3 h. ago West Lothian Council agrees motion calling for ban on manufacture and sale of loud fireworks

Conservative councillor Alison Adamson called on the council’s Chief Executive to write to both Sir Keir Starmer, the Prime Minister and John Swinney, Scotland’s First Minister urging a ban.

Economics

5 h. ago Crackdown on empty and void West Lothian Council homes agreed

A common theme across the chamber in Livingston was the desire to cut down the number of void, or empty homes, which require thousands of pounds of refurbishment after abandonment.

Politics

6 d. ago Abandoned West Lothian high street store to be transformed in major new deal

A meeting of West Lothian’s Council Executive agreed the lease of the former M&Co store in Linlithgow this week.

Economics

6 d. ago Plans for West Lothian Council to have its own traffic wardens pounding the streets

It will be 2028 - and a new council administration - before the council takes control of parking enforcement to end the current “free-for-all” faced in towns and villages .

Events

7 d. ago West Lothian Council gets more than 10,000 responses on budget cuts

It is the highest response the council has ever achieved and also outstrips the feedback neighbouring authorities have had over their own budget plans.

Politics

9 d. ago West Lothian Council house rent arrears top £5m with hardest hit areas named

Among the hardest wards include Whitburn and Blackburn, where arrears debt is over £1m, but this is down on the same position in January last year.

Society

1 week ago Reason West Lothian Council got unlikely windfall from cottages 36 miles away

The council’s Executive heard that the four cottages need refurbishment, with only two likely to go to market with a price tag of more than £100,000.

Politics

3 w. ago Application process begins for admission of pupils starting secondary schools in West Lothian in August

West Lothian Council have already sent e-mails/letters to parents of all P7 children we know of who live in West Lothian to prompt them to apply.

Events

last month West Lothian sees turnaround time to refurbish empty council houses slashed

The number of days it took to re-let a council home dropped by an average of 15 days on the same period last year last year at a time when the bulk of homes returned to the council needed the most repair.

Politics