West Lothian primary school teachers set step challenge for pupils

“The Scottish Government has both the ability and moral obligation to do this.” SNP MSP for Almond Valley, Angela Constance, said: “West Lothian like the rest of Scotland is experiencing the hardship of a significant rise in unemployment due to the double whammy of Brexit and the coronavirus pandemic.“What we need now as a matter of urgency is a Job Guarantee Scheme particularly for young people who are at most risk from the long-term effects of unemployment.

The Five Sisters Zoo has revealed its plans for the coming months after welcoming visitors again after lockdown.The popular attraction has been open since last month and staff say they are delighted to see families coming back through the doors.And there is plenty to keep everyone busy over the coming weeks and months.The popular summer nights attractions are running again this year and details have been released about what visitors can expect in the autumn and winter.A spokesperson for the zoo

A West Lothian Aldi store has helped a local charity to provide more than 19,000 meals to vulnerable people in the area during the past year.The Boghall Drop In Centre, which provides a range of educational cooking and healthy living services, has been receiving donations of fresh food each week from the Aldi store in Whitburn for the past year.Heather McCormack of Boghall Drop In Centre, explained that before the pandemic, the charity had already noticed an increase in people looking for help

West Lothian tonight. Officers from Police Scotland are currently responding to an incident believed to be taking place on Avon Drive in Linlithgow Bridge after being called earlier this evening.

Nancy Tartaglione International Box Office Editor/Senior ContributorThe full lineup for the Venice Film Festival will be announced tomorrow morning in Rome, but today it was unveiled that Chloé Zhao’s upcoming feature Nomadland has been set to world premiere on September 11 on the Lido.

Kim Kardashian and Kanye West are one of Hollywood’s most watched power couples. And, they’re one of few duos to receive their own nickname, hence: “Kimye.” Since 2012, Kim has been the only one who can make a sometimes poker-faced Kanye smile. While their relationship has certainly weathered its fair share of ups and downs, they’re still going strong.

Rutherglen and Cambuslang have been working incredibly hard to make sure children, young people and families have still felt like part of the school community, even when they were not able to physically attend.

“I was having the rapper’s lifestyle,” he said. “I was sitting up in Paris, and I had my leather pants on … and I had my laptop up and I got all of my creative ideas … And the screen went black and white and God said, ‘if you fuck with my vision I’m going to fuck with yours’.“And I called my wife and she said, we’re gonna have this baby.

Kim Kardashian became pregnant with their first child, North, now 7, the pair had allegedly discussed terminating the pregnancy until he received a sign from God.Speaking about this at the rally, Kanye recalled sitting at his laptop in Paris when he got a call from Kim, who was in tears on the other end of the phone.‘And let me go to Planned Parenthood,’ he said, beginning the story. ‘My girlfriend called me screaming, crying.

Kanye West, 43, has held his first campaign event after announcing his 2020 bid for the presidency. The rapper spoke to a group of attendees at the Exquis Event Center in North Charleston on July 19, where he tearfully admitted that he “almost” aborted his daughter North West, 7, with wife Kim Kardashian, 39, in 2012.

Pub goers were able to raise a glass of their favourite tipple as beer gardens opened up across the county this week.The easing of lockdown restrictions meant that folk could enjoy a beer in the sun from Monday.Locals made the most of the weather as they sat outside in the sun and enjoyed a socially-distanced drink.The Railway Tavern in Bathgate enjoyed a happy reopening.Owner Colin Hilditch said: “It was great to get back open and see so many regular faces again.“We were really happy with how

Executive councillor for social policy, Angela Doran said: “I’d like to offer a belated congratulations to Mark on his award. He is part of an outstanding social work service in West Lothian and his commitment and ethic towards his work really does make a positive impact on the lives of others.

Inspirational Heather Duff who has had brain surgery three times is starring in an urgent new TV appeal for donations to help Cancer Research UK continue its life-saving work.The 33 year old’s life in lockdown at home in Winchburgh is powerfully captured in the 30-second film which aired for the first time in Scotland on Wednesday (July 1) and will run across the UK.Heather can be seen in the advert counting out daily chemotherapy medication, chatting online to loved ones on Zoom as well as

Police are appealing for information following a serious road crash in Bathgate.The incident happened around 4.30pm on Monday (July 6) on the A7066 at the junction with the B792, involving three cars and two motorcycles.As a result of the collision, three people were taken to the Edinburgh Royal Infirmary with serious injuries.The other injured parties were treated at the scene by ambulance for minor injuries.The road was closed for around eight hours to allow a full scene investigation to take

A running enthusiast is aiming to rack up nearly 500 miles in a month for charity.Paul Brown, from Armadale, is taking part in an accumulator running challenge, which means he will run the number of miles that corresponds with the date, across the whole of July.That amounts to 496 miles in 31 days and he is hoping to raise funds for Held in Our Hearts and Neil’s Hugs Foundations.Speaking to the West Lothian Courier, Paul said: “I’ve done a few charity running challenges but this is a bit

Elizabeth Hurley returned to social media on Wednesday, a little over a week after the tragic death of her son Damian's father, Steve Bing.The mother-of-one posted a new picture on her Instagram Stories, which shows her looking upbeat. The 55-year-old can be seen in her country home garden showing off three potatoes which she had just picked.

The new academic year at Scotland’s Rural College will begin on September 28 with a combination of face-to-face and online teaching.The announcement comes as Scotland enters the first phase of its easing of lockdown restrictions.Applications are open for courses at its six campuses across Scotland including Oatridge at Ecclesmachan, while current students have been given details of when they can expect to return to their studies.To allow high-quality, socially distanced, on-campus delivery of

When Bathgate councillor Harry Cartmill visited his GP with a pain in his back he did not think much of it.At 53 years old he had never been ill in his life.He had been experiencing problems with his back over the last 10 years and thought it was no more than a slipped disc.But last September Harry was given the devastating news that he had blood cancer, which was attacking his joints and bones.Harry said he went swiftly from regularly cycling to Edinburgh to being admitted to St John’s Hospital