Money raised by West Lothian Council’s Community Payback unpaid work order scheme is helping support local men who have experienced domestic abuse.
15.01.2020 - 18:36 / dailyrecord.co.uk
A West Lothian charity who provide school uniforms to families in hardship has reported a 35 per cent upsurge in the use of their service.
The School Bank West Lothian said from May to December 2018 they helped clothe 513 children, but in the same period in 2019 the number was 694.
In 2016, the school bank became a registered charity after founder Kristen Shemilt from Livingston heard about the model based on foodbanks and wanted to do something locally. Since then the demand for their service has
Money raised by West Lothian Council’s Community Payback unpaid work order scheme is helping support local men who have experienced domestic abuse.
Peaches the pug, whose love of cheese and crisps has left her struggling on walks, is hoping to shed the pounds by signing up for the UK’s largest pet slimming competition – PDSA Pet Fit Club.
Police are probing the "unexplained" death of a man in West Lothian.
The Courier have teamed up with our friends at Almond Valley Heritage Trust to bring our readers stories from West Lothian’s past.
The number of primary one children in West Lothian who are at risk of being obese has dropped.
West Lothian Council has reported a significant increase in the amount of commercial waste being fly-tipped in the area.
Pupils at Bellsquarry Primary School in Livingston are set for a bumper year of sport after winning £20,000 to spend on new equipment from Aldi.
Two West Lothian runners have completed their most recent charity fundraiser in aid of the John Hartson Foundation.
Environmental campaigners have warned that people from West Lothian could be at risk of serious health conditions after it was revealed air pollution is on the rise.
The Courier have teamed up with our friends at Almond Valley Heritage Trust to bring our readers stories from West Lothian’s past.
A West Lothian company has secured a £2m investment to create jobs and expand its business.
More than 2000 school days were lost by pupils in South Lanarkshire who were excluded from lessons last year.
A West Lothian charity are organising a march to fund more clinical research into endometriosis.
A new programme has been launched to give voluntary organisations a brighter future.
Drivers are being warned of disruption due to a busy West Lothian roundabout closing for over a month to allow essential road reconstruction work to be carried out.
A West Lothian charity cyclist who miraculously escaped death in the US after being hit by a car travelling at 70mph is preparing to fly home.
Police in West Lothian are set to roll out a new call response model which has already been introduced in other parts of the country.
Two masked raiders caused a five-figure sum of damage during a break-in that has left a local West Lothian business devastated.
Curtis Pritchard has been accused of cheating on Maura Higgins on New Year's Eve. The Love Island star was allegedly found in a 'passionate clinch' with a guest on the dancefloor of O'Neills bar in High Wycombe.