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The Latest Breaking News from West Lothian

Time is running out to register to vote in West Lothian Council elections

Make sure you don't miss your chance to have you say in next month's vote

Daily Record

West Lothian woman attacked in hotel hits out as her abuser escapes jail

Jordana Rutherford who was scarred for life after the attack, said she was in floods of tears when she found out her ex brute William Weir dodged prison on Monday.

Edinburgh Live

West Lothian's recycling sites end ban on vans but only for residents

Recognising that many people use vans and pickups as family transport, the council will allow weekend access to its five sites this summer. But rules are tightening around the number of visits and access is restricted to West Lothian residents only.

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Covid Scotland: NHS Lothian apologises after telling parents their kids had 'underlying condition'

The health board blamed an 'admin' error after parents in Midlothian and West Lothian were told their children had an underlying health condition and invited them to receive their Covid vaccine early

Edinburgh Live

West Lothian low income families to receive a welcome cash boost

Cash payment aims to offset spiralling energy bills

Daily Record

West Lothian quad bike rider in critical condition after collision with taxi

The 31-year-old rider was rushed to the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh following the incident involving a black taxi on Friday evening but remains in a serious condition

Edinburgh Live

79-year-old West Lothian veteran smashes £10,000 target with fundraising swim

John Thompson has already donated over £50,000 over the last few years with his fundraising efforts

Daily Record

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Face masks no longer needed at weddings and funerals in West Lothian

Face masks are also scrapped at places of worship from today - but will remain in shops

Daily Record

Mum horrified after young son finds mystery tablet in packet of Doritos

Leon Singleton, from Bathgate, West Lothian thought he had found a small treat in the sharer bag of Doritos when his hand fell on a small orange pill nestle among the crisps

Daily Mirror

West Lothian vandals destroy local play park after sparking deliberate fires

The West Lothian Council has hit out at those responsible after they caused "thousands of pounds worth of damage" to a play park and other parts of the area in recent weeks.

Edinburgh Live

West Lothian children's nursery worker kept assault charge hidden from bosses

Zaneta Kozlowska was given the sanction by the SSSC this week after she was found to have hidden the assault from her employers in 2020, behaviour which was deemed as unacceptable by the board.

Edinburgh Live

West Lothian woman followed by man who 'exposed himself' in local underpass

Police in West Lothian are now appealing for information into the incident, which took place in the underpass near to Queen’s Crescent at Houstoun Road.

Edinburgh Live

Generous businesswoman donates £1300 of books to West Lothian schools

Primary schools were delighted to receive books to inspire children to read

Daily Record

West Lothian Scouts picked for Jamboree in South Korea next year

Only 36 spaces were available to Scouts from the ‘Forth’ region, which covers Edinburgh and the Lothians

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Take trip down memory lane and discover hidden past of West Lothian town's schools

School Days exhibition at Linlithgow Museum will run until May

Daily Record

Scottish government faces backlash over distribution of £1m grant in West Lothian

Critics claim the grant isn't being distributed to the council's most deprived areas, where people need the money most.

Daily Record

West Lothian Councillors put disused buildings on standby for accommodating Ukrainian refugees

As Ukrainian refugees begin to arrive in West Lothian, councillors have agreed to put the Low Port outdoor centre and other disused buildings on standby to accommodate them

Daily Record

West Lothian's longest serving councillor accuses SNP of ageism as he anticipates being dropped from the party

The 70-year-old councillor who has been serving the community and party since 1988 expects to be thrown out in an alleged case of ageism

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Daily Record

West Lothian council to install seventeen pedestrian crossings but none near 'at risk' school

Despite a petition from the parent teacher association and the community council with over 400 signatures, Peel Primary was not included in the list of seventeen areas to receive a crossing.

Edinburgh Live

Young West Lothian cyclist attacked by thugs in underpass as luxury bike stolen

Police in Livingston have appealed for any information or witnesses after the young man was punched while he cycled home in the early hours of Friday morning.

Daily Record

Ukrainian family of six from Kyiv to be boarded in West Lothian by caring local friends after fleeing home

The family had to evacuate Kyiv as the Russians invaded - leaving them with nothing but the clothes on their back, three young children, and a seven month old baby.

Edinburgh Live

West Lothian parents demand crossing at school where near miss took place

A total of 17 new pedestrian crossings have been approved but the 400 parents who signed a petition calling for a crossings around Peel Primary in Livingston will have to wait until June to see if their school will even qualify in the future.

Daily Record

Nicola Sturgeon announces Face Masks no longer a legal requirement in West Lothian

Face masks will no longer be required in shops or on public transport from next month

Edinburgh Live

West Lothian neighbours 'disgusted' at plans for new estate near Five Sisters Zoo

The site at Five Sisters Bings is an industrial heritage area and has a long history of oil works, with the 250-home development receiving over 70 letters of opposition since the application was put forward

Edinburgh Live

West Lothian doggy daycare and soft play opens with homemade treats and café

Paw Haus is Scotland's first combined doggy daycare and play zone area, with an indoor and outdoor area for dogs to go wild, as well as a café and handmade special dog treats

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