The Latest Breaking News from West Lothian Council

Inside the bleak ghost town that lies abandoned 25 years after opening

The estate looks like TV images from the worst of public housing areas, with battered refuge-like homes occupying a stripped and scarred urban landscape, that only hints of the community it used to be

Daily Mirror · Jun 4, 2022

Event to celebrate town's anniversary

A special tea party was held in Livingston

Daily Record · Jun 2, 2022

Life skills classes to be rolled out to schools

The course offers practical help and advice on securing a tenancy for the first time preparing to live independently.

Daily Record · Jun 2, 2022

West Lothian mum wants to help Ukranian refugees to give them the same chances her grandad had

Charis Cetnarsky has organised a free pop-up shop to hand out essentials and help Ukranians make support networks

Daily Record · May 26, 2022

Every Scottish council with a Tory-Labour deal .... despite Anas Sarwar's pledge

A NUMBER of councils have been formed of by Labour with support from the Tories - despite Anas Sarwar’s pre-election pledge not to enter into any…

The National (Scotland) · May 26, 2022

Ukrainian refugees in West Lothian to receive directory for local services

Over 40 individuals and local organisations worked together to create the directory

Daily Record · May 26, 2022

West Lothian Labour seizes power from SNP after 10-hour marathon meeting

The SNP have branded the new council undemocratic after a lengthy online meeting saw Labour seize control of council with support from four Conservatives

Edinburgh Live · May 25, 2022

Plans to use a West Lothian hotel to house asylum seekers scrapped

Council bosses had been told 81 refugees would be housed at the Cairn Hotel but this has been shelved

Daily Record · May 25, 2022

West Lothian Council to be run by minority Labour leadership as party accused of "grubby coalition" with Tories

Labour will continue to lead thanks to loose coalition from the four Conservative councillors, Independent and Lib Dem councillors

Daily Record · May 24, 2022

West Lothian council to be run by Labour after 'grubby coalition' with Tories

The voters made the SNP the largest party , with the largest share of the vote and the most councillors, but they were locked out of power after by Labour and the Conservatives.

Edinburgh Live · May 24, 2022