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The Latest Breaking News from West Lothian

East Lothian man taken to hospital after motorbike smash on quiet road

A 55-year-old has been taken to the Royal Infirmary after a crash involving a motorbike and a van on Johnnie Cope's Road in Prestonpans, with his condition unknown.

Edinburgh Live · Feb 8, 2023

Council tenants warned of 3.5 per cent rise as rent freeze ends

The average rent will now be around £83.22 per week

Daily Record · Feb 8, 2023

West Lothian charity collecting donations of essentials to help victims of earthquake in Turkey and Syria

HomeAid in Bathgate is accepting everything from clothes and food to tents and toiletries

Daily Record · Feb 8, 2023

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Rent freeze ends as West Lothian agree to 3.5% increase to help fund new homes

Councillors voted for a 3.5% a year rent rise, taking weekly rents in April to £83.22

Edinburgh Live · Feb 7, 2023

Every swimming pool in West Lothian to be reviewed under budget cuts

Energy costs are soaring and the county's 19 pools are the biggest consumers

Daily Record · Feb 7, 2023

Use of all West Lothian swimming pools to be reviewed in cost cutting probe

Swimming pools incur huge energy costs but officials insist the energy saving review is 'holistic' and focuses on maximising use of all council buildings

Edinburgh Live · Feb 7, 2023

West Lothian Council considered using storage containers to solve housing shortage

Housing officers were asked to investigate options including homes created out of storage containers and modern prefab housing

Daily Record · Feb 7, 2023

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No quick fix for West Lothian's housing shortage as temporary schemes ruled out

Temporary housing no cheaper than permanent homes and subject to the same building controls, Holyrood forbids council using the money allocated to tackle the homeless crisis to finances housebuilding

Edinburgh Live · Feb 6, 2023

West Lothian mum asks for more support for child struggling with school closures

Teachers across Scotland have been taking part in strikes following a lengthy dispute over pay after rejecting a five per cent pay rise offer.

Edinburgh Live · Feb 4, 2023

West Lothian public toilets costing council £16 for every flush

Spending a penny in Craigshill costs the council £16 a go because the £27,000 a year public toilet is hardly used, and twelve others cost the council almost £400,000a year in contract fees.

Edinburgh Live · Feb 3, 2023

West Lothian bus services, bins and lollipop crossing staff face cuts in brutal budget

Cutbacks in day to day services for householders, and in schools and community venues, will radically change life if harsh cuts are backed by councillors

Edinburgh Live · Feb 3, 2023

Row breaks out as SNP accuses council of squandering money to recruit teachers

West Lothian Council's Chief Executive hit back, calling the allegation "completely inaccurate"

Daily Record · Feb 3, 2023

Mental health nurses now available at every West Lothian GP practice

A total of 10 nurses will make up the Practice Mental Health Nurse Service team – an increase from two just three years ago

Daily Record · Feb 3, 2023

West Lothian man jailed after injuring prison officer as he threw flask into a crowd

Dean Haddow was already serving a sentence for strangling two former girlfriends when he hurt Mark Murphy during a melee at HMP Addiewell, West Lothian.

Edinburgh Live · Feb 2, 2023

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Edinburgh Live · Feb 2, 2023

West Lothian rejects MSP claim it failed to recruit teachers with £5m fund

SNP MSP claims that an additional £5m has only seen 29 teachers hired instead of 100, but senior council officials and the Labour administration insisted the money had been used properly and defended their record in education

Daily Record · Feb 2, 2023

Bonfire Night crackdown hailed a success as call-outs plummet

Public saved £106,000 as a result of drop in calls to emergency services

Daily Record · Feb 1, 2023

West Lothian dad left paralysed after being hit by teen driver who had just passed his test

Jacob Varey was given six penalty points and a £600 fine after leaving Gordon Alexander unable to walk again

Daily Record · Feb 1, 2023

Scots dad urging others to learn CPR after daughter and father-in-law saved his life

Aonghas Morrison, from Livingston, West Lothian, suffered a cardiac arrest last March after thinking he had food poisoning.

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Edinburgh Live · Jan 31, 2023

West Lothian teacher cuts still on table as council face 'heart-breaking' decisions

An apparent assurance from Scotland's education minister that teacher numbers would not be cut was described as 'press reports', leading to confusion and uncertainty over already unpalatable plans for schools

Edinburgh Live · Jan 31, 2023

West Lothian biker left paralysed after teen driver hit him one month after passing test

Father-of-two Gordon Alexander suffered a spinal cord injury as a result of the smash in April 2022 and will never walk again.

Edinburgh Live · Jan 31, 2023

Cat found in West Lothian 100km from home in bonnet of van reunited with owner

“This was out of character for him, he doesn’t usually wander. Then, we had horrible weather storms and minus degrees outside, and all I could think of was ‘where is he?’"

Edinburgh Live · Jan 31, 2023

Warning West Lothian swimming pools and leisure centres at risk from 'blind' cut

Councillors are being asked to cut funding for West Lothian Leisure, but argued they had been given no information on what the likely impact on community venues would be.

Daily Record · Jan 31, 2023

Teachers brave the weather to take to picket lines as fight for better pay continues

All schools in West Lothian were shut to pupils today as teachers walked out

Daily Record · Jan 31, 2023

Women and girls urged to point out where they feel unsafe in West Lothian

Have your say on public spaces and places that are avoided

Edinburgh Live · Jan 30, 2023

West Lothian hails bonfire night success after no call-outs for firefighters

The partnership between the council, youth project workers, police and fire crews did much to douse the criminality and bad behaviour seen in previous years

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