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Peel Primary School safety crossing on council’s ‘to do’ list
Safety crossings around a primary school that the local community have been demanding for years are still on a roads department “to do “list, West Lothian councillors have been assured.
Parents and local councillors have...
Union anger over West Lothian Council facebook post
Unions representing West Lothian council staff have accused senior officials of “perpetuating myths” around pay amid the growing financial crisis facing local government.
They have written to the council’s Chief Executive in protest at posts...
Concerns raised over the state of a popular West Lothian community centre
Concerns have been raised over the state of a popular West Lothian community centre, after images showed damage caused by winter weather.
The Lanthorn in Livingston was scheduled to reopen at the start of this...
Call to help RAAC homeowners in West Lothian
A national campaigner for homeowners hit by crumbling concrete has urged West Lothian council to use its own money to help the more than 300 private homeowners affected in the county.
Wilson Chowdhrym of the...
Blackburn could have a Post Office again four years after the Mill Centre site...
Blackburn could soon have its own Post Office again after a local shopkeeper proposed taking over a local community centre.
Abdul Manan said he would look to open a Post Office branch in the former Trindleyknowe...
Nine West Lothian council nurseries could close by the end of June next year
Nine council nurseries could close by the end of June next year, it has been warned, because of falling rolls and fewer children in West Lothian.
Councillors heard that fewer parents are choosing council venues as more...
Memorial bench near former home and new play park to be named after Joe...
A campaigner who fought for almost 20 years for a fair deal for home-owners on ghost estate condemned over crumbling concrete is set to be honoured on the site.
Joe Baxter died a month before he could...
Homeowners anger at rejection of boundary fence
A West Lothian home-owner has been left furious after being ordered to rip out a fence she spent thousands of pounds installing to protect her garden.
Dawn Gardner appealed after a retrospective application for the fence was rejected...
Air quality testing order revoked on two West Lothian sites
Unsightly air quality testing machinery is finally set to disappear from Linlithgow High Street.
Environmental Health officers will ask the West Lothian Council’s Executive to approve proposals to revoke long standing orders to test the air in the...
Stoneyburn yard plan will save business thousands in vehicle miles
A landscaping and horticulture company aiming to build a net zero business in the countryside has been granted planning permission to develop a yard in West Lothian.
GMCb believes that moving to a single site...
Cuts to recycling hours in West Lothian brings complaints
Cuts to opening hours at West Lothian’s recycling centres – and the need to book to go – have led to a surge in complaints about council services in the last year.
The introduction of the booking...
More talks with housing minister promised over RAAC works dates
West Lothian Council is set to meet Holyrood’s Housing Minister next month as part of its bid to secure funding programmes to help homeowners tackle the costs of crumbling concrete or RAAC.
The news comes as the...
West Lothian Council plans to work with home owners to get vacant property back...
A new scheme to bring more than 300 West Lothian private homes which have lain empty for over a year back into use has been drawn up by the council.
As the homelessness crisis continues...
Fears of fatality as B-road bridge becomes busier
Villagers living next to an accident blackspot in West Lothian have said they feel like ‘first responders’ and demanded something be done after a spate of accidents in recent weeks.
The road over the railway bridge in...
West Lothian drug death numbers down on last year but “one death still too...
This week’s figures for drug deaths in Scotland revealed that 31 people in West Lothian died of drug misuse in 2023 – one less than the year before.
Nationally 1,172 people died from drug misuse in 2023...
Plot of 15 affordable homes to be built in Linlithgow
A plot of 15 affordable homes will be built in Linlithgow.
Councillors have approved a building development in Deanburn, after a previous plan for a site near West Calder was dropped.
Local Housing officer manager Phyllis McFadyen...
Tour buses add to parking woes in Linlithgow
Tourist buses parking on Linlithgow Cross are posing a danger to pedestrians, a councillor has claimed.
The problem is worse at the weekend when coaches disgorge passengers and park up there while visitors tour the famous palace.
Councillor Sally Pattle told...
Police hunt creator of home-made ‘stinger’ which injured a cyclist
Police in Linlithgow have launched a fresh appeal to trace the creator of a home-made ‘stinger’ which injured a cyclist.
Officers are still investigating the anti-tyre device which was left on a track on Philpstoun in...
Delay on closure plans for popular Bathgate stargazer’s car park
Plans to close a West Lothian stargazer’s car park at night have been slated by opponents who say that proper consultation has not been carried out.
Of the 83 neighbours within a mile of the...
Housebuilder appeals after shops plan is rejected
A house builder has appealed against the rejection of plans to build a village centre in the middle of a giant housing estate in Bathgate.
Wester Inch was built 20 years ago and has 2,000 homes...
West Lothian Council issues guide for by-election voters
Voters in the Armadale and Blackridge ward will soon be going to the polls to elect one councillor to fill a vacancy for the council ward area.
And there’s no need for photo ID for...
West Lothian Council’s Counter Fraud Team cancel 186 blue badges
Hundreds of people were claiming a council tax discount in West Lothian despite not being entitled to it, investigations found.
There were 450 cases of people receiving it in the local authority area even though they were...
West Lothian facing strikes by bin men and waste collection staff
West Lothian is one of sixteen local authorities now facing strikes by bin men and waste collection staff.
Unite rejected the latest offer from CoSLA the umbrella body for Scottish councils claiming the 3.2% offer, 41p an hour, “grossly undervalues” Scottish...
Four years after it was established West Lothian Food Network secures charitable status
West Lothian’s Food Network has achieved the “milestone” of full charitable status four years after its set up on the cusp of the Covid pandemic.
The group of food charities helped more than 73,000 people last year...
Reform UK to mount a challenge for its first Scottish council seat
Reform UK is to mount a challenge for its first Scottish council seat next month.
David McLennan, who contested the Livingston constituency in the General Election two weeks ago, will stand in the Armadale and Blackridge...
Management committees urged to take ownership of community centres
Towns and villages across West Lothian face losing vital community centres as budget cuts force the council to look to transfer ownership of buildings to user groups.
Management groups at all 38 of the county’s community...
School attendance figures in West Lothian start to rise again after Covid
School attendance figures in West Lothian have started to rise again after being hit by the Covid pandemic.
Two years after the end of lockdown it is only now that the council is starting to...
West Lothian schools forge links with local employers
New partnerships between local businesses and high schools are aiming to improve positive destinations for all school leavers.
Councillors learned about extra work being done on hearing that 94.1% of the more than 2,000 who...
Councillors in West Lothian slate Scottish Government review on public transport
Councillors in West Lothian have slated a Scottish Government review on public transport as “fluff with no substance”
Labour veteran Tom Conn blasted the recently published Fair Fares Review, saying it offered nothing on ways to...
Depute leader of council vows to continue work for communities
It was a memorable moment in a week full of such moments for West Lothian’s councillor turned MP.
After taking the oath of allegiance in the House of Commons Kirsteen Sullivan has vowed to take her...
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