West Lothian College pupil and staff member up for top awards

cooking her meals - and it's even helped her shed weight.Margaret McKinley, from Edinburgh, has saved an astonishing £2,700 in total since she started cooking her food in advance before freezing it.The savvy Scot said it only takes her a few hours a week to prepare the meals which gives her plenty of free time on weeknights to spend with her family.Margaret said: "I started batch cooking about 18 months ago, because my then 18-year-old son left school and was taking a year or two out to decide

Britain’s Got Talent star Susan Boyle in the early hours of morning. Concerned neighbours spotted multiple cop cars around 6am in Blackburn, West Lothian, the hometown of the singing sensation.

Dumfries whippet Olly has been voted Scotland’s top lockdown dog after becoming the “face” of a Covid-19 appeal in the region.Olly, who will be one next week, received more than a quarter of the votes in the competition run by the Daily Record and Butchers.He has earned a place in the grand final this weekend to find Britain’s ultimate Lockdown Dog Hero.Delighted owner Lee Herron said: “I am over the moon that he has won and really grateful to everyone that voted for him.

East Kilbride is only the second college in Scotland to have achieved this success.

West Lothian pupils will spend two days in school each week and two-and-a half days being taught at home by parents.Council bosses have written to parents and carers advising them on the plans for most students returning on August 12.The council is planning for the start of the new term on August 11, in line with all other councils in Scotland.However this will be an in-service day when schools will be closed to pupils and a second in-service day planned for Monday, August 17, will not take

But since the Covid-19 lockdown, monthly meetings have been replaced by weekly Zoom chats, and specialist online sessions with exercise, including seated Tai Chi and relaxation, nutrition and other activities.

Staff have been furloughed since May. Unite is also campaigning to get the Scottish and UK Government to bring forward sector specific support packages for the wider aviation, aerospace, and manufacturing sectors.

ethnic minorities.Labour MSP Anas Sarwar accused Leslie Evans of leading one of the most “chronically under-representative” bodies in the country.He blasted: “What action are you taking to address that?”Get all the top Scottish politics news sent straight to your Inbox by signing up to our Politics newsletter.We cover Holyrood, Westminster and local councils, with a current focus on how our governments are handling the coronavirus pandemic.To sign up, simply enter your email address into the

A total of 120 people have now passed away across West Dunbartonshire from confirmed or suspected Covid-19 – with cases in care homes accounting for the majority of deaths.Figures released by the National Records of Scotland last week show that, up until May 31, 58 people died in care homes, 57 lost their lives in hospital and five people have died whilst at home.The First Minister confirmed yesterday, Monday, that no new Covid-19 deaths had been recorded in Scotland overnight, for the second

A new report is predicting a bleak future for almost a third of West Lothian’s workforce.

Forth Valley College now offers nine innovative partnership degree courses in partnership with three of Scotland’s leading Universities (Stirling, Heriot-Watt, Strathclyde).

Sex crime, drugs and knife offences have increased while there has been a drop in serious assaults and robberies, according to the latest police figures.

Scotland’s top civil servant has said she does not know who used a Scottish Government social media account to criticise Tory politicians.

The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service were warning people to be extra cautious at the weekend after the heatwave sparked wildfires in West Lothian.

He sent temperatures soaring as hunky trolley collector Ted 2 in Peter Kay’s award-winning comedy Car Share.

A new think tank has published an interactive map which shows the areas of West Lothian that face the greatest risk of coronavirus infection.

Scotland's colleges and universities are preparing for a phased return of students to campuses in September.

A Kirkcudbright butcher has secured a sizzling success.

New research has revealed over 90 per cent of young people in West Lothian fear for their future because of the Covid-19 pandemic.