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The Latest Breaking News from West Lothian

Longest serving councillor, 70, accuses SNP of ditching him for being 'too old' in West Lothian

Frank Anderson has been an elected councillor since 1988. He has vowed to fight on as an independent after his local branch deselected him.

Edinburgh Live

West Lothian Council will do everything in its power to give homes to Ukrainian refugees

Officials are working to rehome families fleeing the conflict

Daily Record

Jobs under threat as bank announces West Lothian branch closure

Broxburn branch of Bank of Scotland will close in August

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West Lothian 'floating holiday park' expanding operation to include water sports

Couston Lakes, just outside Bathgate, hope to create two massive towers in the water, with an adjoining zipline that will connect the two together, and allow for wakeboarding at the stunning location.

Edinburgh Live

West Lothian youths hurl 'bricks and bottles' at firefighters attending emergency

Firefighters tackling a West Lothian blaze on Monday evening were met with projectiles being hurled at them by yobs and were forced to wait until police officers arrived on the scene

Edinburgh Live

West Lothian high school creates special well being room for pupils

Inveralmond community high school relocated their library and created a well-being support centre at the heart of the school campus where pupils can get support with any issue. It's part of a respecting rights agenda which has won the school a UNICEF Gold award.

Edinburgh Live

Teachers demand free Covid tests stay in West Lothian schools as 142 staff off sick

Free access to Covid tests will end in West Lothian schools at the start of the new term. Teaching unions fear that some young people or families will not be able to afford the £20 cost.

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West Lothian teachers expect "tsunami" of appeals on exams

A teaching union says it expects huge numbers of appeals on results as pupils get ready for their first sit down National and Higher exams in two years.

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West Lothian teen in finals of Sunday Mail Young Scot Awards

Ruth Williams (16) is a finalist in the Enhancing Education category

Daily Record

West Lothian podcasters thrilled to interview Hollywood star Billy Bob Thornton

Jibber Jabber podcasters score yet another interview with a Hollywood star after 2020 event with Lost Boys icon

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West Lothian scraps controversial 20mph zones among all Spaces for People measures

The Spaces for People programme imposed arbitrary new speed limits in communities, which generated thousands of complaints. They will be removed by mid July.

Edinburgh Live

West Lothian pensioner's home targeted by thieves in broad daylight

Police in Broxburn have appealed to the public after a quantity of watches were stolen from the 77-year-old pensioner's home while they were out of the house last week.

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Whisky distillery in West Lothian gets go-ahead for huge expansion despite black 'mould' fears for homes

Scottish Government overturns West Lothian's rejection of 21 whisky maturation warehouses on an 11 acre site between Bathgate and Livingston. Residents say the expansion will coat homes and gardens with black fungus

Edinburgh Live

West Lothian waterpark plans revealed

The proposed development should initially create up to 15 part-time and three full-time jobs

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West Lothian could be set for new luxury glamping holiday park at site of old pub

West Lothian Council received notice from a construction firm recently to create eight new holiday glamping pods at the rural site. The council has passed two other similar projects recently.

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West Lothian Police probe after house broken into and car stolen in quiet street

Officers in West Lothian are appealing to the general public for information following on from the sickening crime earlier this week in the quiet residential area

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West Lothian set for massive new adventure water park at site of old brickworks

The village has been getting redeveloped in recent years and the water park will be the latest addition, after the marina was completed at the site last year and works continue on thousands of new homes

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West Lothian's latest gym promises to be "more Gucci than Primark"

Specialist gym for powerlifting enthusiasts set to open in Livingston industrial estate likely to draw members from across central Scotland

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West Lothian 23 abandoned cars cause headache for council staff

Council staff face huge demands on their time dealing with abandoned cars, not only in Livingston , but across the county. Often it's driver ignorance of the law regarding road tax that lies at the heart of problem

Edinburgh Live

West Lothian village boundary set to disappear amid huge housing development

The Scottish Government has overturned local politicians' rejection of farmland housing plans that will blur the ancient boundary between East Whitburn and its larger neighbour, and put pressure on services. It undermines local democracy, says a councillor

Edinburgh Live

Man's body found near West Lothian primary school as forensics at the scene

The body of a man was recovered close to Whitedale Primary School in Whitburn early this morning, with forensitc officers picutred surrounding the scene, which is close to a block of flats on the West Lothian road.

Daily Record

Police find body of man near West Lothian primary school

Police have confirmed they are treating the death as unexplained

Edinburgh Live

How one West Lothian town's battle against 'firework yobs' helped change the law

MSPs considering new firework legislation visited the people of a West Lothian town who fought back against yobs who turned the streets into a war zone on bonfire night

Edinburgh Live

West Lothian family heartbroken after new puppy given ten per cent chance to live

Samantha King, alongside her fiance and two young children drove to England to collect their pup at the end of last month, but he was back home in Livingston for only 15 minutes when he had to be put under critical care.

Daily Record

West Lothian Community Hub fill shipping container with donations from locals for Ukrainian Refugees

Staff were 'struggling to get to their desks' with the amount of provisions donated for Ukrainian refugees.

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