6 h. ago West Lothian town fighting plan for car park charges as petition launched

Just weeks after West Lothian Council unveiled proposals for new parking regulations - which includes plans to charge for parking on town streets in the county - Bathgate Community Council has launched a petition to scrap the move.

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4 d. ago New future for historic dental practice ‘deeply rooted’ in East Lothian community

“Our patients will continue to see the same familiar faces, now supported by additional investment and cutting-edge technology” – Dr Duncan Smith

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4 d. ago Volunteer input crucial to future plans for West Lothian community venues

West Lothian Council is working to hand over the running of more than 30 community venues to local communities in a bid to cut costs.

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5 d. ago Desperate Putin's staggering offer to young men in bid for 16,000 new frontline troops

The Kremlin's chilling military expansion despite major losses on the battlefield alarms the west - and now Putin is even planning to provide debt relief in a bid to boost troops numbers

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8 d. ago Bianca Censori shocks with plan to save marriage to Kanye West

Censori, 30, reportedly believes starting a family could help her rapper husband, 47, to stay out of the endless controversy he is courting, and in turn strengthen their marriage, sources tell DailyMail.com.

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9 d. ago I'm 44 and will never have children with my partner: Mother's Day brings a range of emotions

Erica Crompton, 44, who lives in Staffordshire with her partner Paul and their cats has listed the ways being child-free has changed her life, after making a crucial decision about the future.

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1 week ago Aviation watchdog to look at rules on ‘resilience’ after Heathrow closure

CAA said it would consider whether it should take ‘further steps’ under Heathrow’s licence as part of a reviewBritain’s aviation watchdog will review the rules on “resilience” after the closure of Heathrow caused by a blaze at an electricity substation.Europe’s largest airport was closed in the early hours of Friday morning after the blaze at the Hayes substation in west London hit electricity supplies. No planes were allowed to take off or land, causing diversions which affected about 1,300 flights and roughly 250,000 passengers. Some flights resumed on Friday evening. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Aviation watchdog to look at ‘resilience’ rules after Heathrow closure

CAA says it will consider whether to take further steps under Heathrow’s licence as part of reviewBritain’s aviation watchdog will review the rules on “resilience” after Heathrow was closed because of a fire at an electricity substation.Europe’s largest airport was closed in the early hours of Friday last week after the blaze at the Hayes substation in west London hit electricity supplies. No planes were allowed to take off or land, causing diversions which affected about 1,300 flights and roughly 250,000 passengers. Some flights resumed on Friday evening. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago New forest to be created in west of England, with 20m trees planted by 2050

Western Forest will cover 2,500 hectares across Wiltshire, Gloucestershire, Somerset and BristolA new Western Forest is to be created across a swathe of the west of England from the Cotswolds to the Mendips, the government has said.The project, one of the government’s promised national forests, will create 2,500 hectares (6,200 acres) of woodland by 2030 across five priority areas in Wiltshire, Gloucestershire, Somerset and Bristol, with plans to plant 20m trees by 2050. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Exploited, recognised as a slavery victim, now facing deportation: one seafarer’s UK ordeal

After years of helping Scottish criminal investigations and despite fearing for his life in India, Vishal Sharma’s asylum claim has been rejectedWhen Vishal Sharma, an experienced merchant seaman, arrived in London from India in November 2017, he was looking forward to a good job on a Belgian tanker, the MT Waasmunster, assisting engineers. He had a 15-month contract and a transit visa, enabling him to travel to Milford Haven in Wales, where the 174-metre vessel was anchored.But in a last-minute change of plan, his Mumbai agent told him to head to Southwick in West Sussex, England, to board a scallop trawler, the Noordzee. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago 'Do you want to kill off London's nightlife for good?': Fury at Labour council's plans for West End venues to host 'quiet nights' and 'non

Labour-run Westminster Council has been accused of trying to 'kill' London's nightlife after it announced a night-time plan suggesting pubs and bars should host 'quiet nights'

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3 w. ago Time for Graham Potter to be bold with West Ham's academy stars

Hammers boss has chance to blood a generation with huge potential

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3 w. ago West Lothian wishlist offers community groups a chance to realise dream projects

The Community Benefit Wishlist was launched last month on the council’s web pages and aims to put groups in touch with suppliers who can provide financial and practical help to strengthen and develop communities.

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4 w. ago Fresh uncertainty over £300m Rhydycar West ski slope plan as council told it can't approve it

The call-in on Rhydycar West means the council itself can't grant planning permission as it would now require the approval of Welsh ministers

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4 w. ago Welsh Government takes over decision on £300m Rhydycar West ski slope plan

The Welsh Government has stepped in to take responsibility for deciding whether the indoor ski slope in Merthyr Tydfil goes ahead

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4 w. ago We’re facing a ‘forever chemicals’ crisis. We must stop Pfas at the source

Pfas are poisoning our soil and polluting our lungs. The EPA is finally sounding the alarm – but that’s not enoughSeveral years ago, I made a movie called Dark Waters, which told the real-life story of a community in West Virginia poisoned by Pfas “forever chemicals”. DuPont – a chemical manufacturing plant – contaminated the local water supply, killing cows and wildlife, making its workers sick and exposing local residents to toxic chemicals. It was an environmental horror story.It’s still happening across the country. Continue reading...

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