'Lessons will be learned' admit West Lothian Council over Christmas bin uplifts

Niall Horan has officially coached his first Battle on season 23 of — and it was a doozy!The Battle Rounds kicked off on Monday, and Team Niall immediately had an emotional pairing that left the coaches all in their feels. The rookie coach matched up young performers Gina Miles and Kala Banham on a cover of Bon Iver's «Skinny Love» that brought tears to Kelly Clarkson's eyes almost immediately.Kelly praised both singers' impressive tone, but admitted she was «gravitating» toward Kala — in part, because Niall blocked her from landing the singer during the Blind Auditions.«I love your voice,» she praised.

A West Lothian support worker has received a warning for putting one of her charges at “risk of emotional and physical harm”.

Barrhead Travel has revealed the top destinations West Lothian holiday makers this Easter.

Susan Boyle has been enjoying a peaceful getaway in Ireland, with the former Britain’s Got Talent star delighting fans with her surprise visit to the Emerald Isle.

Plans to cut opening hours at West Lothian’s five recycling centres are being discussed.

Air quality monitoring at the heart of a West Lothian town is set to end after 12 years, following a dramatic drop in pollution.

Three West Lothian wind bands were celebrating Gold Awards at the recent Scottish Concert Band Festival National Finals in Perth.

Police are appealing for information following a break-in at a unit at an industrial estate in Linlithgow.

Plans which unions claim could lead to the privatisation of care homes and large scale privatisation of social care for the elderly in West Lothian have been rubber stamped by councillors.

The huge contribution of West Lothian’s unpaid carers over the last 30 years has been recognised with a civic reception.

A West Lothian mum is hoping her teenage daughter, who is currently on palliative care, will get to fulfil a dream by getting to meet Ed Sheeran.

Members of a Brucehill gymnastics club who have seen their base threatened with closure say they feel let down by West Dunbartonshire Council.

A father-of-four who subjected a vulnerable woman to a brutal rape ordeal during a sex attack was jailed for five years on Monday.

A local teenager is celebrating after completing his apprenticeship at a Bathgate-based courier firm.

A new flood defence barrier to protect the graves of babies in Bathgate cemetery is being built following a Christmas flooding incident.

Free bus passes for teenagers are fuelling anti-social behaviour in shopping centres such as Livingston, local councillors claimed this week.

Bus fares on routes across West Lothian are set to increase.

Marc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle Editor Gabrielle Union says Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee has messed with the wrong people, after the Republican governor signed a bill into law on Friday banning gender-affirming health care for minors. “There is an army that rebukes you, that does not agree with you and that will not lie down while this fascist rule is instituted,” Union told me Saturday at the 2023 Independent Spirit Awards in Santa Monica. “And that’s just one state. There are several states who were doing the same thing, and they will be met with resistance. People are not going to take this lying down. They’re just not. So if you thought this was going to be a cakewalk, you’re in for a rude awakening.”

West Lothian will be subject to a yellow warning for snow later this week.

The March talk at the West Lothian History and Amenity Society is on local woman, Isobel Wylie Hutchison (1889-1982), a writer, botanist, film-maker, Arctic traveller and poet.