36 h. ago People in West Lothian can have their say during council's budget consultation

Rising costs are combined with significant increases in demand for some services

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5 d. ago Food Train launches BOXtober drive to help older people in West Lothian

Food Train has declared this month BOXtober - launching a sponsorship drive to help ensure older people in West Lothian do not go without lifeline shopping supplies.

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5 d. ago Michail Antonio's wrecked Ferrari 'listed on eBay' months after Premier League ace survived horror crash

The former West Ham striker is currently driving a people carrier after being given ‘another chance at life’

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7 d. ago Nineteen people feared dead after blast at Tennessee munitions plant

Police chief calls explosion near Bucksnort, south-west of Nashville, ‘devastating’ and says ‘we have some deceased’Nineteen people are missing and feared dead following a massive explosion at a military munitions plant in Tennessee on Friday morning.The powerful blast ripped through the explosives manufacturing plant in rural Tennessee on Friday morning, rattling homes miles away and bringing emergency services to the scene, authorities and residents said. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Survivor teams up with West London experts to support people’s mental health after major incidents

Survivor teams up with West London experts to support people’s mental health after major incidents  London Post

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8 d. ago Islamist terror suspect accused of plotting Jewish massacre in Manchester 'hero

Walid Saadaoui, 38, from Abram, near Wigan, wanted to kill as many Jewish people as possible in north west and cause 'untold harm', Preston Crown Court heard.

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8 d. ago Idyllic Scots seaside town to install dozens of parking meters as council decision branded ‘nonsense’

DOZENS of parking meters are set to be installed throughout an idyllic Scottish seaside town - despite locals branding the council's decision "nonsense". Councillors in East Lothian approved plans for 27 parking meters across a conservation area in North Berwick. But the decision has been slammed as "nonsense" and "bizarre" by objectors. A total of...

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9 d. ago 'Illegal' campers at West Lothian leisure centre told to leave as police called in

West Lothian Council took to social media to warn several vehicles had set up an ‘unlawful’ encampment behind the 5-aside pitches at Xcite Bathgate on Tuesday, October 7.

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1 week ago Livingston firm announces charity partnership with counselling service

John Heaney Electrical Limited (JHE), has signed an initial 12-month deal with Smile, which was set up 10 years ago to help young people in West Lothian suffering from mental health problems.

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1 week ago ‘It’s Sellafield or nothing’: what life is like growing up in the shadow of Europe’s oldest nuclear site

Young people in Whitehaven on England’s north-west coast rely on the power plant for everything from jobs to civic investment. But for those who see their future elsewhere, options can be limitedShare your experiences of living in a coastal townPhotographs by Polly BradenIt is a rainy Thursday in Whitehaven on the north-west coast of England, but the seafront is buzzing with activity. This Saturday is Harbour Fest, a day of music, performance and activities. An array of colourful street food vendors are already setting up.It’s unusual to see such excitement on the seafront, says 18-year-old Lacey Ritson. Growing up, Lacey and her friends would gravitate to picturesque Saint Bees along the coast or the nearby Lake District if they wanted to spend time by the water. And sometimes, she says, “we’d sit by the river and look at people, guessing who worked at Sellafield – like, ‘they’ve got a nice car – they’re from Sellafield’”. Continue reading...

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1 week ago West Lothian Council chiefs 'unable to quantify' what cyberattack cost

Councillors were told this week that a live investigation remains ongoing though the IT system recovery phase is now complete.

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2 w. ago People traffickers sending migrant small boats to West Country beaches in bid to dodge tougher border patrols off Kent coast, police reveal

The Home Office has funded a new fast-response police boat to be based in Devon and Cornwall due to an expected surge in illegal immigration.

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2 w. ago West Lothian councillor says Holyrood should 'pay up' over brown bin charges

Council Leader Lawrence Fitzpatrick responded after the Local Democracy Reporting Service revealed that it will be at least 2027 before a decision is made.

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2 w. ago UK Government announces £20 million investment to transform West Lothian neighbourhoods

The Pride in Place programme will see up to £280 million shared among 12 Scottish local authorities, including up to £20 million for West Lothian Council, to precisely target areas which can benefit most from funding being made available for a wide range of regeneration projects.

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2 w. ago Racist voices are becoming louder and moving into the mainstream. How can I help my client feel safe? | Ahona Guha

Within the context of increasing anti-migrant and anti-Muslim rhetoric, Aisha found that she was hyper-vigilant and anxious about the possibility of another assaultThe modern mind is a column where experts discuss mental health issues they are seeing in their workAs far-right and anti-immigration influences take hold across the globe, people of colour are often struggling to know where they might feel safe. Encountering occasional racism has been a fact of life for people of colour in most countries in the west. Emboldened by the far-right movements, racist voices are now becoming louder and moving into the mainstream.One of the emergent themes within the therapy room has involved a resurgence of racial trauma, especially for those who have previously experienced significant such harm. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Man dead and seven treated after suspected carbon monoxide poisoning at takeaway

Officers attended the shop in Cresswell Crescent, Bloxwich, at around 9.40pm on Friday.

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3 w. ago West Lothian residents 'fed up' with problems from illegal traveller sites

West Lothian Council faces a bill of more than £50,000 to clear up after traveller encampments at Craigswood in Livingston this summer.

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3 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.

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3 w. ago ‘You don’t get to aim big when you are somewhere small’: A teenager’s fight to end single use plastics on her Scottish island

Groundswell of support for ban propels campaign of Tabby Fletcher, 17, from her island home on Jura to parliamentTabby Fletcher, a 17-year-old from the Isle of Jura, off the west coast of Scotland, lives in what many people would probably assume is a pristine wilderness. Yet she regularly sees dead birds, their bodies entangled in plastic, among piles of waste washed up on the island’s beaches after powerful storms.“In January, we had Storm Éowyn,” she says. “Huge storm surges brought piles of plastic on to the beach close to my house. I saw dead birds wrapped in plastic. It was obvious from little bits inside their decomposing bodies they had eaten plastic. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Mother urges organ donation discussion after young son’s liver transplant

Zac had a transplant in July 2022.

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