West Lothian

Heavy Rain to hit Edinburgh
Photo: Lisa Ferguson

Heavy rain to hit as weather warning issued

Julie and Kenny Hepburn travelled to Morocco last week for their first holiday in five years

Couple left without vital medication after flight home cancelled

The centrepiece of the house is a magnificent open-plan living, dining, and kitchen area that boasts a vaulted ceiling and cathedral-style windows that flood the house with natural light. The main living space features a modern wood-burning boiler stove which creates a beautiful natural focal point and significantly reduces your dependence on gas by providing cost-effective heating and hot water in the winter months if you choose to use it. There is ample space for different furniture arrangements which will give a new owner endless flexibility to create their ideal entertaining space.

Five-bedroom detached modern home on the market

MGA Academy of Performing Arts students, pictured at the new campus in Livingston.

New multi-million pound performing arts campus opens

Rank within West Lothian: 1. Rank within Scotland: 12. Percentage 5 or more Highers as a %: 68%.

West Lothian high schools ranked from best to worst

Adorable three-legged cheetah Ashanti pictured at Five Sisters Zoo in West Calder, after amputation surgery. Photo by Rachel Flynn (Four PR & Marketing).

Adorable three-legged cheetah recovers from amputation surgery

Next to the gates of the Palace of Holyroodhouse, the Abbey Strand buildings have been witness to more than five centuries of Scottish history. The oldest parts date back to around 1490 and were used as a weapons store during the reign of James V; as courtiers’ lodgings for Mary, Queen of Scots and James VI and I; as a sanctuary for 6,000 people in debt; and a site of taverns and tearooms. Today, the Abbey Strand Centre hosts school visits, workshops and lectures. Open: Saturday, September 23 and Sunday, September 24, 10am-3pm. Guided tours available at 10am, 11am, noon, 2pm and 3pm.

17 buildings to visit on Doors Open Day

Preston Lodge High School in Prestonpans has closed 23 of its 71 classrooms because of RAAC. Picture: Google Streetview

Here are the buildings hit by RAAC crisis

Innovation minister Richard Lochhead, Scottish Enterprise managing director of innovation Jane Martin and Össur vice president of R&D upper limb prosthetics Hugh Gill.

Artificial limb pioneer gets boost for £2m project to develop new products

The five-star museum at the former Lady Victoria Colliery at Newtongrange, offers a unique insight into an industry which has been vital to the area and the community.
Doors Open Day tours on Saturday, September 9, are free of charge. And the museum is open as usual with standard admission charges. Tours are suitable for over-12s. There is no disabled access to the undercroft tour, but the museum itself is fully accessible. Open: Saturday, September 9, 10am-5pm.

17 places in Lothians to visit on Doors Open Day 2023

West Lothian band Mark Sharp and the Bicycle Thieves.

Unsigned band set for album chart success

The formal HQ office opening took place this week and the event was attended by senior leaders from SCC’s UK business and technology partners.

Dozens of jobs to be created as global IT firm sets up new West Lothian base

Five Sisters Zoo in West Lothian is set to host Christmas illuminations again this winter.

Festive illuminations to return to zoo with tickets on sale

Tom Leggeat, Kerry Macintosh and Hannah Bardell MP, pictured at the site in Livingston.

Milestone moment at formerly condemned West Lothian housing estate

Schools in Edinburgh and the Lothians reopen on Wednesday after the summer holidays. Picture: Michael Gillen.

Term dates and school holidays for 2023/24

In Whitburn Central the average price of a property was £125,000 in 2022 making it the cheapest area in West Lothian.

12 cheapest areas buy a house in West Lothian
These are the least expensive areas to buy a property, our figures have shown.

The designated 'employment area' is effectively a huge extension to the Newbridge industrial estate, above, says John McLellan (Picture: Google Maps)

Digging up green fields to accommodate displaced businesses takes the petticoat ...

Fauldhouse's Paige Turley won Love Island back in 2020 alongside Finn Tapp as part of the Winter series. Paige used to date Lewis Capaldi, who is from nearby Whitburn.

9 celebrties who grew up in West Lothian

East Calder has an average property price of £338,498.

The 13 most expensive areas to buy a property in West Lothian

Discarded rubbish next to the communal black bins in Blackburn.

Bins left for more than a month suddenly uplifted

Prices in Ravelston and Murrayfield ranked as the most expensive in Edinburgh with an average of £657,000.

Most expensive areas to buy a house in Edinburgh

The trampoline was one of the attractions classed as an "entertainment device" at Blackhall sports day.

‘Fairs and galas at risk over council charges’

Latest property market figures reveal falling house prices

This little one was certainly impressed with the new book vending machine at the Centre in Livingston.

Free book recycling vending machine unveiled at shopping centre

The second trial event hosted by Prahna Indian Grill on the Union Canal in Edinburgh, which was held in June.

Restaurant offers more afternoon tea cruises on canal

This village school near Dalkeith took the number one spot and was named as the best primary school in Midlothian by The Times Scotland, receiving a top score of 400.

The 10 best Midlothian primary schools

The proposed map of Edinburgh and the Lothians for the next UK general election - the black lines mark the current boundaries, the coloured areas the proposed new constituencies. Image: Boundary Commission for Scotland.

Here's how electoral map will look for next UK election
Edinburgh East will include big chunk of Musselburgh while West Lothian’s two constituencies are redrawn

West Lothian Crematorium is offering a final journey that is truly out of this world – scattering ashes in space. Photo: West Lothian Crematorium

Crematorium offers to scatter ashes into space

Lewis Capaldi, left, has been dating Edinburgh actress and dancer Ellie MacDowall, right, for several months.

Lewis Capaldi leaning on Edinburgh girlfriend for support

This primary school in East Linton is the top performing primary school in the East Lothian area, according to the Times league table.

The 10 best primary schools in East Lothian

An M8 slip-road at Whitburn in West Lothian will shut for roadworks. (Photo credit: Google Maps/Claire McKie)

M8 slip-road to close for roadworks

Lewis Capaldi has cancelled his upcoming tour, including two shows in Edinburgh, saying he is taking a break from touring “for the foreseeable future”. Photo: PA

Lewis Capaldi cancels Edinburgh gigs - how to get a refund

Boghall Primary school in Bathgate ranked in the Scottish top 20 with a score of 400.

Ten primary schools in West Lothian among best in Scotland

A section of the Edinburgh-bound M8 will shut for one night for roadworks.

More closures planned for M8

Heavy rain and thunderstorms are set to cause disruption in Edinburgh today. (Photo credit: Getty)

Thunderstorms warning and flooding forecast today

Christopher Donald was last seen on Thursday June 8 and last heard from on Sunday June 11.

Police ask public to help trace missing man

A stretch of the M8 in West Lothian will close for 16 nights.

Stretch of M8 to close for roadworks

Chiquito, which is located at the Centre Livingston, wants to reward dads on Saturday (June 17), and, of course, Sunday (June 18).

Mexican restaurant offering free fajitas and beer

Police have launched a search to find missing pensioner William Glenfield

Concerns growing for pensioner reported missing

Chocolate and Fudge, who were long-standing residents at Five Sisters Zoo in West Lothian, have been put to sleep.

Two donkeys put to sleep at local zoo

Hamdan Aslam died at St Kentigern’s Academy in Blackburn of natural causes, police have said.

West Lothian schoolboy died from 'natural causes'

A 14-year-old boy died at St Kentigern's Academy in Blackburn, West Lothian. Picture: Google Maps

Family of schoolboy who died say he was being bullied

A school community has been left devastated after a 14-year-old boy died following an incident on the grounds of St Kentigern’s Academy in Blackburn, West Lothian (Photo: Google Maps)

Headteacher says school is 'devastated' after 14-year-old boy's death

St Kentigern's Academy in Blackburn, West Lothian

Boy dies in ‘isolated incident’ at school

Part of the M8 in West Lothian will close overnight on Wednesday, June 7.

Drivers warned ahead of M8 closure

Susan Boyle made a surprise appearance on the Britain's Got Talent final and told Ant and Dec about suffering a stroke.

Singing star Susan Boyle reveals health scare

Lewis Capaldi was in fine form as he played at last-minute gig at the O2 Academy in Edinburgh.

11 pictures from Lewis Capaldi's Edinburgh gig

Take a look though our photo gallery to see the best-rated GP surgeries West Lothian.

The best GP surgeries in West Lothian

Livingston club captain Nicky Devlin is on the verge of joining Aberdeen. Picture: SNS

Rumoured Hearts target close to agreeing transfer

The summer house and conservatory, viewed from the garden, offer great space in this family home in Livingston.

Luxury bungalow with sauna and hot tub hits market

Lewis Capaldi has surprised fans by announcing an intimate Edinburgh gig ahead of the relase of his new album.

Lewis Capaldi announces Edinburgh gigs and Q&A sessions

The Met Office has issued a weather warning for thunderstorms for Edinburgh and the Lothians.

Warning as thunderstorms to hit city

Howden Park Centre in Livingston is facing closure (Image: Google Streetview)

Thousands sign petition to save community hub from closure

Emergency services responded to the fire at privately-run Addiewell prison on Wednesday afternoon. Picture Lisa Ferguson

One person taken to hospital after fire at prison

Several swimming pools, including Xcite Livingston, are facing closure under a proposal put forward by West Lothian Leisure.

Outcry over plans to close four leisure centres