School staff could walk out and bins lie unemptied as West Lothian Council workers vote to strike

The family of missing man from East Lothian say his disappearance is "out of character".

The leader of Falkirk Council has said she is disappointed in the offer that was made to council workers on Friday at a special meeting of COSLA.

Bins could go a week without being emptied after refuse workers across 15 council areas in Scotland voted for strike action later this month.

Pupils across West Dunbartonshire are celebrating after receiving impressive results from the first year of formal examinations to take place since the pandemic.

Gail Porter said she was “sucker-punched” in the face acting as a peacemaker between two brawling women outside her London home. The 51-year-old former Top of The Pops host claimed she heard two women “killing each other” in her street prompting her to run out of her flat and intervene on Saturday night. She told her Twitter followers: “Please remind me when two women are fighting outside my home don’t go out and try and make peace.

Alan Cumming has played all sorts of characters in his long career, but his role in the new film, “My Old School,” was a particular challenge. The gay actor stars as Brandon Lee, who made a lot of noise in Scotland back in the mid 1990s.

Two West Lothian men are launching a new charity to help people access the creative arts.

Oil giant Shell has announced it will give employees a one-off 8 per cent bonus after the company reported record profits.

Police officers smashed the window of a car parked in a Livingston car park in a bid to to rescue a young, distressed dog from a boiling vehicle.

A lot of people, when asked what they would do differently if they could go back in time, insist “I wouldn’t change a thing.”

Tory toff Jacob Rees-Mogg has accused Nicola Sturgeon of "always moaning" as Liz Truss and her supporters ramp up attacks on the First Minister.

Retired staff from the high security state hospital Carstairs are being asked to come back to work and help solve their current staffing crisis. The hospital, which houses some of Scotland's most dangerous psychiatric patients, is experiencing a severe shortage as they are failing to attract new staff to work at the facility.

The family of murdered T2 Trainspotting star Bradley Welsh are demanding a criminal probe after Police Scotland admitted gross failures over his killing.

West Lothian Sky broadband customers were without internet for last night and most of this morning after a problem with the network.

Council planners will not stand in the way of plans to change the name of a Linlithgow pub over racism fears.

A Scots actor has said the Edinburgh Festival is "dying" due to steep hotel prices in the city.

A young West Lothian dancer has scooped a medal haul from the Dance World Cup.

The West Lothian Ranger Service are running free environmental workshops for kids around West Lothian throughout the school holidays.