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Inspiring Effie (81) set for the catwalk

A CANCER survivor is set to celebrate her recovery by taking part in a glittering fashion show.Read

Help offered to tackle credit crunch

FAMILIES in the county with special needs children are being offered help to fight the credit crunch.Read

Addiewell bosses defend prison drug claims

Sources claim dealers outside the jail, which is run by private firm Kalyx, put narcotics into tennis balls or dead animals and throw them into prison grounds for cons to retrieve.Read

Addiewell chiefs defend prison against drug claims

A 43-year-old woman has been charged with allegedly stealing drugs from St John’s Hospital.Read

Wagging tails and host of happy dogs - it has to be animal fun day!

ANIMAL-LOVERS are bring invited along to a special event next weekend.Read

Car thief crashes four times over limit

A SHERIFF slapped a 10-year ban on a man who crashed a stolen car while four times over the alcohol limit and said he was lucky to escape a prison sentence.Read

Community service for hoaxer who lied about bridge jump

A MAN who wasted hours of police time and resources after pretending he had seen a man jump off the Forth Road Bridge has been given community service.Read

Exam results – help is here

ANXIOUS teenagers are being offered support to help them through the stress of receiving their exam results next week.Read

Number of jobless rises in West Lothian

THE latest figures jobless figures show the number of unemployed in West Lothian has risen.Read

Golden chance for groups to win funding

LOCAL voluntary and community groups throughout the West Lothian area are being offered a golden opportunity for more funding.Read

Out for a duck is a fundraiser

WEST Lothian people are being urged to help a national charity with its fundraising.Read

Wheelie rogues cause rail chaos

TRANSPORT police are calling for help in tracing hooligans who targeted a passenger train as it travelled through West Lothian, leaving it badly damaged.Read