Armadale and Blackridge News

Each of West Lothian's nine council ward areas will each receive £150,000 to support the recovery and renewal in towns and villages.

West Lothian Council has been provided with £530,000 to provide additional support in creating job opportunities for residents aged 25 and who have been unemployed for over 12 months.

West Lothian Council has awarded a number of contracts to support the local bus network during the festive period.

The campaign aims to provide every adult who accesses a foodbank in West Lothian over the festive period with a goodie bag filled with toiletries.

COVID-19 hasn't gone away and rates in West Lothian remain high.

Changes to brown bin collection schedules will begin from Monday 29 November.

Funeral poverty is an increasing reality for many people throughout the UK where people find themselves in a position where the cost of a funeral outweighs their ability to pay.

Two councillors have been appointed to senior roles by West Lothian Council.

Residents are being urged not to put old smoke detectors into their grey or blue household bins.

Building work to improve a number of council homes in Armadale will begin this autumn.