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Mar 30, 20202 min read

Waz and Assfa – Keeping Supplies Rolling

The only man with a reliable supply of toilet roll for miles around is busy, of course, when I call in to find out how he does what the...

Jan 11, 20205 min read

A Victorian Vision – the Almond Valley Viaduct

Star of paintings, countless photographs, West Lothian Council’s logo and a striking feature in the landscape for 170 years, Almond...

Aug 6, 20163 min read

West Lothian Far from Ypres

Did you know that work on Beecraigs Loch was started by German prisoners-of-war during the First World War, but due to their...

Mar 1, 20164 min read

Community First Responsers

When you dial 999 for an ambulance, did you know that as well as dispatching an ambulance, in some circumstances the service calls a...