West Lothian Council employees to get extra holiday as thanks for service during pandemic

West Lothian’s SNP group leader Janet Campbell has called for a “progressive alliance” of cross-party councillors to lead a new council.

A girl whose fight to walk has inspired people worldwide has moved into her new home in Bathgate.

Those elected as councillors on May 5 will make decisions on behalf of residents about vital local services including roads, parks, schools and planning.

West Lothian key workers who kept the country going during the ­pandemic now face having to live in poverty because of the cost of living crisis. Many frontline staff who were applauded on doorsteps across the land are now on the breadline, according to a study by the GMB. The union said a proposed two per cent pay rise for carers, refuse collectors and school staff is far below the inflation rate and is not enough to cover huge hikes in the price of food, energy and fuel. The GMB probe found 3531 in West Lothian are earning under £25,000 for a 37-hour week.

The heartbroken mum of a Scots teenager who is thought to have drowned in a river has thanked the emergency services for helping to "bring him home".

When it comes to all things home renovations and garden ware, there's one shop that springs to mind before any others - B&Q.

Natalia Bryant has almost finished her first year at the University of Southern California. The daughter of Kobe and Vanessa Bryant has been busy managing life as a student, rising model, and celebrity, and when she finishes school, it’s likely we will see her in Hollywood chasing big dreams. Earlier this month, at the 2022 Vanity Fair Oscars Party, she talked to Entertainment Tonight and was all smiles talking about her life and Hollywood dreams.

Plans are moving forward that will enable the arrival of Ukrainian refugees to West Lothian.

West Lothian girl who was left with a brain injury after a vicious attack at school has hit out after claiming her own family were ‘treated like criminals’.

Police evacuated people from buildings near a petrol station last night over fears of a gas leak caused by a three-car crash.

Brits are being issue a warning to check their passports after a family missed their £3,000 holiday because of a little-known rule. The Gurd family believed they were all set for their trip to the Algarve, in Portugal, with their documents all in order.

Shark Tank had to make some significant adjustments to shoot during the pandemic, which included moving production to Las Vegas where they created their own bubble in the Venetian hotel. But then the producers had to wonder: Would entrepreneurs want to make the trek to Sin City to secure funding for their fledging businesses?

Lily Tomlin pushes down her hands in the cement during her Hand and Footprint Ceremony held at TCL Chinese Theatre on Friday (April 22) in Hollywood.

Loved by the nation and adored by the world, West Lothian’s very own Lewis Capaldi reached top heights with debut album ‘Divinely Uninspired to a Hellish Extent’, reaching number one in the UK charts.

On May 5 West Dunbartonshire will go to the polls to decide who will make up the new council administration.

Love Island winner Paige Turley toasted the Easter weekend by trying some famous Panther Milk.

A West Dunbartonshire Council chief who claimed she should have been made redundant - earning a payout of £500,000 - lost her case at a tribunal.