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, 2021
- 2 min
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...
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- Oct 27, 2021
- 3 min
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, 2021
- 4 min
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
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- Jun 15, 2021
- 3 min
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.
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- Apr 5, 2021
- 3 min
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.
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- Feb 7, 2021
- 5 min
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
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- Dec 9, 2020
- 3 min
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, 2020
- 1 min
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...
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- Oct 7, 2020
- 4 min
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, 2020
- 3 min
Making Home Working Work
How to help focus attention, minimise distraction and perhaps most importantly, not end up totally burnt out
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- Aug 11, 2020
- 2 min
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
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- Aug 9, 2020
- 2 min
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, 2020
- 1 min
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?