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Tenants could be billed for clearing gardens filled with rubbish
West Lothian council tenants who blight their neighbourhood with gardens filled with rubbish could find themselves footing a bill to have them cleared.
Bathgate’s Housing...
Claims that teenagers are running riot in Bathgate
Staff claim teenagers are running riot in and around a major council building in West Lothian and there’s ‘nothing being done to stop it’.
Bathgate’s Partnership sits...
Volunteer fair coming to West Lothian
Whitburn has 19 organisations coming together in early June for a Volunteer Fair.
On offer will be volunteering opportunities covering all age groups island many different interests.
Among...
Conservative councillor questions membership of £20m board
A new board to decide how to spend £20m in West Lothian will hear the voices of only two local councillors.
With seven councillors representing the communities benefiting from the...
Travellers charter agreed but difficult to administer
A “travellers charter” is going to be difficult to administer given existing regulations West Lothian councillors have been told.
And one councillor expressed doubts that anything would...
New plea to consider wheelie bin straps for West Lothian householders
A Linlithgow councillor has revived proposals for West Lothian householders to use bin straps to secure wheelie bin lids.
In a written question to fellow Linlithgow Councillor Tom Conn,...
Anti-social behaviour by teenagers at Livingston shopping centre
Teenagers are continuing to cause problems with anti-social behaviour in and around Livingston shopping centre
In the latest round of local area committees Livingston councillors...
Local lawyer to chair board for £20m ‘Pride in Place’ fund for West Lothian
West Lothian Council’s Executive has approved the appointment of local lawyer Eric Lumsden, to the role of independent chair of a fund which will...
Trading Standards seize thousands of cigarettes in West Lothian raids
More than 10,000 untaxed cigarettes and tobacco products have recovered in raids by West Lothian’s Trading standards officers
Police joined Trading Standards officers in two raids earlier this year.
Sgt Jamie...
Parking charges plan consultation launched in West Lothian
A county-wide consultation on plans to introduce parking charges in West Lothian has been launched.
Councillors across the nine wards which cover the county are being briefed...
Linlithgow nursery owner appeals to Education Executive over funding
A Linlithgow-based nursery appealed to West Lothian Council to work with the private sector to lobby the Scottish Government to improve nursery place funding.
Andrew Carr of...
New Calderwood homes in East Calder backed after changes to road layout
After changing road layout proposals, Cala Homes has won planning permission for revised plans to develop a site in East Calder.
An Initial plan for 69 homes on...
West Lothian councillors to get twice-yearly updates on pothole repairs
Councillors in West Lothian will get twice yearly updates on pothole and road repairs.
Roads and transportation officers will provide detailed updates on numbers of potholes reported,...
Scottish Government to decide on proposals for a narrow country road
The owners of a West Lothian industrial site have appealed to the Scottish Government after access plans were rejected by councillors.
They say that planners’ rejection of a...
Councillors back controversial plans to change the centre of Winchburgh
West Lothian councillors have backed controversial plans to change the centre of Winchburgh .
Almost 200 people objected to a scheme to slow traffic through the rapidly growing ...
Plans to convert office block into a hotel on a Livingston industrial estate refused
Planning permission sought to convert an office block into a hotel on a Livingston industrial estate have been refused.
Mumtaz Hussain had applied for planning permission to convert the...
New dental practice for West Lothian town
Blackburn may soon have its own dental practice, eight years after the purpose-built surgery opened.
Residents of the West Lothian town have had to travel elsewhere- the nearest surgeries...
No ID required to vote in the Holyrood elections this Thursday
West Lothian Council have reminded voters that they do NOT need ID to vote in the Holyrood elections this Thursday.
Polls open at 7am across West Lothian...
Venue that helped Lewis Capaldi launch his career granted licence variation
Purple Orange Arts Venue in the heart of Bathgate which helped Lewis Capaldi launch his career could now open the door to fresh talent after...
West Lothian’s postal voters encouraged to ensure they return their completed postal vote
With the final set of postal votes dispatched and the Scottish Parliament Election less than two weeks away, voters are reminded to carefully follow the...
Support for moves to use planning laws to solve West Lothian housing crisis
Scottish Government proposals on new building as part of a programme to address a national housing crisis has been largely backed by West Lothian’s Executive.
Councillors agreed with...
More than 95% of West Lothian’s school leavers go on to positive destinations.
West Lothian councillors heard that five high schools showed positive destinations for their leavers higher than the Scottish average.
Education officers told councillors that the...
Linlithgow Burgh Halls’ Gallery welcomes Leo du Feu
A West Lothian artist is returning to his roots with his biggest ever solo exhibition in the Gallery at Linlithgow Burgh Halls.
The striking paintings of the...
West Lothian council house programme remains on target
Of the 300 new homes completed in the final three months of 2025 in West Lothian, only 15 of those were council or registered social...
No World Cup public holiday in West Lothian
West Lothian Council’s Executive has decided that there will be no public holiday in the region for Scotland’s return to the World Cup on 15...
This Broxburn Boy’s Life – free exhibition now open in Broxburn and Uphall Community Museum
A special exhibition has opened in Broxburn charting the amazing career of renowned West Lothian film director Michael Caton-Jones.
‘This Broxburn Boy’s Life’ free exhibition...
Growing demand for mental health care in West Lothian as population ages
The ageing population in West Lothian will see a growing demand for mental health officers.
Mental health officers (MHO) are qualified social workers trained to work with and ensure...
Conflict in Iran could hit council costs
West Lothian households and council services could be impacted by the war in Iran, councillors have been told.
Surging food and fuel costs on the back of the six weeks...
Last traces of West Lothian’s notorious Ghost Estate will be gone by next summer
Springfield Partnerships, part of the wide Springfield Group has agreed a £9m for the final phase of affordable homes at Deans South with the Wheatley group.
The...
Changes to collection process considered as arrears top £4m in West Lothian
Housing officers in West Lothian have described a range of early intervention measures they use to help tenants stay in their homes and manage...
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