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A selection of what goes into print is published here.

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Jul 5, 20224 min read

The vanished village of Oakbank

Oakbank had a life-span of 120 years, from 1864 as a working village for the Oakbank Oil Works, til the last resident moved out in 1984

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Nov 4, 20212 min read

Top Tips for Creative Gift Shopping

The themed gift basket or pressie bag is my ‘go to’ when it comes to Christmas shopping,” says Lynn McMurray, owner of Balerno-based home...

Interested in counselling skills? Courses & volunteering at SMILE West Lothian

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Oct 27, 20213 min read

Interested in counselling skills? Courses & volunteering at SMILE West Lothian

A local charity specialising in counselling for children and young people is looking to get more people trained, and raise funds for the...

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Jul 8, 20214 min read

Search, Track, Trap

A lost dog is in survival mode. They are not your pet at this point; they are an animal looking after themselves in the wild

Uncovering the hidden problem – gambling awareness in West Lothian

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Jun 15, 20213 min read

Uncovering the hidden problem – gambling awareness in West Lothian

It’s a hidden problem – one that you have to know the signs to look for, and one that sufferers are very secretive about.

Engineering a miniature world: Almondell Model Engineering Centre

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Apr 5, 20213 min read

Engineering a miniature world: Almondell Model Engineering Centre

Almondell Engineering Centre is a beautiful natural environmental setting, and ecology goes hand in hand with the engineering here.

West Lothian Dippers : Braving the winter water

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Feb 7, 20215 min read

West Lothian Dippers : Braving the winter water

In the sea, lochs and reservoirs; in freezing or (occasionally) balmy weather, West Lothian’s wild swimmers are in the water for an invigora

It’s official: West Lothian is the best place to call home

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Dec 9, 20203 min read

It’s official: West Lothian is the best place to call home

The word may be getting out. Those of us lucky enough to live here already know that West Lothian is a great place to live.

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Nov 13, 20201 min read

The Community Chest is open again

The Community Chest is full of money and is now open again – despite the challenges of COVID. The Chest provides grants of up to £500 to...

Peter McLagan, MP Linlithgowshire: Scotland’s first non-white MP, and “suffragetist in trousers”

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Oct 7, 20204 min read

Peter McLagan, MP Linlithgowshire: Scotland’s first non-white MP, and “suffragetist in trousers”

Peter McLagan MP, was an extraordinary local character, and the longest-serving MP (next to Tam Dalyell) that this area had in 300 years....

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Oct 5, 20203 min read

Making Home Working Work

How to help focus attention, minimise distraction and perhaps most importantly, not end up totally burnt out

Back to School, but is it back to normal?

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Aug 11, 20202 min read

Back to School, but is it back to normal?

After so many weeks and months, spent predominantly in the safety of our own home, it is strangely the prospect of sending the kids back to

Conspiracy Theories: tasty burgers for the mind

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Aug 9, 20202 min read

Conspiracy Theories: tasty burgers for the mind

With every major event over the past 2,000 years, there has been conspiracy theories - moon landings, presidential and royal...

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Jul 1, 20201 min read

Sponsor A Child

Can you help a child in West Lothian have a sense belonging, of being just like their classmates, by sponsoring uniform for the new term?