The Latest Breaking News from Willie Boyle

New West Lothian homes on hold after confusion over 'missing paperwork'

Plans for six new homes in Bathgate have stalled in a debate over missing paperwork and whether proposed changes to the house designs warrant a new planning application

Edinburgh Live · Jan 19, 2023

West Lothian gymnastics club can't move to new base for fears over road safety despite parents backing the plan

Gymtastic Broxburn Limited wanted the move but councillors are concerned about kids using roads around the base

Daily Record · Sep 20, 2022

West Lothian councillor warns of need to support local communities through challenging winter

SNP councillor Willie Boyle admits fears over the coming months.

Daily Record · Sep 15, 2022

Councils will face tough decisions in balancing preserving historic buildings with being eco-friendly

Bids to upgrade older buildings in Linlithgow have brought the issue to the forefront

Daily Record · Aug 30, 2022

West Lothian town's scruffy gardens blasted by councillor over lack of improvement

Councillors are angry that despite calling for a crackdown on scruffy gardens in Bathgate there's little difference from when one councillor first branded the mess as a "sign of society de-evolving"

Edinburgh Live · Aug 29, 2022

West Lothian dog run's 'arbitrary' restrictions lifted after appeal

Dog exercise fields between a railway line and the M9 had restrictions on visitor numbers, but owners questioned who's amenity was being spoiled. Councillors "took the lead" and scrapped the limit

Edinburgh Live · Aug 26, 2022

West Lothian window row sparks warning of clash between climate and conservation

Growing demand for solar panels and double glazing to insulate homes comes up against dated planning laws, and a conversation needs to be had about accommodating change, says a councillor

Edinburgh Live · Aug 26, 2022

West Lothian industrial site plans for farmland would 'ruin' village

The last few fields between Livingston and the village of Seafield have been saved from development, for now, as councillors air concerns about industrial sites in the new town and elsewhere lying abandoned and empty

Edinburgh Live · Aug 19, 2022

Iconic Regal Theatre in Bathgate set to be given upgrade thanks to Scottish Government cash

The 1930s building as received cash aid from the Scottish Government's Town Centre Fund.

Daily Record · Jul 25, 2022

Iconic West Lothian theatre wins Government funding for facelift

Bathgate's Regal Theatre continues its revival both inside and out, winning Town Centre funding for repainting and other improvements

Edinburgh Live · Jul 22, 2022