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Council objects to Holyrood boundary changes which 'disregard local identities'

A SCOTTISH council has objected to Holyrood boundary changes that they say would “disregard local identities”.

The National (Scotland)

Joy for some, despair for others - locals react to closure of pools while theatre is saved

Howden Park has been saved - but plug pulled on leisure centres

Daily Record

West Lothian theatre could be saved by charity trust behind art deco cinema

Reconnect which runs the Regal, Bathgate's art deco cinema/ theatre could be the long term solution to the running of Howden Park Centre as doubts on local authority funding for services continue

Edinburgh Live

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Axe falls on three West Lothian swimming pools but theatre saved

Broxburn pool will close along with Xcite Armadale and Xcite Livingston.

Daily Record

Three West Lothian swimming pools to close after no alternative found

Three pools will close at the end of August despite vociferous public campaigns to save them. Howden Park centre wins a few more months thanks to council funding and potentially new management

Edinburgh Live

West Lothian care homes secure £1.2m lifeline to protect residents and jobs

Cash support will protect the four care homes and 171 jobs for the next four years if the Integration Joint Board agrees to maintain the service

Edinburgh Live

Ray of hope for closure-threatened care homes

West Lothian Council has offered half the cash to avert closures

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West Lothian calls on house builders to deliver more bungalows

The current model for new housing, large two story homes packed together, excludes the elderly and disabled from the market - including rental - said councillors .

Edinburgh Live

West Lothian care home closure plans 'the final straw' for Labour party

Councillors from the party say they will oppose the plans

Daily Record

West Lothian care home closure plans 'the final straw' for local Labour party

The proposed closure are the result of cuts to local budgets, and the party are now demanding proper funding for council services including social care and care homes for the elderly

Edinburgh Live

Angry protests as West Lothian Council debate on care home cuts stifled

Having raised the issue at last week's Executive Labour stalled debate by councillors on the future funding of care homes and the budget for social care

Edinburgh Live

Angry protestors demand U-turn on proposed closure of West Lothian care homes

Protesters confronted the Leader of West Lothian Council, Councillor Lawrence Fitzpatrick who had come out to address the crowd

Daily Record

West Lothian leader calls on Holyrood to drop National Care Service plans

Millions wasted on consultancy fees and plans would be better spent funding care boards already providing social care for council across Scotland, says council leader.

Edinburgh Live

'Lifeline' funding for West Lothian theatre facing threat of closure

Council will fund Howden Park from August until the end of March while the search for new operator goes on

Edinburgh Live

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West Lothian leader blasts care home cuts and insists they would 'never evict residents'

Council leader Lawrence Fitzpatrick asked the First Minister in March for greater care funding and was knocked back.

Daily Record

West Lothian Council leader says decision to privatise care homes 'lies with Scottish Government'

Lawrence Fitzpatrick said he wrote to the First Minister at the end of March pleading with him to allocate more funding

Daily Record

Scots council leader who told care workers he loved them ‘staying silent as staff face axe'

Lawrence Fitzpatrick told care workers he loved the during lockdown and encouraged them to keep up the good work but is now accused of staying silent as they face losing their jobs

Daily Record

Former West Lothian abattoir to be used for housing after lying derelict for 20 years

The site on Whitburn Road was vacated in the late 1990s and has long been earmarked for new housing

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West Lothian abattoir site left derelict for 20 years to be transformed into housing

A redraw of plans won the support of councillors for 154 homes and 12 flats on the brownfield site in Bathgate's Whitburn Road

Edinburgh Live

West Lothian new homes plan for former abattoir site on hold over location of social housing

Plans to redevelop a brownfield site in Bathgate have been put on hold for two months after councillors expressed concerns at design details

Daily Record

Concerns warm hubs 'too far away' for old folk to access

Many can't access the warm spaces because they are too far to walk especially for the infirm, and in bad weather

Edinburgh Live

Fears West Lothian elderly and infirm cannot access warm hubs

Use of community centres and transport link to warm spaces would give those most at risk more confidence to attend, says councillor

Daily Record

West Lothian Council will build almost 400 homes in five years

£27m will be used to build new houses and more than £100m will be used to upgrading existing

Edinburgh Live

West Lothian Council to build almost 400 homes in five years

Councillors agreed a housing budget which will see £27m set aside for new builds and more than £100m to be spent upgrading its existing stock.

Daily Record

Anger as rural homes could be swallowed up by housing development

Garden City in Bents could be surrounded by new homes after the Scottish Government overturned the council's rejection of plans

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