West Lothian Council impose 40mph speed limits on busy road to reduce accidents

Get the latest parenting news sent straight to your inbox with our weekly newsletterAfghan refugees fleeing the Taliban have been promised shelter and support in Dumfries and Galloway after the council made a public pledge last week.Councillors from various political backgrounds put on a united front in offering a safe haven for families fleeing the crisis-torn country.Dee and Glenkens Councillor Dougie Campbell is a former director of the Scottish Refugee Council and mentor to refugees.At last

Edinburgh local, who wishes to remain anonymous, shared her experience and a video of the noise on social media. The video shows cars driving over the cover on Holyrood Road, with the surrounding buildings and narrow street proving distracting.

weekly Showbiz newsletter is packed with the latest news on your favourite stars from Scotland and beyond.Signing up couldn't be easier! Simply enter your email address in the box further up the page or click here to view our wide range of newsletters.She followed up her comment with a string of emojis, including love hearts and flames.A host of Hollywood stars, including Jennifer Aniston, were among the almost 500,000 people to have liked the images.Rebel revealed that last year was her "year

crash on the A77 left three people injured and shut down the busy road.Two cars collided just south of the Bellfield Interchange at Kilmarnock, around 8am this morning.The female driver of a Mini has been rushed to Queen Elizabeth University Hospital by air ambulance.Meanwhile the male driver of a Vauxhall Insignia has been taken to Crosshouse Hospital, along with a female passenger in the Mini.None of the injuries are believed to be life threatening.The road is currently closed while

Perth have been given the green light for the second time by council planning officers. The Perth Islamic Society applied for permission to construct the mosque at 43-51 Jeanfield Road for the third time back in December.

by local Korean War veteran Adam Mackenzie.

military planes and ships around Scotland as a huge operation begins today. We told yesterday how an armada of warships from across the globe were expected in Glasgow this week as part of the massive NATO exercise Joint Warrior.

amputee who gained so much weight over lockdown he could no longer fit into his prosthetic legs is fighting to shed the pounds so he can walk again. Paul Johnson, from East Renfrewshire, had both his legs amputated in 2014 after drunkenly stumbling onto train tracks near Pollokshields, Glasgow, after a night out and getting electrocuted.

Afghanistan in a Scots council area. So far 18 volunteers from East Dumbartonshire have raised nearly £6,000 by walking the distance between Syria and Scotland which is just under 3,000 miles.

Filmmaker Terrence Davies chose “Mary Queen of Scots” star Jack Lowden to play World War One poet Siegfried Sassoon in his TIFF biopic “Benediction” and he says the actor’s transformation into the real life soldier and poet was “an absolute joy to witness.”

Carole Horst Filmmaker Ruth Paxton makes her feature debut with psychological horror film “A Banquet,” set to world premiere at the Toronto Intl. Film Festival.

Get the latest top news stories sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletterA leading sight loss charity says people in West Lothian are waiting too long for treatment for eye conditions.Sight Loss Scotland and Sight Loss Veterans say people in the NHS Lothian health board area waiting longer than weeks due to the impact of the pandemic.The charity, which has a Sight Loss Veterans rehabilitation centre at Wilkieston, says although progress has been made since the height of the pandemic,

Get the latest parenting news sent straight to your inbox with our weekly newsletterSchool clothing grants could double to £300 if Labour topple the SNP in next year’s local council elections, it has been claimed.Leader of the West Dunbartonshire Labour group, Councillor Martin Rooney tabled a motion at a recent council meeting proposing the rise to be implemented between 2022 and 2027.It comes after the Scottish Government funded an increase in the grants available for primary pupils to £120

Perth and Kinross Council is confident of meeting the deadline to install interlinking fire alarms.

iOS - Android Glasgow came sixth with 3400 while Edinburgh ninth on the list, dropping down to 800 complaints - but West Dunbartonshire received no neighbour noise complaints in the last year at all.Steven Williams, head of Churchill home insurance, said: “The pandemic has seen us confined to our homes which means we’ve probably all become very aware of noises around us.“As we go into more of a ‘new normal’, many of us will carry on working from home, at least part of the time, so noisy

iOS - Android Ms Humphries states in the report: “To ensure an adequate supply of sites for the new build programme, potential council owned sites continue to be evaluated for their suitability for inclusion within the programme.“The cost of constructing or purchasing these homes will be contained within the overall budget for the new build programme within the Housing Revenue Account.“There is a grant from the Scottish Government towards the cost of the new homes which is currently £59,000 per

PAISLEY DAILY EXPRESS: Live news as it happensMark, who lives in Lounsdale Drive in Foxbar, has an allocated garden space within the grounds of the block-of-four flats.However, he claims he has felt he has been unable to use it since March 2020 when the Ring doorbell camera was installed.The 55-year-old has lived in the property for nine years, and says he feels like his privacy is being invaded as it films directly onto his garden.But he says he is getting nowhere with the local authority to

It’s a five-way battle for Number 1 on this week’s Official Albums Chart, as Chvrches, Maisie Peters, Kanye West, Halsey and Becky Hill sit fewer than 2,000 chart sales apart with their brand new releases.