West Lothian Council

About 1,500 staff - including HGV and bus drivers - will be subject to the new drug and alcohol testing policy.

Argyll and Bute is one of several Scottish councils voting on tax rises amid financial pressures.

Staff were told they would not receive their Christmas wages at Livingston's Kaiam plant.

It is the first time the figures for Scottish household rubbish have reached such levels.

Housebuilder Springfield Properties says it intends to develop "a new neighbourhood within Livingston".

Jack Hendry, the man behind the plan, wants the site to be home to both travellers and non-travellers.

The supermarket chain says expanding its distribution centre in Bathgate will lead to 200 new jobs.

West Lothian Council pleaded guilty to health and safety failings which left a worker with severe injuries.

It would provide cash for innovation, infrastructure, tourism and housing in Edinburgh and south-east Scotland.

The West Lothian history and English teacher has been banned from the register for a year.