West Lothian Observer

04/03/2025

Emergency services were called to the Blackburn Road area in Bathgate after the alarm was raised.

02/03/2025

02/03/2025

There’s been even more success for the Debating team at Broxburn Academy! 🏆

Congratulations to Broxburn Academy students Emma Crow and Luke Robertson (S6) who recently won the Scottish Mace debating championship.
This is one of the most prestigious competitions in Scotland, and one of the oldest.
They defeated Dollar Academy in the grand final which was judged by Lady Ross KC in the Faculty of Advocates!

28/02/2025

The concept of an orchard had been muted for a while but only came to fruition as part of Almond’s 30th anniversary and their contractor community benefits scheme.

28/02/2025

Hello Friends of Polkemmet.

Unfortunately, due to staffing and the continued work of clearing up of Storm Eowyn at multiple sites we are having to cancel this rearranged Friends of Polkemmet for Sunday March 2nd. The next session at Polkemmet will be on Easter Sunday (April 20th), when by we anticipate to be fully cleared up from all the recent storm damage.

We would like to offer as an alternative to this Sunday’s session, a morning of tree planting we will be holding on Thursday the 13th of March. This will be held in Whitburn, which may interest those who volunteer at Polkemmet as it is near-by. All the information for that can be found here > https://wlcrangerservice.eventbrite.com

Sign up as usual on Eventbrite. Apologies that we won’t be at Polkemmet this time, but hope to see some of you on Thursday the 13th instead.

28/02/2025

138 signatures are still needed! The future of Whitburn Community Centre

28/02/2025

West Lothian Primary Number One and lots in the top Fifty

The top ranked primary in Scotland is a school where pupils are given teddy bears to encourage their caring side.

26/02/2025

West Lothian Council says its officers are ready to have detailed discussion with management teams from community centres

26/02/2025

A high number of fences were brought down during the period of the Red Weather warning for high winds due to Storm Eowyn in January with council officers attending to making fences safe to prevent further risks or damage.

26/02/2025

Shop owners warned the figures were the "tip of the iceberg" as many crimes are simply not reported.

26/02/2025

SNP ministers are accused of having "flunked" their record on education and narrowing the life chances of the poorest pupils in the process.

26/02/2025

Thanks to Climate Action West Lothian for neatly summing up my role in one badge👍

26/02/2025

26/02/2025

For the Band D taxpayer 8.95% is an increase of almost £125 extra a year - while other regular household costs will climb.

19/02/2025

Councillors agreed to the plans in a special meeting of the full council on Monday.