Whitburn

Local Investment Secured for Town Centres Welcome

Stephen's Linlithgow Journal (Free subscription) | 16/11/2009

Tam Smith has posted a question for me on an older blog entry . He asks: "Stephen,What do you think of the almost 3 million pounds worth of Town Centre regeneration funding provided by an SNP administration for the constituency we represent. "We have all been working hard with local groups and our partners in Holyrood to secure such funding thus providing much needed jobs in construction...

Councillor condemns ‘thugs’ over cemetery vandalism

Dunedin Napier News (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009

by Lori Carnochan and Emma Craig A West Lothian councillor has condemned the youth of today after vandals targeted a town cemetery. A total of 21 heastones were damaged in Manse Road cemetery in Whitburn just after midnight on October 31. The recent vandalism is the second attack in just eight months and caused around £5,000 worth of [...]

Graves desecrated in West Lothian

Eastman's Online Genealogy Newsletter (Free subscription) | 05/11/2009

Scottish Genealogy News and Events:- Several gravestones were damaged by vandals on Hallowe'en night at Manse Road Cemetery in Whitburn.

Officer's crime surgery

Edinburgh Evening News (Free subscription) | 02/11/2009

RESIDENTS in West Lothian are being invited to meet and air their views at a police surgery held by PC Jason Beck, Whitburn community police officer.

East of Scotland Cup: First Round review

Edinburgh Evening News (Free subscription) | 28/09/2009

Carnoustie Panmure 1 Whitburn 3 TWO quick goals early in the game put visitors Whitburn on easy street.

Designer Shoes Fall Apart

Wedding Chaos Blog (Free subscription) | 21/09/2009

A bride from Whitburn in West Lothian paid out a lot of money to wear designer shoes on her wedding day and was frustrated to find that they practically fell apart after just a few hours of wear and tear! Thirty one year old Pauline Azzoo paid over three hundred pounds for her Jimmy Choos shoes [...]

Bike route surveyors wanted

West Lothian Clarion (Free subscription) | 17/09/2009

West Lothian council is planning to produce cycling maps of all the major towns in the County and is looking for volunteer help with surveying the towns for the data to go on the town maps. Surveying needs to be completed if at all possible by the end of October, in the hope the maps can be produced this financial year. PURPOSE OF SURVEY To identify suitable (safe, direct and continuous) cycle routes...

Police hunt wolf after sighting in Lothians

Cryptozoology Online: Daily News (Free subscription) | 27/08/2009

26 August 2009 POLICE are investigating a reported sighting of a wolf in West Lothian. The animal was reportedly seen being chased through a field by a herd of cattle. Keith McDowell said he witnessed the scene while he was walking along the edge of Polkemmet Country Park near Whitburn in West Lothian on Tuesday. Lothian and Borders Police, who sent a team of officers to investigate, say they have...

Five hurt in road smash

Edinburgh Evening News (Free subscription) | 20/08/2009

FIVE people were taken to hospital after a collision between a bus, a van and a car at Redmills Court in East Whitburn, West Lothian, at about 5.50pm yesterday.

• Five hurt in road smash - News Scotsman

Professional Photographer Tanya Richardson of East Whitburn Scotland

swpp and bppa (Free subscription) | 31/07/2009

Tanya Richardson has become a member of the SWPP and BPPA the largest independent organisations for pro photographers. Their specialist fields of photographic expertise are: Wedding Portrait Find more photographers from Scotland on the SWPP & BPPA web site Tanya can be contacted at: 07881 924006 Web site www.finesthourphotography.co.uk 7/29/2009

Bowls: Title treble adds to Kirkliston's glorious history

Edinburgh Evening News (Free subscription) | 20/06/2009

KIRKLISTON took a title treble in the finals of the West Lothian Bowling Association Championships at Whitburn and so added to their record of being the most successful club

Man admits abduction and child sex

euronews24 (Free subscription) | 01/05/2009

Robert Williams, 49, of Glebe Road, Whitburn, Scotland, pleaded guilty at Grimsby Crown Court to abducting a child and sexual activity with a child but not guilty to a third charge of meeting a child following sexual grooming.Williams was remanded i ...

Football: Whitburn must wait

Edinburgh Evening News (Free subscription) | 29/04/2009

WHITBURN'S bid to win their first under-13 title in the West Lothian Schools' FA league for 20 years came unstuck when they went down 2-0 to St Margaret's Academy

Susan Boyle Gets Her Hair Did

DailyStab (Free subscription) | 24/04/2009

Britain’s Got Talent superstar Susan Boyle, who is now a household name, is now making news over her new hair color. Susan hit up the Miss Toner salon in Whitburn, near her home in Blackburn, Scotland to switch up her salt-and-pepper hair color to a nice chestnut brown. Her clothes are looking much more stylish/casual now too [...]

Susan Boyle New Look: Susan Boyle Photo in the Brown Stuff after Makeover

metawordspace space of information (Free subscription) | 24/04/2009

The 48-year-old singer, Susan Boyle, left Britain’s Got Talent chiefs all cut after dyeing her wiry grey hair brown in a makeover costing around 45 USD. Susan spent 90 minutes sprucing up her image at a salon near her home., the Miss Toner salon in Whitburn, near Blackburn, West Lothian. Crimper Caroline Boyle, dyed and [...]