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The West Lothian shopping village left to rot that once attracted one million visitors

Daily Record 27 Apr 2026
The once-thriving retail village lasted only a few years ... .
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West Lothian families facing 'surging food and fuel costs' due to Iran war

Daily Record 27 Apr 2026
Surging food and fuel costs on the back of the six weeks since the United States and Israel attacked Iran will only add to the already dire picture of budget constraints facing the council ... .
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West Lothian police seize 'BB guns and knife' as five properties raided in one day

Daily Record 27 Apr 2026
Officers targeted properties in Rowan Drive and Roan Terrace in Blackburn, Jarvey Street in Bathgate, Ballantyne Place in Livingston and Stonehead Place in Longridge on Friday, April 24 ... .
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MP joins volunteers to support Spring Clean Scotland effort in West Lothian

Daily Record 27 Apr 2026
Gregor Poynton MP has praised the dedication of local volunteers after joining the West Lothian Litter Pickers at a recent clean-up on Nettlehill Road as part of the national Spring Clean Scotland campaign ... .
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Exhibition charting career of West Lothian film director opens in his hometown

Daily Record 27 Apr 2026
The exhibition gives fascinating insight into Michael Caton-Jones' early life growing up in Broxburn through to directing major Hollywood movies such as Memphis Belle, Rob Roy and Doc Hollywood ... .
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West Lothian's ageing population will 'see demand grow' for mental health officers

Daily Record 27 Apr 2026
Mental health officers (MHO) are qualified social workers trained to work with and ensure the rights of people incapacitated or vulnerable through failing mental health ... .
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West Lothian police issue appeal for CCTV footage after car is 'set alight'

Daily Record 26 Apr 2026
Officers are asking the public for help with the fire-raising, which took place on April 24 in Nelson Avenue ... .
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Plans for new West Lothian homes to see end of notorious 'ghost estate'

Daily Record 25 Apr 2026
It will close a long and bitter chapter in the story of failed social housing in West Lothian ... .
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Change to West Lothian rent collection process could be on the way

Daily Record 25 Apr 2026
The report to the Housing Services Policy Development and Scrutiny Panel came in response to a composite motion by the full council earlier this year ... .
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West Lothian street engulfed by smoke as blaze breaks out in shipping containers

Daily Record 25 Apr 2026
Firefighters raced to Pentland Avenue in Bathgate on April 23 after reports of shipping containers on fire ... .
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Housebuilder agrees �9m deal with final phase of West Lothian homes

Daily Record 23 Apr 2026
The phase of 37 homes will complete the wider transformation of Deans South and will include a mix of one, two and three bedroom homes as well as a new play park ... .
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Girls at West Lothian school establish clothing bank with touch of class

Daily Record 23 Apr 2026
The success of Lourdes Vuitton, exclusive to Blackburn’s Our Lady of Lourdes Primary, was among well-being projects celebrated at a recent meeting of the council’s Education PDSP at Livingston ... .
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Award-winning West Lothian company makes new addition to management team

Daily Record 22 Apr 2026
Capital Service Solutions, one of Scotland’s leading specialist commercial cleaning firms, has appointed Jill Thomson as Head of Business Development ... .
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West Lothian charity calls on businesses to join fight against loneliness

Daily Record 22 Apr 2026
West Lothian 50+ Network has launched Big Fundraising Week 2026, running from June 15 to 21 during Loneliness Awareness Week, and is urging businesses, organisations and residents to get involved ... .
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Plans for three-bedroom West Lothian bungalow 'contravened 12 planning policies'

Daily Record 22 Apr 2026
The Development Management Committee heard that the proposals contravened 12 planning policies, including the removal of a row of mature trees lining the roadside boundary at Hartwood Road on the southern fringe of the village ... .
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