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West Lothian plan to close hospitals providing elderly respite care put on hold

Councillors force rare vote on proposals to co-locate elderly respite and dementia care in Livingston, closing Tippethill and St Michael's community hospitals

Edinburgh Live

Push for new West Lothian railway station to help rapidly expanding village

Councillors have voted to press for round table talks with partners to see the building of a railway station for Winchburgh. The move comes a week after news that commercial bus operators have abandoned services to the growing community

Edinburgh Live

Work to remove West Lothian roadside trees affected by Ash dieback underway

The council is working with contractors felling diseased trees on roadsides and in other safety critical areas. Over 40,000 trees could be affected by fungus

Edinburgh Live

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Police crackdown on teen anti-social behaviour sees seven charged with more than 60 offences

Arrests follow surge in anti-social behaviour across county, including high profile incidents in Livingston

Daily Record

West Lothian crackdown on teen anti-social behaviour as seven charged with more than 60 offences

Arrests follow surge in anti-social behaviour across county, including high profile incidents in Livingston shopping centre

Edinburgh Live

Parking charges are given the green light - but not for at least three years

Councillors were warned there was no 'quick or cheap fix' the area's parking problems.

Daily Record

West Lothian parking charges backed by council - but at least three years away

There is no quick or cheap way to set up parking rules councillors accept as they vote to back the introduction of council regulation

Edinburgh Live

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Bus protestors tell how cuts are leaving them 'stranded' and 'flooring' their mental health

Communities were thrown a lifeline yesterday - but not before angry protestors had their say

Daily Record

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

Greenrigg and Blackridge were set to lose all buses. A limited service has been saved but elsewhere across the county dozens of buses especially those many rely on to get to work will disappear next month

Edinburgh Live

Communities will be 'cut off' by changes to bus services

McGill's Eastern Scottish announced a reduction in very early morning services, evening services and Sunday services

Daily Record

West Lothian facing drastic bus cuts for smaller communities

The council's public transport staff are now having to look at options to tackle loss of commercial services in May

Edinburgh Live

West Lothian Council calls for bike bells to be mandatory as local cycling compared to 'Tour de France'

A councillor has won support for calls to change the Highway Code to make bells a legal requirement.

Edinburgh Live

Teens 'travelling from outside West Lothian' to cause havoc in shopping centres

Councillors said youths are travelling into the area from as far away as Fife with the intention of starting fights

Daily Record

Concern teens taking free bus to West Lothian shopping centre for anti-social behaviour

Livingston's shopping centre a magnet for youths out to cause trouble after bussing in free of charge from outside the county

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Daily Record

Spaces for People measures to be kept on in West Lothian town

Improved footpaths and cycle lanes brought in under the scheme in Linlithgow will stay

Daily Record

Controversial plans for nursing home get green light

The development was approved after designs were changed to provide more parking spaces

Edinburgh Live

Controversial West Lothian care home wins approval as plans dubbed 'least worst option'

Plans for a care home in Linlithgow Bridge were redrawn taking an exit road away from neighbours, but objections remain and new fears have surfaced about its effect on surrounding roads.

Daily Record

Bypass is 'only way' to stop village becoming rat run to Queensferry Crossing

Villagers are concerned about congestion and pollution from so many vehicles

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West Lothian village bypass 'only solution' to cut Queensferry Crossing traffic

A traffic management trial through Newton caused lengthy tailbacks but did nothing to discourage cars and lorries using the main street as a short cut to the Queensferry Crossing, now a 12 year old idea has been put back on the table

Edinburgh Live

Vandals topple West Lothian cemetery gravestones in 'appalling' attack

20 headstones knocked over in Whitburn's Manse road cemetery in what has been branded an "appalling and upsetting" attack.

Daily Record

Controversial West Lothian green bin roll-out continues despite delays and negative feedback from local householders

The new green bins aim to promote more recycling within the local authorities district

Edinburgh Live

West Lothian green recycling bins to be rolled out despite 'annoyed' residents

Councillors say public needs to see greater connection between efforts to recycle and the money saved by tax-payers as a delayed roll-out programme continues

Daily Record

Appeal after park-and-ride plan is rejected

Stirling Developments have appealed to the Scottish Government to overturn the council’s rejection of their plan for a 50-space car park near Kirknewton railway station.

Edinburgh Live

West Lothian park and ride plans go to appeal despite safety fears

Villagers living near Kirknewton station fear for their safety if a car park designed to serve residents in a new housing development two miles away is given the go ahead by the Scottish government

Daily Record

Fears over the future of West Lothian hospital

Any plans to close St Michael's in Linlithgow would be met with fierce opposition, according to local councillors

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