Hopes new planning rules will protect West Lothian countryside scuppered

Police are appealing for information following a break-in at a unit at an industrial estate in Linlithgow.

Plans which unions claim could lead to the privatisation of care homes and large scale privatisation of social care for the elderly in West Lothian have been rubber stamped by councillors.

Jax Taylor and Brittany Cartwright may be headed back to reality TV and are here to clear up the viral drama. The Vanderpump Rules alums sat down with ET's Rachel Smith on Tuesday in New York City where they promoted their new podcast, , and hinted that a return to the franchise — and reality television in general — isn't exactly out of the question.«We have things that are coming, arising,» Taylor teased, with Cartwright shooting down an appearance by the couple on the current season of . «I don't know what we're allowed to [say]. We're working on a situation… What I'd like to have is the parents on one [show] and that's what I wanted, but I don't know. ['Scandoval'] is causing a lot right now so they're kind of waiting to see how this plays out,» he noted.

The huge contribution of West Lothian’s unpaid carers over the last 30 years has been recognised with a civic reception.

A West Lothian mum is hoping her teenage daughter, who is currently on palliative care, will get to fulfil a dream by getting to meet Ed Sheeran.

A father-of-four who subjected a vulnerable woman to a brutal rape ordeal during a sex attack was jailed for five years on Monday.

A local teenager is celebrating after completing his apprenticeship at a Bathgate-based courier firm.

A new flood defence barrier to protect the graves of babies in Bathgate cemetery is being built following a Christmas flooding incident.

EXCLUSIVE: Drift director Anthony Chen is gearing up to direct his first US-set project, Heartbeat: A New York Story, about the rarely-told experiences of the Asian gay community during the AIDS epidemic in 1980s New York.

Nia Archives.•READ MORE: Nia Archives on the cover: “Jungle music has always been a strong sound of the underground”The mural,  is to celebrate the Bradford-born’s third highly-anticipated EP, ‘Sunrise Bang Ur Head Against Tha Wall’. The artwork took four days to complete and Nia Archives had a chance to add some finishing touches to the mural herself.The 80-square-metre mural was created by the Shoreditch-based street art collective Graffiti Life, who also done murals dedicated to other musicians including late Nipsey Hussle, Giggs and Charlotte Black.You can currently visit the mural at 455 Hackney Road, E2 9DY until March 24.In addition to the mural, Nia Archives and Spotify have teamed up to offer fans a chance to win exclusive press-on nails, designed by Suki Nailz, inspired by Nia’s synonymous nail sets.In other news, Nia Archives released her third EP ‘Sunrise Bang Ur Head Tha Wall’ today (March 10) via Island Records/HIJINXX.Also, she will support Slowthai on his ‘UGLY’ European tour alongside Sainté.

Free bus passes for teenagers are fuelling anti-social behaviour in shopping centres such as Livingston, local councillors claimed this week.

West Lothian Council has assured householders that “lessons will be learned” after bin uplifts over the Christmas holidays were hit with a perfect storm of bad weather, staff shortages and increased waste tonnage.

Lala Kent had her suspicions about Raquel Leviss all along. On Wednesday's all-new episode of which comes on the tail of Leviss' alleged affair with Tom Sandoval --- Kent voiced her concerns over Leviss «stealing men» during a girls trip to Las Vegas.The girls arrive at Burbank airport for their flight to Vegas, ready to get the party started.

Bus fares on routes across West Lothian are set to increase.

William Earl “Vanderpump Rules” fans were stunned by a TMZ report on Mar. 3 that stars and real-life couple Tom Sandoval and Ariana Madix split after Sandoval allegedly cheated on her with another costar, Raquel Leviss. Bravo mastermind Andy Cohen started the Mar. 6 episode of his Sirius XM show “Andy Cohen Live” by weighing in on the drama, and how it will affect the current 10th season, which premiered on Feb. 8. “First of all, when you watch the rest of the season of ‘Vanderpump Rules’ with the overlay of knowing that Raquel and Sandoval — what’s happened with them, and what was possibly happening then — it’s really shocking,” Cohen said. “Even Wednesday night’s episode, you’re not going to believe it. Watching it with this overlay…there’s a moment between Ariana and Raquel where you see where their friendship is, which is good, that you won’t believe.”

West Lothian will be subject to a yellow warning for snow later this week.

The March talk at the West Lothian History and Amenity Society is on local woman, Isobel Wylie Hutchison (1889-1982), a writer, botanist, film-maker, Arctic traveller and poet.

Plans are underway to transform an iconic village building into a heritage attraction and museum.

Talented pupils from schools across West Lothian fought it out in a Dragons’ Den competition to win a cash prize for their outstanding ideas.

A twisted killer who murdered his wife and hid her body underneath the floorboards of their West Lothian home, just metres away from where his millionaire mistress slept in the garden shed is to feature in a new Netflix show.