The Latest Breaking News from West Lothian

Brave West Lothian firefighters face attacks and vandalism every day

At many incidents, fire crews have been met with verbal abuse and attacks while attending blazes

Daily Record · Jul 12, 2023

West Lothian reassures householders over concerns about payment office shutting

Council staff have moved to quell concerns about the removal of the rent payment office in Bathgate's Partnership building, highlighting that payments can be made at any shop with a PayPoint service

Edinburgh Live · Jul 12, 2023

West Lothian sees surge in deliberate fires and attacks on crews

The Fire Service has been working hard with partner agencies to engage with teens following a year which has seen more than a thousand deliberate blazes started. The signs are that the work has started to produce results

Edinburgh Live · Jul 11, 2023

Thousands watch medieval jousting event at West Lothian palace

Crowds descended on Linlithgow to watch the jousting spectacular

Daily Record · Jul 7, 2023

West Lothian towns have 'too many cars and too few buses'

The council had asked communities what their views were

Daily Record · Jul 7, 2023

West Lothian Spaces for People projects land council with £100,000 bill

The council's Executive has agreed to cover costs of removing unwanted remains of programme and making permanent those communities supported

Edinburgh Live · Jul 6, 2023

Call for increase in Universal Credit to help those 'slipping through the net'

West Lothian’s Food Bank has called for support for a national campaign to increase UC payments to meet soaring cost

Daily Record · Jul 6, 2023

West Lothian wins funding to open up green links in the county

Plans to green the industrial sites of Bathgate's past have been boosted by Sustrans as have links to the 'island village' of Stoneyburn

Edinburgh Live · Jul 5, 2023

West Lothian teen stabbed grandparents to death after hearing voices in his head

Tobyn Salvatore said that he stabbed both of his grandparents to death after he heard a voice in his head telling him to kill them. He believed they would be resurrected.

Edinburgh Live · Jul 5, 2023

West Lothian call to increase universal credit payments as foodbank demand soars

The basic rate of Universal Credit no longer covers essential bills says local food bank and depute leader of council as they back national campaign for more support for growing numbers of vulnerable

Edinburgh Live · Jul 5, 2023