4 d. ago Man, 46, is arrested after mosque with people inside is set on fire

Two men were inside the Peace Community Centre and Mosque in East Sussex and managed to escape when it was engulfed in flames shortly before 10pm on Saturday.

Events

4 d. ago European airport shuts after Putin pal Lukashenko sends balloons filled with packs of cigarettes at it

BALLOONS stuffed with thousands of cigarettes have flown across an airport and shut it after being launched by a pal of Vladimir Putin. Vilnius Airport in Lithuania was shut down on Sunday night when 25 meteorological balloons were detected entering the country by the National Crisis Management Centre.   Two of the balloons - entering...

Politics

6 d. ago How victims are learning to trust again as Rochdale grooming gang members jailed

The Manchester Evening News has spoken to Detective Superintendent Alan Clitherow and Assistant Directorate Manager of Manchester’s Saint Mary’s Sexual Assault Referral Centre to discover what is being done to ensure victims are listened to, believed and trusted

Events

7 d. ago North Lanarkshire Council tenants to benefit from £40m investment in modern central heating systems

Four-year contract with Sureserve Compliance North (Gas Call) and Saltire Facilities Management will see around 1500 new central heating systems installed in first year alone.

Economics

1 week ago Polbeth Community Hub celebrating major milestones for Counselling & Wellbeing Service

Jenni Morris, Counselling & Wellbeing Manager at the Hub, has been honoured with the 2025 West Lothian Provost’s Award for Community Wellbeing.

Politics

2 w. ago Busy Falkirk community centre facing a £3 million repair bill

The centre's management committee don't want the community to lose the facility but the costs of keeping it appear too high

Economics

2 w. ago West Lothian community centre say donations to local area could disappear under council plans

Bathgate is one of over 30 centres facing management changes as the council tries to save more than £1m in the running of community spaces across the county.

Events

2 w. ago Revived West Lothian village food hub praised for feeding community

It’s when you hear from the people who volunteer at Bridgend’s Larder food hub that you realise that it is much more than a Thursday night village shop.

Politics

3 w. ago Late bid to stall West Lothian community centre management changes

The motion calls for a review of the budget savings plan, which it says “risks losing essential community input and involvement in these vital facilities.”

Politics

3 w. ago West Lothian villagers reject future plans for community hall

Answering to a September 5 deadline, the villagers who run Torphichen’s community centre refused to sign up to any option.

Politics

3 w. ago West Lothian community centre managers refuse to sign up to changes

The current management committee which oversees lets of public space in the Bathgate partnership building on South Bridge Street had proposed its own dissolution.

Politics

3 w. ago Home Office advertises for a religious adviser to help detained migrants get married

The vacancy for the religious affairs manager post is at Campsfield House Immigration Removal Centre (pictured), near the village of Kidlington, Oxfordshire.

Society

4 w. ago West Lothian Council may struggle to make savings in its school community wings

In January the 12 schools were controversially included in the £1m savings plan built around community centres.

Politics