The Latest Breaking News from Lawrence Fitzpatrick

Lawrence Fitzpatrick said he wrote to the First Minister at the end of March pleading with him to allocate more funding

Lawrence Fitzpatrick told care workers he loved the during lockdown and encouraged them to keep up the good work but is now accused of staying silent as they face losing their jobs

The site on Whitburn Road was vacated in the late 1990s and has long been earmarked for new housing

A redraw of plans won the support of councillors for 154 homes and 12 flats on the brownfield site in Bathgate's Whitburn Road

Plans to redevelop a brownfield site in Bathgate have been put on hold for two months after councillors expressed concerns at design details

Many can't access the warm spaces because they are too far to walk especially for the infirm, and in bad weather

Use of community centres and transport link to warm spaces would give those most at risk more confidence to attend, says councillor

£27m will be used to build new houses and more than £100m will be used to upgrading existing

Councillors agreed a housing budget which will see £27m set aside for new builds and more than £100m to be spent upgrading its existing stock.

Garden City in Bents could be surrounded by new homes after the Scottish Government overturned the council's rejection of plans

Garden City, a street of Edwardian cottages built to promote a sustainable life in open spaces could be surrounded by new homes after the Scottish Government overturned the council's rejection of plans that will double the size of the tiny community of Bents