Stuart Sommerville

Review of public transport favours rail over rural bus services. The Scottish Government needs to invest to help sustain communities say councillors.

The Scottish Government needs to invest to help sustain communities say councillors.

Over 90% of West Lothian's school leavers last year went on to positive destinations in education or skills training and work is under way to forge new links between schools and training.

School attendance dropped sharply after Covid. the council's approach to encourage youngsters back into school is being copied by other local authorities

The council is still struggling to fund new social housing to attack the 10,000 plus waiting list

Towns and villages across West Lothian face losing vital community centres as budget cuts force the council to look to transfer ownership of buildings to user groups.

General Election candidate takes Reform message to voters in Armadale and Blackridge

Management groups at all 38 of the county’s community centres are being told they will have to consider taking over their buildings or taking on a lease.

Four years after a group of volunteers banded together to help secure food for the hardest hit families in the county demand is rising and the work of the Food Network helps to sustain communities in the face of the cost of living crisis

A spokesperson for the Joint Forum of Community Council feared the effects a strike could have on West Lothian householders.