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Parents face £10k childcare bills as council blocks cross-authority funding

FAMILIES have been left paying thousands of pounds a year for childcare because Edinburgh City Council has reneged on a flagship Scottish Government…

The National (Scotland)

Teenager dies following crash involving car and lorry

A TEENAGER has died, and two others are in hospital with serious injuries following a collision between a lorry and a car in West Lothian ...

The National (Scotland)

Firefighters still tackling huge wildfire in West Lothian amid 'extreme warning'

Fire crews continue to battle a large wildfire in Fauldhouse equivalent to more than five football pitches in size

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Woman dies after being found unresponsive as probe launched

A woman has died after being found unresponsive in West Lothian

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Lewis Capaldi performs first gig in two years for mental health charity

Lewis Capaldi, from Bathgate, West Lothian, has Tourette’s Syndrome, and released his first album in 2019 and a second album in 2023.

Evening Standard

Nearly £200k of weapons and drugs seized in police raids

Police have arrested two men after weapons and drugs were discovered during a series of searches in West Lothian.

The National (Scotland)

Heartbroken Parents Spread Joy in Cemeteries After Sudden Death of Daughter Aged 2

A grieving couple from West Lothian have found a beautiful way to keep their daughter’s memory alive after she tragically passed away in her sleep aged just two.

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Family welcome prosecution of private prison where inmate died of Covid-19

Calum Inglis, 34, was found dead in his cell at HMP Addiewell in West Lothian on October 24, 2021.

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Plans for £130 million battery storage site approved by Scottish Government

A £130 MILLION battery storage facility’s planning permission in West Lothian has been approved by the Scottish Government ...

The National (Scotland)

M8 restricted following two-vehicle crash as motorists warned to expect 'long delays'

PART of the M8 has been restricted following a two-vehicle crash in West Lothian as drivers warned to expect long delays ...

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Council tax in West Lothian is going up — how much will my new bill be?

Dozens of Scottish local authorities have confirmed above-inflation increases in council tax next year

The National (Scotland)

Grieving Scottish community to line streets for 'Hope’s Day' amid murder probe

A GRIEVING West Lothian community is set to line the streets of Livingston on Monday for the “final journey” of six-year-old Hope Gordon.

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Grieving West Lothian community expected to line streets for Hope’s Day

Hope Gordon, six, was found dead alongside her 36-year-old father Mark at a house in West Calder on January 20.

Evening Standard

Woman and three men arrested as police seize £1 million worth of cocaine

FOUR people were arrested after police seized around £1 million of cocaine in West Lothian ...

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Death of six-year-old girl being treated as murder, police confirm

THE death of a six-year-old schoolgirl in West Lothian is being treated as murder, police have said ...

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Detectives hunting for two men in balaclavas following serious assault

DETECTIVES are searching for two men following a serious assault in West Lothian ...

The National (Scotland)

Council objects to Holyrood boundary changes which 'disregard local identities'

A SCOTTISH council has objected to Holyrood boundary changes that they say would “disregard local identities”.

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First Scottish 'Olympics' for people in care homes hailed huge success

IT was the first region in Scotland to run an “Olympics” for people in care homes and West Lothian is now set to pilot a Parkinson’s-friendly…

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Police find £800,000 worth of cannabis plants in West Lothian village

POLICE have broken up a West Lothian cannabis farm which held plants worth £800,000 ...

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Labour secure by-election win – as small pro-indy party outperforms Tories

LABOUR have won a by-election in West Lothian, which was prompted by the death of John Swinney's former chief of staff.

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I just met Keir Starmer and asked if he's a serial liar

TO Whitburn, West Lothian, past the grown-over bings of Lanarkshire, there to meet Anas Sarwar and Keir Starmer on the election campaign trail at a…

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Man appears in court charged with murder of West Lothian woman

Kasikai Chinyanga arrested in connection with death of 42-year-old Chitsidzo Chinyanga in Broxburn

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‘A calm and gentle individual’: Yampil the bear becomes first Ukrainian animal rehomed in UK

Five Sisters Zoo in West Lothian is building an enclosure for the animal who was traumatised when a Russian shell destroyed his zoo last year

The National (Scotland)

Chris Sutton blasts Livingston's 'monstrosity' of a pitch as he reacts to Celtic win

The Hoops ran out comfortable 3-0 winners in West Lothian thanks to goals from Reo Hatate, Matt O'Riley and Daizen Maeda.

The National (Scotland)

Police name man who died in West Lothian motorcycle crash

Police have named a motorcyclist who died after a crash in West Lothian.

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