Mystery as dinosaur spotted roaming streets of West Lothian village

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.

Their daughter Anne Sherriff, said they were delighted to receive a card from the Queen and spoke to her Isobel online, as she stays in New Zealand.She continued: “They always work as a team which makes them doubly strong, enough to manage 70 years of ups and downs.”“They enjoyed a lockdown celebration from their little colourful garden in Dedridge.”

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.

“The biggest change to maternity services during lockdown has been the application of national guidance which states that only one birth partner is allowed to be with a woman during labour and the birth of her baby and that no visitors are allowed before or after the baby is born.”Frances repeated that parents should continue to follow the new guidance to protect them and staff members.She continued: “We ask women to attend appointments on their own to reduce the footfall of people in hospital

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

But since the Covid-19 lockdown, monthly meetings have been replaced by weekly Zoom chats, and specialist online sessions with exercise, including seated Tai Chi and relaxation, nutrition and other activities.

Staff have been furloughed since May. Unite is also campaigning to get the Scottish and UK Government to bring forward sector specific support packages for the wider aviation, aerospace, and manufacturing sectors.

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

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.

A family from West Lothian are fundraising to help pay their vet bill.

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

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.