3 h. ago Revealed: The school WhatsApp messages that led to six police officers raiding 'reasonable' couple's home before arresting them and holding them in a cell for 11 hours

Friends of a couple arrested over their comments made in a school WhatsApp group have spoken of their 'shock and anger' over the incident.

Events

17 h. ago Household waste bins in West Lothian to be put out as normal over Easter

Householders are asked to be patient and they should be left out until emptied

Politics

17 h. ago West Lothian business leaders meet to hear how they can benefit from government help

'A number of companies again flagged concerns over staff and skills shortages'

Politics

37 h. ago Talented tenor horn player takes title as twelve vie to be named best young musician in West Lothian

Tyler Clark will now perform later this year at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland

Sport

38 h. ago Former West Lothian sales rep turns dream of owning Wee Boutique into reality

Karen McWilliam, who lives in Armadale, has officially opened The Wee Boutique in Bathgate’s King Street moving into the old Anne and Bobbies wedding shop.

Politics

39 h. ago West Lothian Mercedes driver, 15, 'led police on chase before legging it'

A large police presence was spotted in Blackburn on Sunday afternoon, March 30, including a dog unit after a search was launched for the occupants of the vehicle.

Events

61 h. ago Bespoke whisky business awarded licence in the heart of busy West Lothian town

West Lothian Licensing Board agreed to award a premises licence to The Wee Whisky Shop in Linlithgow High Street run by Andrew Ure.

Events

3 d. ago Wife killer Nat Fraser to be released from jail this week for his mum’s funeral

The Sunday Mail can reveal the killer is expected to be escorted from West ­Lothian’s HMP Addiewell to the funeral on Wednesday.

Events

3 d. ago West Lothian man to undertake massive physical challenge for good cause

Murray Gourdie is running the London Marathon for a children’s cancer charity.

Politics

3 d. ago West Lothian rugby club to have summer dance noise levels checked

Linlithgow Rugby Club has agreed to have Environmental Health officers monitor the volume at social events planned around the town’s Marches festival later this year.

Politics

3 d. ago Extra time for West Lothian football club as social club opening hours extended

Linlithgow Rose will also be granted a beer garden area to its permanent licence.

Politics

4 d. ago Moment father who complained about teacher recruitment process in parents' WhatsApp group is arrested for 'harassment', led away by six police officers and interrogated for 11 HOURS

Police questioned a father on suspicion of harassment and malicious communications after he complained about a teacher recruitment process in a parents' WhatsApp group.

Events

4 d. ago Objection to West Lothian welfare survey findings branded 'Trumpism in a kilt'

The survey in West Lothian found that the majority believed families should “take responsibility for their choices,” rather than receive mitigation payments supported to counter the two-child cap on benefits, which the Westminster government has introduced.

Politics

5 d. ago West Lothian man arrested after 'disturbance' as police swoop on busy road

Officers raced to the Mosside Road area of Blackburn at 2.55pm on March 29.

Events

5 d. ago Locals plead for West Lothian cafe 'with hardly any customers' to remain open

Jackie McKenzie, 61, from Torphichen, raised her concerns over the future of the Rosemount Garden cafe in Bathgate.

Economics

5 d. ago West Lothian cafe given reprieve despite 'running at £100K loss due to lack of customers'

West Lothian’s Integration Joint Board, which oversees social care, agreed to postpone plans to close the cafe in Bathgate's Rosemount Gardens as part of budget cuts.

Economics

5 d. ago Mercedes reserve driver Valtteri Bottas completes test for rival F1 team

Left without a Formula 1 race seat for 2025, Valtteri Bottas is biding his time back at Mercedes as their reserve driver and looking to land a place back on the grid next term

Politics

5 d. ago Talented young musicians from West Lothian play to packed audiences at annual concert series

Pupils from 37 schools in the local authority area performed

Culture

7 d. ago Figures reveal that almost 1,300 West Lothian apprentices are in training

The Scottish Budget allocated a further £100 million for the coming financial year

Politics

8 d. ago EastEnders fans left with 'dread' after dark episode they say was 'uncomfortable to watch'

A trip to the police station to led to some upsetting scenes for viewers

Politics