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May 3, 20192 min read
La Piuma: Food, Family, Friends
“We got lost one day in the car, and ended up in Bathgate by mistake. It was Procession Day, a few years ago. All the flags were out and...
Editor
Apr 16, 20193 min read
"It's what you can do that counts" - West Lothian Riding for the Diabled
“It’s more accurate to describe what we do as providing therapeutic riding opportunities,” says Carol Lamb of West Lothian Riding for the...
Editor
Mar 6, 20192 min read
Back to the Future West Lothian
There’s been much debate in the media recently about the voice and representation of disabled people, sparked by the release of the movie...
Editor
Feb 10, 20195 min read
Neil's Hugs
“I will speak for someone who can’t speak out,” says Donna Paterson-Harvie. And she is speaking as a mother who has lost her son to...
Editor
Jan 3, 20193 min read
Livingston Mill
The noise of mill machinery grinding grain, of water from the River Almond swooshing over a huge waterwheel and of the periodic...
Editor
Dec 5, 20183 min read
Dignity Boxes
“I’d like people to be able to have essential toiletries and personal hygiene products without having to ask, and without needing to...
Editor
Nov 26, 20182 min read
JamQueen: Pole Fitness
Various forms of dance have made their way into the fitness studio in recent years as we’re always looking for fun and different ways of...
Editor
Nov 8, 20182 min read
World-class chocolatier, local person: Sebastian Kobelt
“It’s a long story - longer than we have time for - for how I ended up in Scotland,” says Scotland’s Chocolatier of the year 2018. I’m...
Editor
Oct 30, 20182 min read
Breast Friends and Family
Having been a breast cancer patient at St John’s in Livingston, and supported by a local charity to help her through it, West Lothian...
Editor
Oct 22, 20184 min read
Calders Soldiers
In 1914 the majority of the Hearts first team, then sitting at the top of the league and favourites to win the Scottish Cup, received a...
Editor
Oct 20, 20183 min read
Carers of West Lothian
Life has a way of taking unexpected turns, and you can find yourself doing something you never planned on doing. This can be something...
Editor
Oct 20, 20185 min read
The Ratho Poet
A time of political movement; big questions and strong feelings over Scotland and England's relationship; plus ça change. But a character...
Editor
Oct 9, 20183 min read
Team Jak Foundation : can you help with “easing the journey”?
If you’ve been living here more than a couple of years, you’ve probably heard of the local charity Team Jak Foundation or seen their...
Editor
Oct 9, 20182 min read
Cycling for all: The West Lothian Bike Library
It is pretty much what it sounds like : a place where you can borrow a bike if you haven’t got one, or need a specially adapted bike. And...
Editor
Jul 1, 20185 min read
Gibson-Craig, Riccarton and Abolition: “old letter found in a box”
In 2015 the UK government finally finished paying off the massive borrowing it undertook in 1833 in order to compensate slave-owners when...
Editor
Jun 1, 20183 min read
The School Bank West Lothian
“The idea of a school uniform bank came about after a teacher in Glasgow noticed that some children were writing ‘school uniform’ on...
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May 1, 20183 min read
"I chose Colinton over the internet while living in San Francisco" Lorraine O'Shea
“I picked our home in Colinton over the internet from where I was living in San Francisco in 2000,” says Lorraine O’Shea. “My...
Editor
Apr 2, 20182 min read
Footgolf: yes it is what it sounds like
“I’d never heard of footgolf until you called me about this article,” I say to Declan Reid when we meet in the Black Bull Inn in Mid...
Editor
Feb 5, 20185 min read
Marvellous Merchiston
If your home was garrisoned by soldiers and under threat of bombardment, you might pick somewhere else to get married. But 22 year old...
Editor
Feb 2, 20183 min read
Home-Start West Lothian
Bringing up young children is a tough job. And if over and above the usual hard work of parenting, life is complicated by isolation,...
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