34 h. 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.

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34 h. 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.

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3 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.

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3 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.

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3 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.

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3 d. ago West Lothian primary school pick up Gold School Sports Award

Children at Southdale Primary were able to try a whole host of sports including basketball, gymnastics, boccia and taekwondo.

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3 d. ago West Lothian bakery closes as American chain suddenly shuts down all UK stores

Cinnabon opened its first UK store in 2020 and most recently had 12 sites in locations including Livingston, Glasgow, London, Manchester and Birmingham.

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3 d. ago West Lothian locals struggling with council tax payments urged to seek help

The Council Tax Reduction (CTR) scheme supports people on low incomes, potentially saving them hundreds of pounds a year. In some cases, it can reduce bills by up to 100 per cent.

Economics

5 d. ago West Lothian speed limit cut to bring in 20mph welcomed as 'common sense'

Residents say there is a need for public engagement, saying the streets are too busy to warrant official limits being put in place

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5 d. ago Game on for West Lothian darts fans with opening of new store at The Centre, Livingston

ArrowHeadz is set to open its first store in Scotland at The Centre, Livingston on September 14, stocking the latest darts equipment, dart boards and flights, and will also feature six state-of-the-art, hi-tech dart playing lanes.

Sport

6 d. ago Call for volunteers to relaunch West Lothian community food store

The Livingston neighbourhood of Ladywell lost its community project, which provided low cost food to locals early on last year .

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6 d. ago Funding for West Lothian buses should be 'forever', councillor claims

The council’s Executive heard details of £240,000 one-off funding to improve bus stop infrastructure across the county.

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9 d. ago Warning new West Lothian banking hub in 'challenging' location for the elderly

Both Linlithgow and Bathgate will get new hubs to help residents - but there is disappointment in Bathgate that a campaign to retain the new hub in the town centre has failed.

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9 d. ago West Lothian villagers hoping to expand community food hub saved from closure

New links with food suppliers have been set up and the pantry welcomes around 40 visitors a week in Bridgend.

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9 d. ago West Lothian village one of first to get new 20mph speed limit approved

The village’s proximity to Bathgate saw it included in the first tier of a county wide roll-out of speed reduction measures, as part of Scottish Government plans.

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1 week ago Young members of West Lothian church donates shoeboxes to local day centre

Kids from Livingston South Community Church’s ‘Thunder Club’ took a total of 43 shoeboxes to Acredale House in Bathgate last month after working hard all summer to fill each shoebox for every service user at the facility.

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1 week ago Warning West Lothian drug deaths drop could be reversed by synthetic opioids

The head of West Lothian’s Health and Social Care Partnership Alison White said “one death is too many" after 2024 figures revealed drug deaths had fallen across Scotland.

Events

1 week ago West Lothian football pitches left covered in rubbish by travellers

The makeshift day-long encampment at Eliburn’s football pitches left behind enough rubbish to fill 18 bags when local members of the West Lothian Litter Pickers moved in to clean up.

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1 week ago West Lothian Christmas lights event cancelled after storms push up insurance costs

West Lothian Council’s executive approved the cancellation of the Starry Nights festive lights event at Beecraigs Country Park in Linlithgow and sparked an angry confrontation between the local SNP and Labour councillor in the town.

Events

1 week ago The School Bank West Lothian is helping children participate and learn with dignity

It was founded in 2015 by local parents who saw the crisis within the community

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