West Lothian

Bathgate’s Boghall Butchers was crowned Supreme Champion for its Kebab Pie at the British Pie Awards 2025.

All the Scottish pies that won big in the 2025 British Pie Awards

Deal: Prestonfield branch manager Richard Harley (r) with HSS' Ayoola Oduyelu.

Building supplies firm moves closer to 'one-stop' shop for building trade

Fraser McLean

Under the Radar: Fraser McLean

The average price of a property in Scotland is up by 27.8 per cent in the last five years (Picture: Alistair Linford)

Extraordinary price rises underline the need for new homes

HC-One Scotland’s Redmill Care Home resident Mark Tarimo with Joe Mackin from The Kano Foundation at the Celtic Park football stadium

East Whitburn care home resident’s dream comes true with special trip to Celtic ...

David J Alexander is CEO of DJ Alexander Scotland Ltd (Picture: Laurence Winram

Desirable detached homes drive dynamic Scottish housing market

Six-year-old Hope Gordon whose body was found with her father Mark Gordon's body at a property in Harburn Drive, West Calder. Picture: Family Handout/PA Wire

Village community to line streets for 'final journey' of murdered schoolgirl

Cut above: Wall saw.

St Andrews to prove cut above with new machine shop

Hope Gordon was found dead along with her father, Mark Gordon, 36, in their home in West Calder, West Lothian

Death of six-year-old girl being treated as murder

Six-year-old Hope was found dead with her father Mark Gordon

Six year old girl and man found dead were father and daughter

Walkers battle stormy weather.

Watch: The 60 areas included in the Met Office’s amber weather warning

A forensics tent has been erected at the property in West Calder

Bodies of man and girl, six, found in West Lothian house

HC-One Scotland’s Redmill Care Home

Residents at East Whitburn care home enjoy MSP visit

Snow falls in Scotland as Met Office issues further warning.

Watch: Snow falls in Scotland as Met Office issues further warning

Compass Scotland supports West Lothian with Christmas meals

Festive fare: Catering services firm supports charity with Christmas meals

The Taylor Roofs' team in front of the firm's new base in Livingston, West Lothian.

Inside 'gamechanger' new HQ for Scottish roofing firm - including podcast studio

The fire at Bellsquarry industrial park. Picture: West Lothian Council

Children forced to flee gymnastics class after major fire broke out

Photo taken with permission from the social media site X, formerly Twitter, posted by @WildFifer of a fire at Brucefield industrial estate near Livingston.

Firefighters battle ‘significant’ blaze at Scottish industrial park

Gregor Poynton MP at The Scottish Institute

Local MP applauds performing arts institution

Ian Inglis with some of the exhibits at the Military Museum Scotland, PIC: Mike Wilkinson

Inside the Military Museum Scotland where veterans find peace

Police were called to the incident at a Fife quarry. Picture: John Devlin

Father dies after being injured at Scottish quarry

The Scottish Institute performance

West Lothian set to showcase top arts institute

The latest meeting of the West Lothian Construction Forum was well attended

Construction firms pledge to build on goodwill

John McDowell Lottery winner from Bathgate

Photographs by Alan Peebles

'Surreal': School caretaker reveals spending plans after EuroMillions win

The Styled by Macs boutique is located on Linlithgow's High Street but growth plans include a potential expansion into a larger store in the town.

Sisters-in-law who quit financial world to launch boutique eye growth

A group of child survivors behind a barbed wire fence at the Nazi concentration camp at Auschwitz-Birkenau in southern Poland, on the day of the camp’s liberation by the Red Army, 27th January 1945 (Picture: Alexander Vorontsov/Galerie Bilderwelt/Getty Images)

Readers' Letters: Lack of Holocaust education in Scottish schools is shameful

The plaque, at the "Buffalo Bend", designed by American ceramicist Stacy Snyder.

Richard Moore plaque unveiled as cycling world record holder leads tributes

A clip from video captured of the fire at the Houston Industrial Estate in Livingston, West Lothian

Watch as massive fire destroys Scottish industrial estate building

The winning team

The 3 topics that clinched Scotland's debating championships win

The 'gargantuan' plant making batteries as big as shipping containers

Sheep were eventually allowed to graze on the sculpture, keeping the grass short and adhering to the environmental aspect of it. The pyramid shape of the ramps provided a name for the nearby Pyramids Business Park and in April 2007, a local farmer dyed the sheep red using a harmless sheep spray. Giant poppies are often painted on the Sawtooth Ramps for Remembrance Day.

The iconic 'Pyramids' artwork viewed by millions of motorists each year

First-ever set of quadruplets born in Scottish region as mother 'speechless'

Labour Party leader Sir Keir Starmer during a visit to Window Supply Company in Bathgate, West Lothian, to campaign on Labour's plans to boost jobs and growth across Scotland, while on the General Election campaign trail. Photo: Jane Barlow/PA Wire

Starmer: Labour government will not lift UK block on Scottish gender reforms

Aberdeen City emerged as the worst area in Scotland to launch a business, with closures almost twice as common compared to openings in the region.

Start-up hotspots: These are the top places to launch a business in Scotland

Lesley McDougall

Obituary: Lesley Anne McDougall

Lorraine Colquhoun of Re-engage

West Lothian's Hidden Hero

Bield tenant with robot dog.

Robo pup wags its way into tenants’ hearts

David Martindale will remain in charge of Livingston next season.

Livingston clarify Martindale's future at club following relegation

A CGI of how the flexible energy battery storage park should look when completed.

Plans submitted for vast £130 million battery storage park in West Lothian

Mitsubishi Electric's Livingston factory complex, where the firm is the largest manufacturer of heat pumps in the UK.

New West Lothian centre will train 1,000 people a year to install heat pumps

Bathgate's James Wood, right, shows off The Foundations Trophy alongside Fintan Bonner, the St Leonards School in St Andrews golf coach, after his nine-shot success at Blairgowrie. Picture: SGF

Bathgate produces another promising player in talented teenager James Wood

Scottish singer and pantomime star Chris McClure, known by his stage name Christian, has died aged 80.Born in Ibrox, Glasgow, the entertainer is said to have died peacefully on Monday at his home in Bishopbriggs.His career spanned 60 years and included a tour with Billy Connolly, as well as a performance on Top of the Pops with the 1982 World Cup squad.It comes just days after his final gig at Fauldhouse Miners Welfare Club in West Lothian on Saturday.

Scottish panto star and singer Christian dies aged 80
Known for his connections to Scotland World Cup songs and renowned as a panto star, Scottish singer Christian has died aged 80

The proposed opening of a new manufacturing site in addition to Invinity Energy Systems' existing facility in Bathgate will create up to 41 jobs.

40 jobs in pipeline as West Lothian battery storage pioneer secures investment

Fiona Finlayson said she "didn't realise how much it would mean" to her customers. Photo: Fiona Finlayson/PA Wire

Artist creates incredible woollen sculptures to remember lost pets

Livingson's Bruce Anderson scores making it 1-0, during a cinch Premiership match against Ross County at Tony Macaroni Arena, on April 27, 2024, in Livingston, Scotland. (Photo by Rob Casey / SNS Group)

David Martindale realistic about Livingston’s survival chances despite win

Do you really need to watch what you say these days? One reader would say yes (Picture: stock.adobe.com)

Readers' letters: Using 'old fashioned' words should not be a 'hate crime'

Bears Eso and Byara 'wrestle' at zoo.

Watch the moment two bears are captured ‘wrestling’ at zoo

Livingston's Michael McGovern in action during a Scottish Cup clash with Celtic.

Hearts loanee McGovern hailed as he heads back to Tynecastle after spell away

Ambassador Group is using the sum from 'neobank' OakNorth to bring to life the properties at the historic Bangour Village. Picture: contributed.

Lender deepens Scots presence with £21m loan to create 70 homes in West Lothian

Smalls for All

Celebrating the incredible women in our community this International Women’s Day

The Smalls for All team

Celebrate the incredible women in our community this International Women’s Day

The college has more than 300 apprentices at any one time. Image: Sean Bell

Ad Feature West Lothian College marks special week

There's a golf course under there somewhere... Renishaw Park in Yorkshire closed forever following severe flooding. Picture: BIGGA

Scottish course manager reveals huge rainfall figure over winter period

School pupils from Winchburgh Academy with headteacher Jonny Mitchell and ITZA CEO Anthony Bouchier. Picture by Stewart Attwood

Edinburgh venture secures £2m funding to grow digital learning hub in Scotland

LIVINGSTON WOMAN SUPPORTS PLIGHT OF THE ‘INVISIBLE DOGS OF SPAIN’

Lesley Kerr, 62, standing next to her car which was damaged by a fallen tree during Storm Isha on Sunday evening (pic: Lisa Ferguson)

WATCH: Resident speaks of 'near miss' after tree falls and crushes car

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Scotland has failed to meet its latest target for reductions in greenhouse gas emissions, the latest official figures show. Picture: John Giles/PA Wire

Fail: Scotland misses climate target

Pro-independence protesters with Scottish Saltire flags (top) march for Scottish independence. Picture: Andy Buchanan/AFP via Getty Images

Yousaf: Growing popular support for Yes the only way to Scottish independence

Nadine Dorries. Picture: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images

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