Family from West Lothian create funding page is desperate effort to save their dog's live

West Lothian band The Snuts are continuing their stampede with new single ‘Elephants’.One of the UK’s fastest rising new acts, The Snuts have released the track, which is the band’s first taste of new music since the release of their debut ‘Mixtape EP’, which took the charts by storm in March.Premiering on Annie Mac’s Radio One show, the track went straight in at number 1 on the iTunes chart and shut down Twitter with their hashtag topping the trending chart.Recorded at The Firepit in London

Housebuilder Taylor Wimpey at Heartlands has donated £250 to the Whitburn and District Community Development Trust.The company made the donation following an appeal from the organisation to help stock the Community Fridge project in the current health emergency.The Community Fridge offers access for everyone in the community to surplus, nutritious food.Local people take what they need and simply donate what they can afford.

Britain’s Got Talent star Susan Boyle in the early hours of morning. Concerned neighbours spotted multiple cop cars around 6am in Blackburn, West Lothian, the hometown of the singing sensation.

Residents at six local care homes were delighted to receive a cash gift from a generous couple who want to give them a treat once lockdown is over.Lynn and David Thomson wanted to “put a smile on the faces” of people who have been isolated in care homes unable to see their families since the middle of March.So they set up a Crowdfunding page to raise money to provide a special celebration for residents.The couple managed to raise £631, which has been split between six care homes – Crofthead in

West Lothian pupils will spend two days in school each week and two-and-a half days being taught at home by parents.Council bosses have written to parents and carers advising them on the plans for most students returning on August 12.The council is planning for the start of the new term on August 11, in line with all other councils in Scotland.However this will be an in-service day when schools will be closed to pupils and a second in-service day planned for Monday, August 17, will not take

A Hamilton family have told of their heartbreak after their one-year-old dog was knocked over and killed by a dirt bike at the weekend.Grace Cossar has been left devastated following the sudden death of their beloved pooch Star, who was on her daily walk with Grace’s son on Saturday morning when tragedy struck.As the pair were walking home over the park at Woodhead Green, springer spaniel Star was hit by a male driver on a blue and white dirt bike, causing catastrophic injuries.A heartbroken

Officers are appealing for information following a theft in Armadale.Between the hours of 8pm on Saturday (June 6) and 1.30pm on Sunday (June 7), a man entered a house in Marches Drive in Armadale and stole a purse from within.The suspect is white, aged between 30 and 40 years of age, around six feet tall, short brown hair, with a gaunt appearance and lesions on his forehead.He also had a tattoo on the left side of his neck, described as three rows of text.Constable Matthew Morran from Bathgate

West Lothian Council is facing a financial gap of nearly £7 million in 2020/21 as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic.A report to the Council Executive set out the financial challenges facing the local authority, including an update on how the council has acted to support communities, families, individuals and businesses in West Lothian.The council anticipates that costs – including additional staffing costs – will amount to over £7.6 million this year.The council is also expecting a drastic

A new report is predicting a bleak future for almost a third of West Lothian’s workforce.

Aldi has announced plans to create 35 new jobs at a new store in West Lothian.

People in East Calder have been treated to the unlikely sight of a dinosaur roaming the streets during lockdown.

The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service were warning people to be extra cautious at the weekend after the heatwave sparked wildfires in West Lothian.

It seems like there has been a rift between best friends John Legend and Kanye West. In a new interview with The Sunday Times, John Legend stated that he and Kanye West are no longer great friends. While many cited Kanye West’s vocal support for President Donald Trump as the reason behind the duo's split, John Legend cleared the air about the same and said, "I don’t think we’re less friends because of the Trump thing."

Police are appealing for information after a man and a woman were seriously assaulted in Whitburn.

A new think tank has published an interactive map which shows the areas of West Lothian that face the greatest risk of coronavirus infection.

Two members of West Lothian College have been shortlisted for separate Bridge 2 Business Educator Awards.

Production of a Covid-19 vaccine potentially worth up to £250 million is under way at a West Lothian plant.

West Lothian Conservatives conceded that the national row over No 10 adviser Dominic Cummings is “certainly damaging” to the party but the Tory group leader on the council  this week rejected the calls for Cummings to resign.

A West Lothian charity for carers has adapted its core service to help people through the lockdown.