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West Lothian provost refutes claims of taxpayer-funded Texas trip

Invite was presented the Executive this week but Councillor Cathy Muldoon had already ruled out joining the trip to the Texan city of Grapevine in September

Daily Record

Police arrest three men following disturbance at West Lothian shop

Police say that the three men left the scene of the incident which was later found following a crash at Blackburn Cross

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Safety concerns at Susan Boyle and Lewis Capaldi's old West Lothian school

St Kentigern's in Blackburn faces a £1.2m bill to relocate an entire department to keep the school open and enable repairs as engineers complete survey. The repair bill will be known by the summer holidays

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Young team nets over £2000 for charity

kids at West Lothian Football Academy helped raise the fantastic sum for the Ronald McDonald House Charities

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West Lothian woman woke to find her ankles bound together by vile attacker

Violent Charles Arthurs dumped his victim in the bath and sat on top of her, crushing her chest before trying to drown her.

Edinburgh Live

West Lothian provost refutes claims of taxpayer-funded Texas trip

Invite was presented the Executive this week but Councillor Cathy Muldoon had already ruled out joining the trip to the Texan city of Grapevine in September

Edinburgh Live

Police catch pedestrian 'hitchhiking' at side of M8 motorway

Officers clocked the punter on their dashcam on the M8 near West Lothian yesterday

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Police catch pedestrian 'hitchhiking' at side of Scotland's busiest motorway

The punter was discovered walking on the other side of the outer crash barrier on the M8 motorway linking Edinburgh to West Lothian.

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Lewis Capaldi shares hilarious voice note he sent to new Edinburgh girlfriend Ellie

The West Lothian lad had audiences and the radio co-hosts in stitches after sharing a hilarious voicenote that he had sent to his new capital girlfriend Ellie MacDowall.

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Kaim Park owners buy former social work office to convert into hotel

The property could be used to house homeless people in the future

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West Lothian council and emergency services working to tackle hidden illness of hoarding

Long a staple of TV shows, the risks to the lives of vulnerable people whose homes are stuffed with rubbish are recognised as a mental health and public safety issue by the council and emergency services

Edinburgh Live

Former West Lothian social work offices could be used to house homeless after sale

SNP opposition claim council could retain building as homeless unit to save paying a hotel firm for the same service

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Police stop 'erratic' West Lothian driver allegedly under influence of cocaine

Officers received reports of a vehicle being driven erratically in Livingston on Tuesday

Daily Record

Shocked Scots footballer claims referee asked ‘do you have a mental illness’ during match

Alan Murray was playing for Oxgangs Trinity at the home of Livingston FC Community Club at Eliburn Park in West Lothian on Sunday when the remark was allegedly made.

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West Lothian residents protest after bus cuts make them feel like 'prisoners'

Scores of West Lothian locals came together on Tuesday against the bus cuts confirmed by McGill's. This comes as local councillors discussed a potential lifeline to isolated villages.

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West Lothian Council throws lifeline to villages cut off from bus network

Greenrigg and Blackridge were set to lose all buses. A limited service has been saved but elsewhere across the county dozens of buses especially those many rely on to get to work will disappear next month

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West Lothian thief jailed after OAP thrown onto suburban street during crime rampage

Sneaky Duncan Johnstone preyed on unsuspecting pensioners in a catalogue of what a sheriff called “frankly despicable” crimes.

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Councillors vote to cut hours at recycling centres and bring in booking scheme

Councillors said that by reducing hours, they'll be able to keep all centres open

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Much-loved West Lothian skatepark could become protected historical site

Historic Environment Scotland (HES) is asking members of the public to share their views and knowledge on Livingston Skatepark, as it is assessed for historic status.

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Protests planned over West Lothian bus cuts as lifeline services considered

Proposals to throw a lifeline subsidised services to two villages which will lose all buses will go before councillors tomorrow, but many bus service cuts will be seen across the county from 8 May.

Daily Record

Row over change to workers' pay at West Lothian biscuit factory

Fox’s Burton’s Companies (FBC) - which owns Paterson Arran in Livingston - is to pay workers monthly instead of weekly

Edinburgh Live

West Lothian play worker pulled young boy to his feet by his hood and dragged him

Jamie Scott pulled the boy to his feet after grabbing his hood then proceeded to drag him. As a result, the Scottish Social Services Council placed an 18-month warning on his registration

Edinburgh Live

West Lothian residents left 'isolated' as new bus timetable confirms cuts

Fuming West Lothian residents have said they will be 'like prisoners' after bus operator McGill's have announced cuts to the service, isolating villages in the area.

Edinburgh Live

When West Lothian hosted young skater star Tony Hawk and he rode famous Livingston bowl

A skatepark in Livingston was once classed as one of the best places to visit in West Lothian, and one of the best skating areas not only in Scotland, but around the world. So good, in fact, that it attracted a young Tony Hawk.

Edinburgh Live

West Lothian Five Sisters Zoo begins work on new penguin enclosure

The Five Sisters Zoo in West Calder, West Lothian, have announced that they have undertaken the expensive project of building a brand new penguin enclosure in the heart of the zoo.

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