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Council wins praise for homeless policy

A HOUSING charity has praised West Lothian Council for making progress on providing homes.Read

Knife thug jailed

A THUG has been jailed after he stabbed a friend in the neck during a fight on a Whitburn street – over a bottle of Buckfast.Read

Sister pleads for missing brother to get in touch

THE sister of a West Lothian man missing for two weeks has urged him to get in touch.Read

Kirstin got a kick out of winning a Scotland cap

ON THE BALL: former Whitburn Academy pupil Kirstin Bowden represented Scotland in the CYP (Clubs for Young People) Under-16 Four Nations Rose Bowl football tournament in Northern Ireland last week.Read

Nursery a class act in inspectors’ report

STAFF at a West Lothian nursery are celebrating after being awarded a top report card.Read

A world class event for all our children

WORLD-CLASS children’s entertainment is now on stage in Livingston.Read

MSP calls for urgent action to upgrade blackspot

MSP Mary Mulligan pressed this week for urgent action to tackle a local accident blackspot.Read

Children set to be thrilled as exciting new play area opens

A NEW play area has been opened at a West Lothian country park.Read

Whitburn gang nicks a JCB in under ten minutes!

A REWARD is being offered by the boss of a construction company for information about a stolen JCB mini-excavator.Read

Police plea after alleged robbery at post office

POLICE in the county are appealing for information following an alleged attempted robbery on a West Lothian post office.Read

Family claims mum was left in ‘terrible state’ at nursing home

A WOMAN claims she discovered her frail mother-in-law slumped in a chair with blue lips after nursing home staff failed to look after her properly.Read

Chrissie celebrates her 101st birthday

CHRISTINE Falconer has just celebrated her 101st birthday.Read

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Whitburn drug dealer jailed for three years

COPS found over £12,000 worth of class A drugs in the boot of a drug dealer’s car they pulled over in Bathgate.Read

Residents urged to keep date with bins

THE new guide on kerbside recycling is being circulated across West Lothian.Read

Local volunteers needed to back guide dogs efforts

VOLUNTEERS in West Lothian are needed to help a charity with its vital work.Read

Householders are asked to save water

HOUSEHOLDERS in West Lothian are being asked to play their part in saving water.Read

Network set up to help polio survivors

POLIO survivors from West Lothian are being urged to come forward if they think they have the symptoms of Post Polio Syndrome.Read

New £53m West Lothian Civic Centre is open

CONSTRUCTION work is now complete on West Lothian’s new civic centre.Read

Cops hunt five assailants after a brutal attack

POLICE have issued an appeal for help after a man was seriously assaulted in a brutal street attack.Read

More houses to rent is charity’s call

WEST Lothian faces a serious shortage of affordable homes for rent.Read

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