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		<title>Livingston Designer Outlet bucking the national trend</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>ONE of West Lothian&#8217;s shopping centres is bucking the national trend by reporting an increase in sales.</p>]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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		<title>Credit crunch is biting hard for county firms</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>THE credit crunch is biting hard in West Lothian.</p>]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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		<title>Comet to cut 18 jobs at Broxburn service centre</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>YET more West Lothian jobs are set to go with electrical retailers Comet announcing plans to let workers go at its Broxburn service centre.</p>]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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		<title>Jobs cut at Kirkton based electronics company</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>ELECTRONICS company Shin-Etsu (SEH Europe) has announced it will cut around 50 jobs at its Livingston base.</p>]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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		<title>Bringing credit crunch to book</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>WITH news about the economic crisis seemingly getting worse every day there seems to be little reason for cheer in the New Year.</p>]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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		<title>Bathgate&apos;s Woolworths closes down</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>CROWDS of bargain hunters flocked to Bathgate&#8217;s Woolworths store as the famous shop closed its doors for the final time on Monday.</p>]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 31 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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		<title>Livingston MSP urges owners to act quickly over mortgages</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>LIVINGSTON MSP Angela Constance has issued a plea to constituents facing the threat of losing their homes not to leave matters too late before seeking help.</p>]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 31 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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		<title>West Lothian Council vows to overcome credit crunch</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>COUNCIL chiefs are reassuring people they are in a firm position to brave the credit crunch.</p>]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 31 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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		<title>West Lothian Jobcentre Plus to help people beat the slump</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>JOBCENTRE PLUS is helping people across West Lothian to beat the economic downturn.</p>]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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		<title>How times have changed</title>
		<link>http://www.westlothiancourier.co.uk/comment/readers-letters/2008/10/30/how-times-have-changed-62405-22144414/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[<p>The 'Credit Crunch' has reached Scotland &#8211; some would say it has never gone away since the 30s, that Scotland has always had it harder than everyone else.</p>]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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