Publication: West Lothian Courier

First reported 8 hours ago - Updated 8 hours ago - 1 reports

Hall's owners apply to demolish Broxburn site

The Hall?s meat processing plant could soon disappear off the landscape after its owners applied to demolish the Broxburn site.West Lothian Council confirmed their building standards team had received a building warrant application from Vion Food Group ... [Published West Lothian Courier - 8 hours ago]

Entities: VION Food Group, Meat Processing Plant

First reported 8 hours ago - Updated 8 hours ago - 1 reports

Talented teen off to Africa to teach music

A talented West Lothian teenager is jetting off to Ghana to teach music.Nicola Stephenson leaves for Takoradi, situated on the West African country?s coast, on May 27 where she will pass on her musical experience to children for two months.The 18-year-old ... [Published West Lothian Courier - 8 hours ago]

Entities: Ghana, The James Young High School, James Young, Aberdeen University, Takoradi (Ghana)

First reported 8 hours ago - Updated 8 hours ago - 1 reports

Thieves caught red-handed

Two thieves caught red-handed stealing copper piping from the former ABP abbertoir in Bathgate have been fined.Nicholas Middleton (33) of Calder Crescent in Armadale and David Selkirk (26) of Falconer Rise in Livingston, admitted stealing the copper, ... [Published West Lothian Courier - 8 hours ago]

Entities: James Gilmour, Copper, Conviction

First reported 16 hours ago - Updated 10 hours ago - 1 reports

NHS

West Lothian news: OUTRAGE OVER A&E PROPOSAL

Proposals that could see sick and injured patients being sent to Edinburgh instead of the A&E at St John?s Hospital were met with furious opposition this week.NHS Lothian have said problems recruiting medical staff at the hospital means some patients ... [Published West Lothian Courier - 16 hours ago]

Entities: NHS, Edinburgh (United Kingdom), Patient

First reported 16 hours ago - Updated 10 hours ago - 2 reports

Land Securities Group PLC

West Lothian news: Parking hike at Centre

The cost of parking at The Centre in Livingston is going up for the second time in under a year.From next month shoppers will have to stump up 50 per cent more for parking their cars up to four hours and 100 per cent extra for five hours or more.The company ... [Published West Lothian Courier - 16 hours ago]

Entities: Land Securities Group PLC, Climate, Portfolio Manager

First reported 16 hours ago - Updated 16 hours ago - 1 reports

Rotary International

West Lothian news: Rotary Club helps kids in Trinidad

Impoverished children and teenagers in Trinidad have been given a boost thanks to members of Whitburn Rotary Club.The club has been raising money to give to a training centre that helps the most underprivileged youths in the Caribbean country and handed ... [Published West Lothian Courier - 16 hours ago]

Entities: Rotary International, Jimmy Hamilton, Beano

First reported 16 hours ago - Updated 16 hours ago - 1 reports

Pilkington plc

West Lothian news: Bathgate business reopens after blaze nearly destroyed it

A Bathgate business has reopened nearly a year after a fire gutted its George Place premises.A suspected faulty water heater sparked an inferno at the Capital Cartridges shop in the Steelyard in July 2012.Forty firefighters and nine fire engines were ... [Published West Lothian Courier - 16 hours ago]

Entities: Pilkington plc, Chaos, Memory

First reported 16 hours ago - Updated 16 hours ago - 1 reports

West Lothian news: Scotmid workers have a hoot at Five Sisters Zoo

Representatives from Scotmid had a hoot when they visited the Five Sisters Zoo on Wednesday.Armadale store manager Kevin Coventry, Bathgate manager Steve Bryce and Alan Fitzpatrick from the Blackburn store were at the zoo to hand over a cheque for $1000 ... [Published West Lothian Courier - 16 hours ago]

Entities: Scotmid, Workers, Brian Curran

First reported 16 hours ago - Updated 16 hours ago - 1 reports

West Lothian news: Doting Darren is killed on holiday

Tributes have been paid to a ?devoted? dad who was killed while on holiday in the Canary Islands.Darren Laurie (29) was knocked down by a 4x4 during a family holiday on Fuerteventura. It?s believed Darren, who lives in Bathgate, was walking back to his ... [Published West Lothian Courier - 16 hours ago]

Entities: Asda Group Plc, Canary Islands

First reported 16 hours ago - Updated 16 hours ago - 2 reports

West Lothian news: Jail for threats to ex-partner

A man told police there had been a false alarm when his ex-partner called because he would not leave her house.Thomas Johnstone (21) pled guilty to behaving in a threatening and abusive manner on April 12 at Gareloch Way in Whitburn and was jailed for ... [Published West Lothian Courier - 16 hours ago]

Entities: Threat, prison, Anger

First reported May 22 2013 - Updated May 23 2013 - 1 reports

Scottish News: Seatbelt 'may have saved bus girl'

A teenager who died on a school bus trip might have survived if she had worn a seatbelt and the driver had travelled slower, an inquiry has found.Natasha Paton, 17, was killed when a coach carrying 39 pupils and five staff from Lanark Grammar School lost ... [Published West Lothian Courier - May 22 2013]

Entities: Lanark Grammar School, Casualty

First reported May 23 2013 - Updated May 23 2013 - 1 reports

West Lothian news: Man fined for shouting at pregnant partner

A man who shouted and swore at this pregnant partner and then shouted abusive remarks to a female police officer has been fined.Kieran Brady (29) pled guilty to behaving in a threatening and abusive manner at the couple?s home in Chapelton Drive, Polbeth, ... [Published West Lothian Courier - May 23 2013]

Entities: Pregnancy, Police Officer, James Gilmour

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She said: "It is clear from the evidence that staff and pupils, and adult helpers all met the challenges which faced them that morning with admirable fortitude and clarity of purpose, helping others despite having themselves sustained often debilitating injuries."

Scottish News: Seatbelt 'may have saved bus girl' [Published West Lothian Courier - May 22 2013]

Lang Banks, director of environmental charity WWF Scotland, hailed the move as a "very welcome and timely boost for the wave power industry in Scotland"

UK-first wave energy fund praised [Published West Lothian Courier - May 22 2013]

"If we can separate those out, then I am very willing to ensure that we take this issue further and I will be happy to make sure that the member, who has taken a long-term interest in this, meets with the appropriate minister (Learning and Science Minister Alasdair Allan) in the first instance so that we can begin to discuss how we might take that forward."

Pupil budget increase 'unexplained' [Published West Lothian Courier - May 16 2013]

Ms Davidson asked: "How much public money was spent on a public action to prevent the publication on legal advice which never existed?"

Legal advice 'should be published' [Published West Lothian Courier - May 16 2013]

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Talented teen off to Africa to teach music [Published West Lothian Courier - 8 hours ago]
Hall's owners apply to demolish Broxburn site [Published West Lothian Courier - 8 hours ago]
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Pupil budget increase 'unexplained' [Published West Lothian Courier - May 16 2013]
Legal advice 'should be published' [Published West Lothian Courier - May 16 2013]
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Murieston community come together for litter pick [Published West Lothian Courier - May 11 2013]
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