West Lothian Council

West Lothian Council has agreed action which should save council-run care homes from closing. The West Lothian Integration Joint Board (IJB) is responsible for commissioning adult health and social care services and overseeing the delivery of these services in West Lothian.

The planned delivery of 49 new council houses including supported housing for young people been approved by West Lothian Council.

Wall insulation improvements are to continue in West Lothian in an effort to tackle energy costs and fuel poverty. HEEPS: ABS funding is provided by the Scottish Government to all councils to deliver energy efficiently improvement works, with a focus on solid wall insulation, to privately owned

West Lothian Council has announced a council tax increase of 5.8% for all bands in 2023/24, which is below the current rate of inflation. The news comes as the council agreed its Revenue Budget for next year (2023/24) which will see £525 million being invested in local services and suppor

West Lothian Council is to invest £157.972 million over the next five years towards the creation and acquisition of new council homes and the ongoing maintenance of quality standards across existing housing stock.

West Lothian Council has been considering ways to deliver additional housing rapidly to meet local demand for homes for rent. Council officers have been looking at quick-build housing solutions to provide more homes for rent and reduce reliance on hotels and B&Bs, to see if they could work in We

Steps are being taken to address dampness and ventilation issues in West Lothian Council homes.

Budget saving proposals that will result in significant changes to local council services are being discussed by West Lothian Council this month. The proposals have been developed by council officers in order to enable the council to set a balanced budget.

West Lothian Council leader Laurence Fitzpatrick saw for himself how Wheatley housing and care staff work together to support customers. Councillor Fitzpatrick joined Wheatley chief executive Steven Henderson and Wheatley chair Jo Armstrong for a tour of Almondvale Court in Livingston town centre.

A major landfill reclamation project on the edge of Winchburgh, in West Lothian, has been recognised as the UK’s Best Sustainable/Urban Regeneration/Infrastructure Scheme at the Environment Analyst’s 18th annual Brownfield Awards Ceremony in London.

West Lothian Council has approved plans to purchase 30 private properties which will be converted into 60 temporary sharing spaces. The sharing spaces will be used to provide temporary accommodation for local people in need of emergency or temporary housing.

West Lothian Council has approved the location for a new build housing facility for young people. Yesterday, West Lothian's Council executive approved plans for the facility to be built on a vacant site at Almondvale Crescent, Livingston.

Changes to local services in West Lothian are inevitable unless the Scottish Government provides the council with adequate levels of funding, according to the leader of West Lothian Council. Over the past 16 years, West Lothian Council has had to make savings of nearly £151 million due to insu

Almond Housing Association is to deliver 16 homes for social rent in Winchburgh after agreeing a land acquisition from West Lothian Council. The council’s executive has approved the sale of land at Glendevon Park to the Association for just £1, subject to conditions.

Taylor Wimpey East Scotland and Home Group Scotland's development of 69 affordable homes within the Calderwood development, off Sandilands Road and Sandilands Lane in East Calder is nearing completion and tenants are now moving in and bringing this area of Calderwood to life. The development of two