30 m. ago Vital West Lothian food network teams up with Jamie Oliver's Ministry of Food

Members of the Food Network plan to showcase the day to day variety of the work members do through their Food for Thought: Time for Action day.

Society

4 h. ago New York reveals rules in bid to stop children becoming addicted to social media

More than 20 states have passed age verification laws, though many face legal challenges

Politics

4 h. ago Warning of West Lothian traffic disruption as main road set to close for resurfacing

Major resurfacing work will close the Dechmont Hills road for up to two weeks, diverting traffic through some equally winding routes.

Events

4 h. ago Survey highlights challenges faced by West Lothian residents when heating homes

A total of 42% of residents in West Lothian Council describing that their home is usually or always cold, or not as warm as they’d like.

Society

4 h. 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

4 h. ago Survey highlights challenges faced by Lanarkshire residents when heating homes

The findings come from Scotland-based social enterprise Changeworks which provided energy-saving advice and measures.

Society

4 h. ago West Lothian shopping centre set for new Clarks store bringing back 'much loved' footwear

The launch coincides with Clarks’ 200-year anniversary celebrations, marking two centuries of innovation, craftsmanship, and enduring style.

Economics

21 h. ago 'XL Bully latched onto my arms in horror mauling – I'm lucky to be alive'

WARNING - GRAPHIC IMAGES: Lesley Anne Robinson and her granddaughter's puppy were viciously attacked by an XL Bully in West Lothian - despite complaints about the dog previously being made to the council

Events

22 h. ago ‘There’s magic, blood and gore!’ Reece Shearsmith and Steve Pemberton on touring Inside No 9 – and being megastars in China

As the show based on their cult TV hit goes on the road, the duo discuss haunted theatres, feeling like arthritic swans and what it was like being mobbed in ShanghaiHow do you make a shopping centre in Woking spooky? I bow before Reece Shearsmith and Steve Pemberton’s many career achievements: Perrier award-winners, makers of successive hit TV series, not to mention megastars (as I shall soon discover) in China. But can they convince us that there are old ghosts haunting the 90s-built New Victoria theatre, located in a shopping mall? Such is the challenge faced by the Inside No 9 duo as they take their hit show-of-the-series on tour. “We made it very much about the ghosts of Wyndham’s theatre,” says Shearsmith of the show’s West End run. “Now we have to change it so that every place we’re in, that’s where there’s a legend of bloody Belle, and that’s where she haunts.”Over the tour, that may mean the 100-year-old Liverpool Empire or Edinburgh Playhouse: no problem. Or it might be the...

Society

24 h. ago Police appeal for information after Ford Fiesta set on fire in West Lothian

The incident took place on Wednesday, September 10, when a black Ford Fiesta was deliberately set on fire in the West Holmes Place area of Uphall.

Events

27 h. ago Arthur Sze is appointed US poet laureate as the Library of Congress faces challenges

The Library of Congress has named Arthur Sze as the new U.S. poet laureate

Politics

38 h. ago Starmer faces challenging week amid Mandelson fallout and frustrated MPs

It comes as US President Donald Trump is set to arrive for a state visit.

Politics

45 h. ago The Guardian view on the future of the EU: in search of a braver, bolder vision for a new era | Editorial

The European Commission president, Ursula von der Leyen, is right about the challenges Brussels faces. Far more ambition is required if they are to be metDelivering her state of the union address in Brussels last week, the European Commission president, Ursula von der Leyen, painted a grim but accurate picture of the challenges faced by Europe as the first quarter of the 21st century draws to a close. “A world of imperial ambitions and imperial wars,” she noted, is “a world in which dependencies are ruthlessly weaponised. And it is for all of these reasons that a new Europe must emerge.”Few would quibble with that analysis. As Ms von der Leyen spoke, the news that Nato aircraft had shot down Russian drones over Poland graphically underscored her point. In an era of great power rivalry in which the United States has become an unreliable ally, there is an emerging consensus that the European Union must be more robust in defending its own interests and cha...

Politics

2 d. ago Vaccine producer pledges to raise 10,000 for West Lothian charity partner

Employees from across Valneva Scotland have come together to raise funds and awareness for Team Jak Foundation, a Livingston-based charity that supports children and young people with cancer, and their families.

Politics

2 d. ago West Lothian residents cannot find local library three years after it moved

And there’s no money in place to put up signs showing them the way in Carmondean and Deans, councillors heard this week.

Politics

2 d. 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

4 d. ago Nepal's hugely popular army restored order after deadly violence. Its real challenge begins now

Nepal's military faces its biggest challenge yet after it stepped in to restore order following days of deadly violence in Kathmandu

Events

4 d. 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

4 d. ago West Lothian 'life saver' mental health fund can now cover two

Third Sector organisers hope the extension will enable the funding reach more people through different grass roots projects.

Politics

4 d. ago West Lothian drivers warning over closure of B792 between Blackburn and Bathgate

The works, which are due to take place over the weekend of September 19 to 22 and on the nights of September 22 to 26, are the latest phase in an ongoing major project to refurbish the B792 bridge.

Events