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West Lothian revenue budget looks to increase charge by up to 5%
The cost of West Lothian council services, from bulky uplift to burial charges are set to rise by an average of up to 5%...
Record numbers sign up to Knightsridge youth club
A revitalised youth club is now at the heart of a Livingston community having signed up 250 children and teens who attend clubs each...
New plan to tackle homelessness in West Lothian
A new strategy to help reduce the growing homeless list in West Lothian is to go before councillors.
It follows a year in which more...
Parking ticket blitz around Livingston petrol station
Police in Livingston have blitzed dangerous parking around the town centre’s Asda petrol station.
The ticketing swoop targeted drivers who parked on the access road...
Former depute SNP leader stands against old party in Broxburn by-election
A veteran former SNP councillor is hoping for a return to the council chambers after being announced as the Alba party candidate for the upcoming...
West Lothian councillors asked to back 3.5% rent increase
Councillors will be asked to approve a 3.5% rent increase when they meet to discuss the budget next week.
The majority of responses to a...
West Lothian has fewest number of empty council homes in years
West Lothian has the lowest number of empty council homes in years after a targeted programme which saw more than a thousand homes re-let...
£7m budget overspend in West Lothian health care partnership
Spiralling costs in adult social care have driven a £7.3m overspend in West Lothian health and social care partnership.
A meeting of the Integration Joint...
Councillors agree to mothball a village school for a second year
Councillors have agreed to mothball a village school for a second year as the community awaits the delivery of a new school.
Dechmont’s Infant School-...
Wedding venue is facing a projected overspend of £100,000
Staff at West Lothian’s Burgh Halls have been reassured they will be part of a solution for the council owned Linlithgow wedding venue and...
Praise for staff who worked through storm to clear trees
The ‘significant’ damage caused by Storm Eowyn led to a huge surge in calls to West Lothian Council and has seen ‘thousands’ of trees...
Almost 1,000 West Lothian homes built on appeal to Government
Almost 1,000 new homes will be built on open fields in West Lothian thanks to the Scottish Government overturning decisions taken by locally elected...
Holyrood cash ‘wont stop cuts’ in West Lothian
Scottish Government promises of £144m to help meet an upsurge in National Insurance costs will do nothing to stop cutbacks hitting West Lothian and...
Control of cosmetic enhancements welcome
Greater controls over the growing trade in high-street cosmetic treatments would be welcomed, West Lothian councillors have agreed, as they raised concerns about how any...
Parking charges for West Lothian streets by 2027
Parking charges will come to the streets and car parks of West Lothian by 2027, councillors heard this week.
Drivers could face a minimum £1...
Emergency intervention cuts West Lothian’s budget overspend
West Lothian’s budget overspend for this financial year has been cut by £2.3 million following emergency intervention last November.
The Council Executive heard the 2024/25...
West Lothian streets set to see a return to 20mph zones
West Lothian streets are set to see a return to 20mph zones first introduced under the Spaces for People programme set up during the...
West Lothian Council to charge £50 for bulky uplifts
The cost of bulky rubbish uplifts in West Lothian is set to rise to £50 for five items in this month’s budget.
A proposed 5.5%...
Households in West Lothian could see 5.8% Council Tax rise
West Lothian households could see a 5.8% increase in Council Tax from April, when the budget is set later this month.
That would add £6.73...
Call to improve bus services to the new Lost Shore surf resort and climbing...
Improvements to the bus services running out to two major international sporting facilities on the western edge of Edinburgh are to be investigated.
A petition of...
Safety warnings as storm clear up continues
West Lothian residents have been advised not to visit local cemeteries and churchyards, along with the country parks, as staff work to clear fallen...
SNP wins demand to call for vote on Waspi pension scandal
West Lothian Council is to write to the Labour government demanding a rethink on its decision not to compensate some 10,000 local women in...
West Lothian Council agrees support for credit unions
Credit unions across West Lothian are being backed by West Lothian Council as another high street bank shut its doors.
The Royal Bank of Scotland closed...
West Lothian Council “remains committed” to new homes in Livingston
West Lothian Council “remains committed” to plans for new homes in the centre of Livingston after the collapse of one of the key contractors...
National Insurance rise concerns for West Lothian Council
West Lothian cannot sit back “in blind faith” that National Insurance increases facing the council and voluntary sector will be met by the Westminster...
Accelerated repairs programme to bring empty homes back
An emergency £2m grant to help tackle homelessness is to be used by West Lothian Council to accelerate home repairs and build new houses.
A...
Service charges introduced for temporary tenancies in West Lothian
West Lothian is to increase rents and service charges for those in temporary tenancies in a bid to cut spiralling costs caused by the...
Former housing site in Winchburgh to be sold by West Lothian Council for £1.2m
A former housing site in Winchburgh is to be sold to a developer by West Lothian Council for £1.2m
Cruden Homes plans to build new flats...
Lanthorn community centre reopens after year’s delay
Livingston’s Lanthorn community centre re-opened its doors this week- more than a year later than originally planned after initial refurbishment works left the building...
Two thirds of West Lothian community centres reject future options
More than two thirds of West Lothian community centres have rejected plans to change the way they operate as part of a bid by West...
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