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Mains burst floods homes and leaves huge repair bills - Edinburgh Evening News
 Edinburgh Evening News | Mains burst floods homes and leaves huge repair bills Edinburgh Evening News Police carried out the emergency night-time evacuation as water levels surged above the height of parked cars in Leyland Road and Meikle Inch Lane in Bathgate, West Lothian, at around 2.30am yesterday. The flooding devastated homes, damaged a nearby ... |
Serial rapist Chan Wright gets lifelong restriction order - BBC News
 BBC News | Serial rapist Chan Wright gets lifelong restriction order BBC News Chan Wright, 40, was convicted last year of raping women in a series of assaults in Edinburgh, West Lothian, Angus and Aberdeenshire over a 15-year period. Wright, from Jamaica, will serve at least six years in prison before he can be considered for ... Immigrant Chan Wright raped again after failed deportation Serial rapist will stay behind bars until he is no longer a risk to women |
Bowls: West Lothian demolish depleted East neighbours - Scotsman
Bowls: West Lothian demolish depleted East neighbours Scotsman By STEWART MEIKLE West LOTHIAN sent a powerful message of intent to their East section rivals by inflicting a massive 154-90 defeat on defending champions East Lothian when the teams clashed in the Cities & Counties Championship at East Calder on ... |
West Lothian house fire treated as 'suspicious' - BBC News
 Edinburgh Evening News | West Lothian house fire treated as 'suspicious' BBC News A fire in West Lothian, which forced two people to escape from a house, is being treated as 'suspicious'. The emergency services were called at about 22:40 on Sunday and found the ground-floor flat well alight. Two occupants escaped through a window of ... Property hit by second suspicious fire in a year |
'Managerial level' heroin trafficker gets seven years - Edinburgh Evening News
 Edinburgh Evening News | 'Managerial level' heroin trafficker gets seven years Edinburgh Evening News The 40-year-old was linked to the distribution of heroin in Edinburgh and West Lothian, and a judge said it was clear he was acting “in a managerial capacity” in the illicit trade. Riaz was snared after detectives spotted him picking up the heroin from ... |
Generation low on hope: City facing youth unemployment crisis - Edinburgh Evening News
 Edinburgh Evening News | Generation low on hope: City facing youth unemployment crisis Edinburgh Evening News Altogether, there are 1410 on Jobseekers' Allowance in West Lothian. Youth support groups believe the real level of unemployment among young people is likely to be significantly higher than the JSA claimant count suggests because of what they described ... |
Five canoes worth £7000 stolen from reservoir in country park - stv.tv
Five canoes worth £7000 stolen from reservoir in country park stv.tv The kayaks were taken from Beegcraigs Fishery in West Lothian sometime between 5pm on Monday and 7am on Tuesday. The thieves also tried to steal a motorboat but it was left abandoned in the water. The canoes are worth £1000 each while the trailer cost ... |
West Lothian agrees forces covenant link - Scotsman
West Lothian agrees forces covenant link Scotsman A HISTORIC agreement which aims to forge stronger links between the West Lothian community and the armed forces has been signed. Representatives from the military and various public, charity and voluntary sector organisations in West Lothian came ... |
Police on the hunt for shed thieves in Bathgate. - Deadline News
Police on the hunt for shed thieves in Bathgate. Deadline News HOMEOWNERS are being urged to take extra precautions when locking up their sheds and garages following a series of break-ins in Bathgate,West Lothian. During a six hour period between 5am and 12pm on May 22, six separate incidents of break-ins to sheds ... |
West Lothian Council adds electric car to fleet - Employee Benefits
 Fleet News Online | West Lothian Council adds electric car to fleet Employee Benefits West Lothian Council has added an electric car to its 300-car fleet in a five-year deal with Automotive Leasing, the public sector division of fleet management organisation LeasePlan. Cairngorms National Park and Highland Council, both in Scotland, ... West Lothian Council opts for electric Ampera |
Five canoes worth £7000 stolen from reservoir in country park - stv.tv
Five canoes worth £7000 stolen from reservoir in country park stv.tv The kayaks were taken from Beegcraigs Fishery in West Lothian sometime between 5pm on Monday and 7am on Tuesday. The thieves also tried to steal a motorboat but it was left abandoned in the water. The canoes are worth £1000 each while the trailer cost ... |
Serial rapist Chan Wright gets lifelong restriction order - BBC News
BBC News | Serial rapist Chan Wright gets lifelong restriction order BBC News Chan Wright, 40, was convicted last year of raping women in a series of assaults in Edinburgh, West Lothian, Angus and Aberdeenshire over a 15-year period. Wright, from Jamaica, will serve at least six years in prison before he can be considered for ... Immigrant Chan Wright raped again after failed deportation Serial rapist will stay behind bars until he is no longer a risk to women |
Bowls: West Lothian demolish depleted East neighbours - Scotsman
Bowls: West Lothian demolish depleted East neighbours Scotsman By STEWART MEIKLE West LOTHIAN sent a powerful message of intent to their East section rivals by inflicting a massive 154-90 defeat on defending champions East Lothian when the teams clashed in the Cities & Counties Championship at East Calder on ... |
West Lothian house fire treated as 'suspicious' - BBC News
Edinburgh Evening News | West Lothian house fire treated as 'suspicious' BBC News A fire in West Lothian, which forced two people to escape from a house, is being treated as 'suspicious'. The emergency services were called at about 22:40 on Sunday and found the ground-floor flat well alight. Two occupants escaped through a window of ... Property hit by second suspicious fire in a year |
Mains burst floods homes and leaves huge repair bills - Edinburgh Evening News
Edinburgh Evening News | Mains burst floods homes and leaves huge repair bills Edinburgh Evening News Police carried out the emergency night-time evacuation as water levels surged above the height of parked cars in Leyland Road and Meikle Inch Lane in Bathgate, West Lothian, at around 2.30am yesterday. The flooding devastated homes, damaged a nearby ... |
'Managerial level' heroin trafficker gets seven years - Edinburgh Evening News
Edinburgh Evening News | 'Managerial level' heroin trafficker gets seven years Edinburgh Evening News The 40-year-old was linked to the distribution of heroin in Edinburgh and West Lothian, and a judge said it was clear he was acting “in a managerial capacity” in the illicit trade. Riaz was snared after detectives spotted him picking up the heroin from ... |
West Lothian agrees forces covenant link - Scotsman
West Lothian agrees forces covenant link Scotsman A HISTORIC agreement which aims to forge stronger links between the West Lothian community and the armed forces has been signed. Representatives from the military and various public, charity and voluntary sector organisations in West Lothian came ... |
Police on the hunt for shed thieves in Bathgate. - Deadline News
Police on the hunt for shed thieves in Bathgate. Deadline News HOMEOWNERS are being urged to take extra precautions when locking up their sheds and garages following a series of break-ins in Bathgate,West Lothian. During a six hour period between 5am and 12pm on May 22, six separate incidents of break-ins to sheds ... |
Generation low on hope: City facing youth unemployment crisis - Edinburgh Evening News
Edinburgh Evening News | Generation low on hope: City facing youth unemployment crisis Edinburgh Evening News Altogether, there are 1410 on Jobseekers' Allowance in West Lothian. Youth support groups believe the real level of unemployment among young people is likely to be significantly higher than the JSA claimant count suggests because of what they described ... |
West Lothian Council adds electric car to fleet - Employee Benefits
Fleet News Online | West Lothian Council adds electric car to fleet Employee Benefits West Lothian Council has added an electric car to its 300-car fleet in a five-year deal with Automotive Leasing, the public sector division of fleet management organisation LeasePlan. Cairngorms National Park and Highland Council, both in Scotland, ... West Lothian Council opts for electric Ampera |
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