West Lothian

A West Lothian village has come together to celebrate the anniversaries of two eco-friendly local groups that sit at the very heart of the community.

Construction works are officially underway at a new care home in Livingston.

A £30 million proposal to secure the long-term future of St Kentigern's Academy in Blackburn has been supported.

South Tyneside-based Castle Building Services has secured a £3 million project to provide full mechanical, electrical, public health & renewable services at the rebuilt East Calder Primary School in West Lothian.

Scottish youth homelessness charity Rock Trust has partnered with Almond Housing Association to turn an out-of-use care home in West Lothian into affordable housing for young people in the community at risk of and affected by homelessness.

Work to deliver a state-of-the-art primary school in West Lothian has started.

Major improvement work is taking place at Kirkhill Primary in Broxburn and Livingston Village Primary. A joint £1.7 million renovation and extension programme will see major works carried out at both schools.

West Lothian Council is to invest more than £1.2 million in St Kentigern's Academy in Blackburn to ensure the school can safely operate while in-depth investigations into roof issues continue.

West Lothian Council has approved Cruden Homes' plans to build 49 new affordable flats at Sydney Street in Craigshill.

A planning application has been approved for the development of 357 houses and 55 flats at the site of the former Bangour Village Hospital to the west of Dechmont.

Planning permission has been granted for the development of over 150 new homes in Bathgate. The application from Urban Life Ltd proposed the erection of 154 houses and 12 flats at the former abattoir site on Whitburn Road, Bathgate.

Historic Environment Scotland (HES) is asking members of the public to share their views and knowledge on Livingston Skatepark.

Work on the new £15 million Beatlie School Campus in Craigshill, Livingston, is ongoing with the majority of external works complete and most internal works now well underway.

Maxi Construction has been awarded a contract for alteration works to two buildings within West Lothian College in Livingston.

Wall insulation improvements are to continue in West Lothian in an effort to tackle energy costs and fuel poverty. HEEPS: ABS funding is provided by the Scottish Government to all councils to deliver energy efficiently improvement works, with a focus on solid wall insulation, to privately owned