The Latest Breaking News from West Lothian

The event was attended by veterans and standing members of the Armed Forces

As new committee structures for the council are agreed SNP members complain they are being excluded from decision making, yet being expected to make up the numbers for the administration on external bodies.

West Lothian’s Development Management Committee has agreed to allow an extra five years for the submission of planning applications for housing and shopping centres, as well as the new railway station for Winchburgh.

The council wants views on whether parking charges should be introduced ahead of new legislation governing parking on pavements coming into force next year.

The new stadium could finish construction in Spring 2023, if all goes according to plan

Winchburgh Developments have won an extension until 2032 for planning applications for housing and town centre shopping centres and they remain committed to developing rail links.

The council accepts that many families now have vans or pick-ups as their main transport. A trial period allowing vans into the recycling centres will take place next month with families allowed to book spaces.

Siporex concrete panels were used in Fauldhouse Partnership Centre meaning its games hall is now closed to the public

The council wants to hear from the public where spending should be targeted in communities as public finances flat-line for the next four years in the face of surging costs.

Facing a funding crisis just weeks into its latest five-year term West Lothian Council has called for a meeting with Nicola Sturgeon and Finance Secretary Kate Forbes to say more money is vital for all local authorities.

A consultation has been launched to ask people what their priorities are