West Lothian Young Musician hits the high notes

The UK and Scottish Governments have been urged to stop picking fights on the 25th anniversary of the first Holyrood election.

Man walks into a bar… It’s the stuff dreams are made of. An unknown musician was plucked from obscurity Friday night to perform in front of a huge crowd and ended up stealing the show.

Home owners seeking compensation for crumbling concrete in their homes plan to protest at the Scottish Parliament later this month ahead of taking the campaign back to Livingston.

Choosing a name for your soon-to-be-born baby is one of the most significant decisions a parent can make.

A Gatehouse author’s new book looks at the life of a young girl in the Highlands at the end of the 19th century.

Police have launched a murder probe after a young dad was allegedly stabbed to death in a rammy involving a crossbow in Port Glasgow.

Work is expected to start in August on a £4million refurbishment programme of council homes discovered to have crumbling concrete roof panels in West Lothian. The programme will focus on 69 individual properties and 15 blocks of flats in Broxburn, Bathgate, Linlithgow and Craigshill in Livingston, a meeting of the Housing Services Policy Development and Scrutiny Panel heard. The work will take almost two years. Answering a question from Livingston North Conservative councillor Alison Adamson, Marjory Mackie, the housing strategy and development manager confirmed the flatted blocks were a range of types but made up another 73 homes.

Ncuti Gatwa is set to make his National Theatre debut in a new production of Oscar Wilde’s comedy The Importance Of Being Earnest.

The Centre, Livingston has announced its next Community Partner as it continues to support good causes around West Lothian.

In a matter of days, The Prince and Princess of Wales will celebrate their 13th wedding anniversary. While this is impressive enough, the couple have been in one another's lives for more than twenty years. Very few of us need reminding that the royal couple met when they were both students at the University of St Andrews in Scotland in 2001.

A popular yet challenging hike around Scotland has been named one of the best hikes to head out on this spring, according to experts.

West Lothian star Luke La Volpe will perform a headline gig at the iconic King Tuts venue in Glasgow after his show sold out in just 11 hours.

Pupils and staff at East Calder Primary School are celebrating after receiving an excellent report card.

Social Security Scotland is encouraging eligible teenagers to apply for the annual Young Carer Grant, which is now worth £383.75 during the 2024/25 financial year. Since being introduced in 2019 by the Scottish Government, the Young Carer Grant has delivered over £3 million to over 6,600 teenage carers.

Police have issued another warning about young children being sold illegal vapes laced with 'unknown substances' in Greater Manchester.

Outlander star John Bell looks totally different in unearthed snaps from his time on Tracey Beaker more than 14 years ago.

Jack Cochrane, frontman of indie sensations The Snuts has revealed why the band has revealed why they’d never be able to collaborate on song writing with Lewis Capaldi, despite playing in the same West Lothian pubs before becoming famous.

The heartbroken sister of a young Scots man who died in his sleep has paid tribute to her loving brother who she described as a 'big character'.

A church clock that has sat in darkness for almost two years has been returned to the light thanks to a community campaign Bathgate's High Church clock will be lit up once again after an investigation by parishioners and the intervention of local Labour councillor Harry Cartmill. The town clock in the tower of the High Church had been in darkness for around 18 months until the councillor convinced the council to install new lighting at a cost of almost £1,000. The clock was lit up just before Easter, in time for the merger of St John's Church in Mid Street with the High Church in Gideon Street. It will now be known as Bathgate Parish Church. Councillor Cartmill told the Local Democracy Reporting Service it was a good news story for Easter.

A police watchdog has been ordered to investigate the circumstances surrounding the death of a missing man in the Highlands.