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Two West Lothian prison guards rushed to hospital after being 'poisoned'

The emergency incident took place on Thursday as prison guards fell ill from what appeared to be an unknown substance within the jail. Two were rushed to St John's Hospital as a precaution.

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West Lothian council agrees to build supported housing for young people in Livingston

A site in Livingston close to the shopping centre and local college has been earmarked for the supported housing block which will provide homes for young people living in temporary accommodation.

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West Lothian town looks forward to revival of weekly market

Local litter picker volunteers joined promoter Lucy Lawson in a clean up of the new market's home in Bathgate old station car park in the centre of town

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West Lothian man with same brain condition as Bruce Willis speaks of the impact on his life

Scott Gardner (51) developed aphasia after experiencing stroke in 2021

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Urgent appeal to help trace missing West Lothian man

Andrew Hamilton has not been seen since he left his home on Wednesday

Daily Record

Hero police dog helps trace missing West Lothian pensioner with dementia

Orca the police dog was an essential part of a police search team that helped to locate the missing John Wilson, 79, who disappeared in West Lothian on Tuesday May 30.

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West Lothian Addiewell prison 'locked down' after 'health-related incident'

HMP Addiewell are currently dealing with an incident and have confirmed that police, the ambulance service and Scottish Fire and Rescue are supporting the prison

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Addiewell prison 'locked down' after staff members allegedly fall ill during 'incident'

The West Lothian jail said the emergency services had been supporting prison management to deal with a health-related incident.

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West Lothian medic leading the way in ensuring more home treatment for patients

Latana Munang is helping to build service across the country that allow people to be treated at home rather than hospital.

Daily Record

West Lothian's Civic Centre café to start taking cash for first time since covid

Councillors agree that card only payment excludes many from using public facility in Civic Centre and drops pandemic ban on cash

Edinburgh Live

West Lothian pupils proudly unveil 'unusual' Lewis Capaldi statue

Pupils at the singer's former school were sworn to secrecy over the project

Daily Record

Push for new West Lothian railway station to help rapidly expanding village

Councillors have voted to press for round table talks with partners to see the building of a railway station for Winchburgh. The move comes a week after news that commercial bus operators have abandoned services to the growing community

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West Lothian man speaks of moment he was told he had dementia at just 58

“I just want to get the message out there that you can still live well with dementia and that your life isn’t over,” said Stuart, whose mother and grandmother both had dementia.

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West Lothian backs call for ban on disposable vapes

Councillors say the health risks are unknown and the vapes are often just discarded

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Angry protests as West Lothian Council debate on care home cuts stifled

Having raised the issue at last week's Executive Labour stalled debate by councillors on the future funding of care homes and the budget for social care

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West Lothian ambulance crew aim to tackle three peaks challenge for charity

The team will be raising cash for TASC (The Ambulance Staff Charity).

Edinburgh Live

West Lothian Council joins call for Scotland-wide ban on disposable vapes

Cross-party support to call on Holyrood government to ban throwaway e-cigarette products amid growing health fears and harm to the environment

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Angry protestors demand U-turn on proposed closure of West Lothian care homes

Protesters confronted the Leader of West Lothian Council, Councillor Lawrence Fitzpatrick who had come out to address the crowd

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West Lothian pensioner with dementia disappears as frantic police search launched

John Wilson, 79, was last seen around 11.45am this morning in the Westfield Farm area of Bathgate, with concerns growing for his welfare. He was last seen wearing a pink polo shirt and navy shorts

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West Lothian thief tried to steal woman's handbag on busy road in broad daylight

Police in Livingston have launched an appeal following the incident in the Craigshill area on Monday, May 29. A 59-year-old was approached from behind by the man before he ran off empty-handed

Edinburgh Live

West Lothian pensioner assaulted as he walks his dog at industrial estate

At around 6.20am on Sunday, a 70-year-old man was assaulted whilst walking his dog by three men within the Pyramids Business Park, Easter Inch Steadings, Bathgate.

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Horrifying moment West Lothian car with 'mother and daughter' flips on busy street

Reportedly a mother and daughter were inside and checked out at the scene with no injuries - the road was also closed for a couple of hours to remove any debris.

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West Lothian mum hits back at cruel trolls as she enjoys luxury holiday without kids

The glam influencer who often shares raw but hilarious updates of her life as a young mum navigating life hit out at trolls with the best response.

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West Lothian mental health nurse who sexually assaulted vulnerable patient struck off

Richard McLellan, from Bathgate, attacked the woman during a night shift while she was being treated at the Royal Edinburgh Hospital in January 2019

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West Lothian man who blew up neighbour's house over noise row jailed for five years

Robert Russell deliberately caused the terrifying gas leak which led to Mr Mazs' home to erupt in flames, an ordeal which left him with severe burns as he miraculously escape alongside his dog

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