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Fire service warned of concrete collapse risk last year, emails show

The Scottish Government was made aware of the risks of collapse-prone concrete last summer, a series of emails appear to show. Correspondence between the Government and local authority officials from July of last year released under freedom of ...

05 Sept 2023 at 10:57

Scotland

Boy, 15, arrested after girls admitted to hospital after alleged drug incident

A youth has been arrested and charged after three teenage girls were admitted to hospital following an alleged drug-related incident. At around 4.35pm on Tuesday, two 14-year-old girls were admitted to St John’s Hospital, Livingston, after ...

20 Sept 2023 at 17:51

Scottish ministers knew of Raac school risks last summer, Somerville says

Scottish ministers have been aware of the risks of collapse-prone concrete since last summer, Shirley-Anne Somerville said as she pledged to be “open” with the public on concerns. The Social Justice Secretary confirmed officials from the ...

05 Sept 2023 at 15:49

Scotland

Craft workers to walk out in dispute with ‘Scrooge’ council

Around 300 craft workers will walk out again next week in a dispute over pay with a “Scrooge” council, a union has said. Unite claims money is owed to the workforce and said the dispute centres on a 2007 agreement covering craft workers ...

15 Dec 2023 at 15:33

Scotland

Council says it has suffered a ‘suspected criminal ransomware cyberattack’

Council bosses are working with the police and Scottish Government after a suspected cyberattack. West Lothian Council said it was “currently experiencing a suspected criminal ransomware cyberattack” on its education network. The local ...

06 May 2025 at 20:34

Scotland

Council cannot say when computer system will be fully restored after cyberattack

Council bosses are unable to say when their computer network will be fully restored after a suspected ransomware cyberattack. West Lothian Council is working with Police Scotland and the Scottish Government on a criminal investigation ...

12 May 2025 at 18:02

Scotland

‘Small percentage’ of personal data stolen in cyberattack, council says

A “smell percentage” of data stored on a council’s education network, including personal data, was stolen in a recent cyberattack, according to local authority bosses. On May 6, West Lothian Council experienced a “sophisticated” ...

21 May 2025 at 21:48

Scotland

Pupils evacuated from West Lothian school bus following fire

Pupils on their way home from school on Friday afternoon had to be evacuated from the school bus they were travelling on after it caught fire. West Lothian Council confirmed nobody was injured in the incident, which happened on ...

14 Nov 2025 at 17:32

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