Now in its 10th year, the competition involved over 800 pupils from eight participating West Lothian secondary schools.

Kings Church West Lothian took on the lease of Uphall Community centres as an asset transfer

Councillor Sally Pattle thinks the time is right to call for Holyrood legislation.

The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service is expected to publish recommendations of a lengthy service review by the end of the month. Many within the service fear cutbacks.

The national body representing private day bursaries has launched its “100 days for 100 Families” to fight for the families who face disrupted childcare.

The new route replaces a dangerous stretch of the B8020 with a safe, accessible off-road connection to the wider Winchburgh path network.

Springfield Partnerships, part of The Springfield Group, secured the Large Affordable Development of the Year title for the transformation of Deans South in Livingston at the Homes for Scotland Awards.

Donald Stavert of Bathgate Community Council said the reissue of the petition and community survey would “ hope to influence” a final decision.

Vicky Cannon claims she has faced a series of issues, including raw sewage leaks, mould and an ant infestation.

Emergency services were called to Murrayfield Primary School in Blackburn just after 7.15pm on Saturday, May 16.

The proposals would transform the former Xcite Livingston site into 121 high-quality affordable homes, alongside new landscaping, parking and improved walking and cycling connections through the area.

A number of strengths were highlighted by inspectors during a recent visit to Parkhead Primary School in West Calder.

Andrew Carr, of First Adventures Nursery, made his appeal ahead of the council’s Education Executive approval changes which would make savings of £700,000.

SNP councillors questioned whether any more homes should be agreed for the area given the existing pressures on the local GP surgery.

Roads and transportation officers will provide detailed updates on numbers of potholes reported, and the cost of repairs.

Ms Constance, who was first elected in 2007, received 16,944 votes to retain her seat at Holyrood.

An initial request for ways to slow traffic through the village has been met with a comprehensive redraw of the centre including widened pavements, road realignment and regimented parking.

Positive Outcomes LP, which operates out of the Mid Calder Institute Hall has previously paid rates ranging between £5-£10 an hour.

Voters are reminded to carefully follow the instructions included in the voting pack and return the postal vote as soon as possible, allowing sufficient time for mail to be delivered.

Education officers told councillors that the department continued to work to provide tailored packages to improve the opportunities for looked after children and students with additional support needs.

But only 15 of those were council or registered social landlord properties- in Winchburgh and Houston Road in Livingston; the rest of the 291 were built by commercial developers.

The once-thriving retail village lasted only a few years.

It will close a long and bitter chapter in the story of failed social housing in West Lothian.

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.

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.

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.

Less than a month after Scottish government ministers again snubbed West Lothian’s request for £15m towards a new high school, the SNP has promised to do so in its election manifesto.

Confusion over reports submitted to the council and to the developer prompted an agreement with Councillor Tom Conn who asked for a month’s delay to sort out a dispute over paperwork.

Carol-Anne Gemmell, 41, says her pleas for help are not being heard after years of disruption caused by the conditions in her Winchburgh home. She also has concerns about her family’s health.

A cross party working group is now trying to identify suitable sites which could be used by Travellers to avoid the disruption caused by camps last year.