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Plans revealed for bridge to link 'isolated' community to vital services

People in Stoneyburn have long described the area as an 'island village'

Daily Record · Jan 11, 2023

Plans for bridge crossing to West Lothian's isolated 'island village'

Councillors heard engineers will carry out site surveys next week, with bridge designs ready for March to link Stoneyburn and Fauldhouse with a safer route for walking and cycling

Edinburgh Live · Jan 10, 2023

West Lothian's 'island village' needs landowner support to provide path

Building a cycle route and footpath between the "island village" of Stoneyburn and vital services in Fauldhouse will rely on the backing of landowners to become a reality

Edinburgh Live · Oct 7, 2022

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West Lothian pupils to get safer path to school after parent campaign

Children in Wester Inch faced a hazardous route to school at St Mary's Primary in Bathgate until they raised a petition. Now, with the support of Sustrans, the council will install wider pavements and safer crossing points in time for the winter months

Edinburgh Live · Apr 14, 2022

West Lothian's 'island village' to be connected to neighbouring town in a £1m footpath upgrade

A footpath and bridge link will connect the isolated village of Stoneyburn to the neighbouring town of Fauldhouse

Daily Record · Apr 14, 2022

End in sight for West Lothian's island village as bridge funds agreed

Sustrans has agreed to fund design and part construction of a new footpath and bridge between Stoneyburn/Bents and Fauldhouse. The work, delayed by the Covid pandemic, could start next year

Edinburgh Live · Apr 13, 2022

West Lothian council to install seventeen pedestrian crossings but none near 'at risk' school

Despite a petition from the parent teacher association and the community council with over 400 signatures, Peel Primary was not included in the list of seventeen areas to receive a crossing.

Daily Record · Mar 31, 2022

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West Lothian parents demand crossing at school where near miss took place

A total of 17 new pedestrian crossings have been approved but the 400 parents who signed a petition calling for a crossings around Peel Primary in Livingston will have to wait until June to see if their school will even qualify in the future.

Edinburgh Live · Mar 30, 2022

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