8 h. ago West Lothian pupils set up high school coffee shop as part of barista training

Senior students at Whitburn Academy set up their own coffee shop - Brewburn- which offers training to pupils.

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8 h. ago West Lothian school dinners menu given overhaul after pupil suggestions

Jamie Fisher, the head of facilities and support services in the council told councillors that almost 3,000 pupils responded to a survey on what they would like to see on the menu and - within limitations - they got it.

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10 h. ago West Lothian drug and alcohol partnership look at new ways to tackle addiction

The Alcohol and Drug Partnership (ADP) will also look to develop services for those with addictions to seek early intervention as well as working with primary health care services to offer training and skills.

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11 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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12 h. ago West Lothian village pub closes suddenly as bosses issue 'deeply sad' statement

The Tally Ho, in Winchburgh, has ceased trading immediately after the owner issued a short statement on Facebook on Friday, April 4.

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55 h. ago Broadway Boy update issued by Grand National bosses after fall

Broadway Boy and Celebre D'Allen were both assessed on course

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3 d. ago James May makes shock comments about Jeremy Clarkson's Cotswolds pub as he compares it to his own village inn

After making a name for themselves on TV, the Top Gear and Grand Tour stars have both coincidentally gone on to own their own boozers.

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3 d. ago 'People turning up with chainsaws' to clear trees at south of Scotland mountain biking trails as warning issued

Bosses at Forestry and Land Scotland have issued a warning over "people taking it upon themselves to go to the forest with a chainsaw" to clear windblown trees.

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3 d. ago Linlithgow MSP highlights 4.8 million free bus journeys made by under 22’s in West Lothian

New figures have revealed that over 200 million free bus journeys have been made by young people across Scotland.

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4 d. ago West Lothian man wakes to find his business in ruins after just a month

Rob, who launched his own business less than a month ago, woke in the early hours of Thursday morning to find his van on fire.

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4 d. ago West Lothian Council warn 'sticking plaster' approach to ending child poverty won't work

Holyrood ministers have been told that simply throwing money at the issue will not solve the problem and there is a call for a more holistic approach including investment in housing education and transport schemes.

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4 d. ago Drug traffickers who ran street valium factory in Scots industrial estate jailed

Kevin Ramage, 64, and Derek Wilson, 36, churned out millions of Etizolam tablets from an industrial unit in West Lothian.

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5 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 Uplift in minimum wage rates will benefit up to 2,500 workers in West Lothian

The National Living Wage has risen by 77p per hour to £12.21

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5 d. ago Squatters move into South London cinema that closed suddenly and 'hold all

Squatters move into South London cinema that closed suddenly and 'hold all-day rave'  Yahoo News UK

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5 d. ago 'We live in "Britain's kindest village" but actually we seem to attract criminals'

Around 2,700 people live in Trawden, Lancashire, and while many of these regularly volunteer in the pub, library and shops, the picturesque village still suffers with crime

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6 d. ago Historic Scottish seaside village denied community buyout to reopen only pub in town

The residents of a picturesque Scottish town have been trying to save their only pub.

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6 d. 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

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6 d. 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'

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7 d. 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

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