000 fewer complaints
West Lothian council dealt with almost 1,000 fewer complaints in the last year.
The decrease is largely down to a drop off in the number of complaints made...
Exam results in West Lothian outstrip rest of Scotland
Exam results for seniors in West Lothian high schools have climbed steadily since Covid.
The number of students gaining five or more awards across S4, S5...
Linlithgow based charity to take on lease to manage Winchburgh’s Community Centre
A Linlithgow based charity will take on the lease to manage Winchburgh’s Community Centre.
West Lothian Council’s Executive has agreed a two-year lease deal with the Low Port Centre.
Local councillor Janet...
Councils hampered by lack of legislation around vape trading
West Lothian councillors have heard that more than a dozen stores have been fined over vapes and tobacco sales in the last year.
Local authorities are facing...
Specialist Asian supermarket to take over for empty store
A specialist Asian supermarket could attract more customers to a West Lothian town centre.
The council-owned building has been emptying for several years as Property Services...
Increase in council house lets to people on West Lothian’s waiting list
The number of council homes let to people on West Lothian’s waiting list has climbed again on last year’s figures.
After a significant improvement on the first three months...
Retirement home plans rejected
Councillors have rejected plans to build a retirement home in the garden of a listed building in Linlithgow.
Applicant Mr M.Fleming had applied to build and one and...
Modular housebuilding is no quick fix for West Lothian’s housing shortages
Councillors in West Lothian have been told that modular housebuilding is no quick fix for the county’s housing shortages.
A report compiled by housing officers pointed to building industry...
West Lothian Council meet new homes for rent target
Two years ahead of schedule, West Lothian Council and local Registered Social Landlords have met the local target for the supply of new homes for...
Developer wins permission to build 43 new homes in West Lothian village
A developer has won permission to build 43 new homes in a West Lothian village despite objections from neighbours.
Ongoing concerns about health care provision from East...
Broxburn man takes rejected plans to Scottish Government
A Reporter has been appointed by the Scottish Government to consider plans for a second home to be built on a West Lothian smallholding site.
Broxburn man...
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