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There has been criticism locally that the council does not promote the venue properly.

Future of wedding venue in doubt

There was widespread damage at Beecraigs Country Park near Linlithgow during Storm Eowyn with the park's main path only just being cleared

West Lothian country park re-opens after Storm Eowyn

Surge in demand for West Lothian homes because Edinburgh 'full up'

SNP holds on to seat in Broxburn by-election

Police warning after spike traps found on trail for a second time

Broken and uneven surfaces on Bathgate roads are a hazard for cyclists

'Appalling' roads in Bathgate roads have 'never been so bad'

The rate of Local Housing Allowance is based on private market rents in the local area

West Lothian rent arrears soar by £100k

West Lothian council tax to rise by 8.95 per cent

Latest update confirmed West Lothian Council has an overspend this year (2024/25) of over £8.1 million.

West Lothian records lowest number of empty council homes in years

West Lothian councillors back plans for 20mph roll-out

Cars are frequently parked on the Livingston town centre service road despite signs and double yellow lines

West Lothian police target dangerous parking near petrol station

Council headquarters at the West Lothian Civic Centre in Livingston

Growing demand for larger council homes

1,000 new homes after Scottish Government overturns local refusals

Police record 168 anti-social behaviour calls in southern Livingston

People take a walk through the snow in the Pentland Hills, Balerno.

Edinburgh council to review winter readiness in Balerno

Leith's Pride Bridge to be centrepiece of new public open space

The council has bought 40 properties from the Ministry of Defence.

Council buys more homes from Ministry of Defence
Edinburgh city council has added 40 new properties to its social housing list after buying more homes from the Ministry of Defence.
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Edinburgh Council buys more homes at Dreghorn from Ministry of Defence

Community centre reopens a year late after RAAC repairs

Site sold to developers for new flats

Edinburgh's Labour administration now has just 10 out of the 63 seats on the council

Council must budget for National Insurance rise

Councillor Val Walker said:“Gorgie City Farm has been an integral part of the local community for decades and it’s heartbreaking to see it lying empty"

Gorgie City Farm secures its future with 25 year lease agreement

SNP ministers have been urged to fully commit to a train station for Winchburgh (Photo by Lisa Ferguson/National World)

Council pushes new railway station project towards a start date

Here's how the property market fared across Derbyshire in 2023.

Councillor says short-term lets are untenable in housing crisis

Members of the West Lothian Climate Action Network at a Gather and Grow event in West Lothian College

Grass roots climate project blooms in its first year

Pupils in a school classroom. PIC: Danny Lawson/PA Wire

West Lothian high schools outperform others across Scotland

Entrepreneur donates 300th sleeping-bag coat for rough sleepers

Councillor Cecil Meiklejohn is pleased local authorities will be able to decide their own council tax rates in the coming year as a Scottish Government freeze comes to an end.

West Lothian facing tough decisions following Scottish budget
West Lothian’s Council leader has warned that “tough decisions” on Council Tax will follow the Scottish budget announced on Wednesday.
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Latest update confirmed West Lothian Council has an overspend this year (2024/25) of over £8.1 million.

West Lothian Council residents could face rent increases next year

Bathgate Community Centre is based within the Jim Walker Partnership Centre (Bathgate Partnership Centre) in South Bridge Street.

West Lothian town rejects community centre lease

Banning mobile phones from classrooms has 'made a huge difference'

Bathgate Community Centre is based within the Jim Walker Partnership Centre (Bathgate Partnership Centre) in South Bridge Street.

Online meeting to be held to discuss the future of community centre

Drivers of taxis and private cars ignore the double yellow lines outside Linlithgow's Burgh Halls

Drivers ‘ignore’ double yellow lines in ancient town centre

Emergency surveys of West Lothian Council properties were carried out in the wake of the discovery of RAAC.

West Lothian council urged to support petition for RAAC compensation

Weeds line the gutter of Broughton Place around communal bins. 78 local residents supported a petition by Shane Carter calling for improved street cleaning in the city.

City's streets “disgusting and disgraceful” councillors told

Swimming pool site to be sold for housing development

Calls for “complete rethink” on sentencing thugs who attacked police

The site on the west side of Alderstone road between the Almondvale roundabout and the Campus roundabout in Livingston.

Vandalised business park to be transformed into housing site

Project to help prevent suicide wins three years' funding

The proposal would transfer Fauldhouse and Whitburn into the Airdrie constituency

Council objects to plan to put Fauldhouse and Whitburn in Airdrie

Kirsteen Sullivan won the Bathgate and Linlithgow seat for Labour. Pic: Contributed

Candidates named for West Lothian by-election

Firicel Buruiana is accused of fraudulently taking fuel from service stations in Leigh and Runcorn

Two supermarket service stations granted provisional licences

Council bid for volunteers to take over community centres under fire

Food charity given extra £100k to help people facing poverty

Concern over fire risk of proposed battery storage plant

The Ford Transit van came to rest in the field after failing to take the sharp bend coming off the East Torphin railway bridge at Harburn on Saturday morning.

Villagers help driver after van crashes through safety barrier

The open space in the centre of the Wester Inch area of Bathgate was originally planned to be a village centre. Picture: West Lothian Council

Housing developer appeals rejection of 'village centre' in estate