West Lothian police smash car window to rescue dog from boiling hot car

Council workers in West Dunbartonshire are considering a better pay rise offer from the Scottish Government - with West Dunbartonshire Council saying they ‘desperately’ need funding from the Scottish Government to manage the proposed improved offer.

Rishi Sunak is narrowly less unpopular than Liz Truss in Scotland, according to a new poll. Three in five Scots have an unfavourable opinion of each of the two candidates to be Prime Minister, with 60 per cent unfavourable towards Liz Truss and 59 per cent unfavourable towards Rishi Sunak.

Children were treated to a special storytelling session at Polkemmet Country Park in Whitburn from lovable Road Safety Scotland character Ziggy.

The number of people dying as a result of alcohol abuse in West Lothian has soared to the highest level in 18 years.

The family of missing man from East Lothian say his disappearance is "out of character".

Social enterprise The Larder has opened the doors of Livingston’s first artisan bakery – supporting hungry people in West Lothian and developing trainee chefs and bakers.

The Bathgate Street Pastors are celebrating their tenth anniversary as they support vulnerable people.

Pupils across West Dunbartonshire are celebrating after receiving impressive results from the first year of formal examinations to take place since the pandemic.

recently-axed “Batgirl” movie and he’s not happy about the cancellation either.The filmmaker, 52, gave his take on Warner Bros. scrapping the DC film, which was set to star actress Leslie Grace, on the latest episode of his YouTube series, Hollywood Babble-On.“It’s an incredibly bad look to cancel the Latina Batgirl movie,” the “Mallards” director said.Grace — who is of Dominican descent — was set to star as the title character Barbara Gordon / Batgirl in HBO Max’s action film.“I don’t give a sh-t if the movie was absolute f—ing dogsh-t,” Smith, who has penned many Batman comics over the years, said.

Strictly bosses have confirmed radio DJ Tyler West as the sixth celeb to join the line-up this autumn. The TV presenter and radio host will be dancing alongside the likes of former Corrie stars Kym Marsh and Will Mellor and Scots journalist Kaye Adams for the popular BBC show.

Kevin Smith has weighed in on Warner Bros. Discovery scrapping the  movie starring Leslie Grace. The move made by the conglomerate has caused shockwaves in the industry and Smith, who is a comic book aficionado and writer, shared his thoughts on his YouTube series Hollywood Babble-On.

Two West Lothian men are launching a new charity to help people access the creative arts.

West Lothian Sky broadband customers were without internet for last night and most of this morning after a problem with the network.

Council planners will not stand in the way of plans to change the name of a Linlithgow pub over racism fears.

A young West Lothian dancer has scooped a medal haul from the Dance World Cup.

The West Lothian Ranger Service are running free environmental workshops for kids around West Lothian throughout the school holidays.

Schools in West Lothian could see staff walk out and bins could remain unemptied as many West Lothian Council workers vote for strike action in a dispute over pay.

Women’s Aid and Rape Crisis services in West Dunbartonshire have welcomed a funding pledge which allows them to develop their support for women and children.