All news on the topic: West Lothian

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Mum-of-two pregnant with quadruplets begs council to move her to a bigger house
Arlene Mitchell, 34, who has two kids, is pleading for help finding a home after discovering that she is expecting quadruplets - she is currently living in a two bed property
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Violent thug who terrorised mum and kids in "abhorrent" domestic abuse jailed
Shanks, 34, from East Calder, West Lothian, was found guilty by a jury of four “abhorrent” domestic abuse offences and pleaded guilty to a further charge of disclosing an intimate image
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UK's 'ghost town' shopping centre left to rot 25 years after flagship opening
The forgotten Five Sisters Freeport Shopping Village once had 40 stores stocking a huge number of top designer names, and its owners wanted to extend it - but the proposals never materialised
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Aldi customers stunned after buying black pudding two weeks' out of date
Gordon and Joanne Irvine from Whitburn, West Lothian, say they have been left 'frustrated' after they raised their concerns about finding out-of-date products at their local Aldi
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Met Office forecasts all the places it will snow today - full list of places
More snow is being forecast by the Met Office after a day of dramatic wintry scenes across the United Kingdom, with warnings remaining in place well into the weekend
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Murdered gangster's brother and ex-footballer charged over 'taxi driver attack'
Murdered gangster Marc Webley's brother Don Webley has been charged with an alleged attack on a taxi driver in West Lothian, Scotland, alongside ex-Livingston footballer Jordyn Sheerin
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Black bear rescued by Ukrainian soldiers from Russian war finds new home in UK
Ukrainian soldiers found an Asiatic black bear in the village of Yampil - and the animal has now found a new home at Five Sisters Zoo in West Calder, West Lothian
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Mum welcomes festive twins - one born on Christmas Eve and one on Christmas Day
Adeeqa Parveen Ali, 31, and her partner Faisal Imran, from Livingston, West Lothian, went to St John's Hospital on Christmas Eve, almost one month ahead of the expected due date.
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Number of pets being abandoned at it's highest in three years
The figures for pet abandonment are up 48% compared to October 2020
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Abandoned shopping centre shut down 17 years ago still remains a ghost town
The empty town was even used by the BBC to film a reality TV show back in 2015, and there's still no sign of redevelopment in the post-apocalyptic shopping centre
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Children mauled by 'devil dog' are 'still suffering' after seeing pet killed
Both children, then aged three and 10, were in the attack while their dog Mini, a miniature Yorkshire Terrier was fatally injured during the incident last January
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First picture of motorcyclist who died in crash as cops appeal for information
Police have released an appeal for witnesses after a motorcyclist was killed in a collision with a car on the B792 in West Lothian
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'I left my dog at a kennel - when I got back from holiday they'd cremated him'
French Bulldog Pablo had been left in the care of Scrub a Dug Dug kennels when Adam Gardner McLean was on holiday in Turkey with his family before they received a devastating text to say he had been cremated
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'Bullied' boy, 14, died after being 'put in chokehold' at Lewis Capaldi's school
Hamdan Aslam was described online as a "lovely little boy" by devastated friends ands family, after his death following an "isolated incident" at St Kentigern's Academy in Blackburn, West Lothian
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Couple who built fence to block neighbour's home threatened with £20,000 fine
Michael and Sarah Laing, of Mid Calder, West Lothian, wanted to shield their garden from dilapidated lock-ups and were worried a "crumbling" wall was a safety hazard for their young child
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Haunting 'ghost town' shopping centre is abandoned 27 years after hyped opening
Five Sisters Freeport Shopping Village in West Lothian, Scotland, had more than 40 stores in its heyday but closed its doors after a huge decline in trade and has been derelict for years
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Britain's most dangerous regions for road accidents - see where your area ranks
Official figures from the ONS have been analysed by taxi insurance firm Zego - taken from fatal and non-fatal accidents across the UK - to determine the most dangerous areas for drivers
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Man spots snake metres away while on the toilet after night at the pub
Terry Fairley had returned home from the pub and gone to the toilet, only leap up in shock after he saw the reptile slithering along the floor of his West Lothian home
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Once-thriving UK shopping centre now guarded compound with dogs and spiked fence
West Lothian Shopping Centre was due an £18million upgrade with features including a snow centre and golf course, but shops left the area and it now stands abandoned
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Twisted killer with millionaire mistress murdered wife and hid her under floor
Harry Jarvis murdered his wife Carol in 2009 and hid her body just metres away from where his pastry heiress mistress slept in the garden shed
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Stagecoach tycoon worth £730million is charged with human trafficking offences
80-year-old transport magnate Dame Ann Gloag has reportedly been charged with crimes relating to trafficking and immigration alongside her husband and two others - she is said to strongly deny any wrongdoing