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Edinburgh Live
Edinburgh Live
National
Stuart Sommerville

West Lothian Council throws lifeline to villages cut off from bus network

Communities which faced being cut off by the end of bus services have been thrown a lifeline after West Lothian Council agreed to step in to fund subsidised buses.

In a meeting behind closed doors on Tuesday councillors voted 10 - 3 for a Labour motion which will support subsidised services to Blackridge and Greenrigg.

Both communities were facing losing all bus services after operator McGill’s announced their intention to quit.

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