West Lothian

Chivalry? That'll be £100, mate

The Devil's Kitchen (Free subscription) | 05/10/2008

Tim Almond has picked up a particularly stupid and worrying judgement from some idiot Sheriff in Scotland . A man who took a photograph of an ill woman outside an Edinburgh bar has been fined £100 after being branded “unchivalrous” by a sheriff. Unchivalrous? We’re going to bring chivalry into the law, are we? Can we also start rounding up cads and bounders, too? Well, I look forward to our entire...

• 'Unchivalrous' postie fined £100 for snap of ill woman - News Scotsman
• 'Unchivalrous' postie fined £100 for snap of ill woman - Edinburgh Evening News
• See the 5 articles on the same subject

Stuart Bathgate: Nationwide drive to change sports culture kicks off in Stirling

Scotsman.com (Free subscription) | 01/10/2008

NEW name, new lease of life. Barely two months old in its present guise, Winning Scotland Foundation (WSF) is swiftly becoming one of the best-known bodies in Scottish

West Lothian on the Boyle

Edinburgh Evening News (Free subscription) | 01/10/2008

HARBURN'S Stuart Boyle led a West Lothian 1-2 in the Lothians Boys' Champion of Champions Tournament at Kingsknowe.

Escaped cow causes five-car pileup

Times of the Internet (Free subscription) | 25/09/2008

WINCHBURGH, Scotland, Sept. 24 (UPI) -- A cow wandered onto a highway in Scotland, causing a five-car pileup, officials say. The traffic mess the wayward bovine created in West Lothian produced no serious injuries to any of the people involved but the cow died at the scene, The Scotsman reported Wednesday. The people had a pretty lucky escape. Unfortunately the animal did not, said Sgt. David Gray...

• Scottish News: Escaped cow causes five car pile-up on M9 - The Daily Record
• Escaped cow causes five car pile-up - News Scotsman
• See the 4 articles on the same subject

Drive-by airgun shooter hits man

BBC News (Free subscription) | 18/09/2008

A West Lothian man is treated in hospital after being shot with an air weapon in Broxburn.

No Bathgate deal for McLaren

Edinburgh Evening News (Free subscription) | 09/09/2008

FORMER Scotland internationalist Andy McLaren has failed to win himself a deal with Bathgate Thistle after spending a month on trial with the club.

Bankton Mains and Buchan Park in final

Edinburgh Evening News (Free subscription) | 04/09/2008

THE weather in West Lothian brought sunshine to Linlithgow yet heavy rainfall to Whitburn and, ironically, the latter was the venue for Linlithgow bowlers' challenge in th

Stuart Bathgate: Burley knows heat will be on in searing Skopje

News Scotsman (Free subscription) | 02/09/2008

With temperatures of 33C expected in the Macedonian capital, Scotland manager will adopt a low-tempo approach to qualifier

Stuart Bathgate: Burley knows heat will be on in searing Skopje

Scotsman.com (Free subscription) | 02/09/2008

With temperatures of 33C expected in the Macedonian capital, Scotland manager will adopt a low-tempo approach to qualifier

Colts hold off Hearts to triumph in cracker

Edinburgh Evening News (Free subscription) | 30/08/2008

EAST Calder Colts beat Livingston Hearts 5-4 in a real barnstorming West Lothian Youth FA under-16 league clash on the big pitch at East Calder Park after the home side ju

Baby Joy for Mum After 18 Miscarriages

Life Begins... (Free subscription) | 25/08/2008

Picture by WVlilsexEthang A WOMAN has given birth to a baby girl after suffering 18 miscarriages in eight years, it was reported today. Angela Haston, 27, from Polbeth, West Lothian, said she wanted a baby so much that she could not bring herself to stop trying, despite the heartbreaking miscarriages . She gave birth to Mia-Rose on Tuesday, five weeks early. Mrs Haston's first child, Keiron, was born...

• Baby Joy for Mum After 18 Miscarriages - Red Orbit

Plans for flood prevention probe

Edinburgh Evening News (Free subscription) | 22/08/2008

AN INVESTIGATION into extending flood prevention measures in Broxburn is to be launched by West Lothian Council, after severe floods left dozens of people homeless.

• Plans for flood prevention probe - News Scotsman

Taylor and McKee get the nod for Frankfurt event

Edinburgh Evening News (Free subscription) | 21/08/2008

GILMERTON flyweight Josh Taylor and Fauldhouse light welterweight Robbie McKee have been chosen to box for Scotland at the multi-national Brandenburg Cup in Frankfurt next mo

Bathgate on a high with Top Ten title

Edinburgh Evening News (Free subscription) | 20/08/2008

BATHGATE HIGH bridged a ten-year gap since their last success in 1998 when they captured the John Smith's Extra Smooth West Lothian Bowls Association's Top Ten title

West Lothian Thistle U-13s feel the force of East Calder

Edinburgh Evening News (Free subscription) | 14/08/2008

IN what is becoming almost traditional Scottish summer weather, East Calder Colts under-14s went on the goal trail in their pre-season challenge game against West Lothian Thi