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Stuart Sommerville

West Lothian plan to withdraw counter for tax payments 'a disservice to vulnerable'

Councillors have been warned the planned closure of a payment office would leave people "struggling".

The council plans to stop taking rent and council tax payments at Bathgate’s Jim Walker Partnership Centre. The service was restored in the post Covid re-opening of the Partnership building on South Bridge Street.

But as visitor numbers and footfall at the centre returning to pre-pandemic levels, Councillor Willie Boyle warned many people would “struggle to engage” if the service was removed.

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