Posted at 11:59 1 Mar11:59 1 MarPlans for 1,800 home development on farmlandThe £275m project is proposed for the site of a poultry farm east of Livingston in West Lothian.Read morenext
Posted at 14:39 10 Nov 202014:39 10 Nov 2020Has your area changed its Covid alert level?Some councils have been placed into a tougher tier. Find out which ones.Read morenext
Posted at 10:24 12 Aug 202010:24 12 Aug 2020More pupils return to class as schools reopenPhysical distancing among students is not required but hand sanitisers and one-way systems are the new norm.Read morenext
Posted at 15:25 11 Aug 202015:25 11 Aug 2020What's your council's plan for opening schools?Schools across Scotland will reopen full time - with no social distancing - from 11 August. How is your council going to make that happen?Read morenext
Posted at 13:00 25 Jun 202013:00 25 Jun 2020UK councils fear bankruptcy amid Covid-19 costsA BBC investigation reveals the scale of the financial challenges facing local authorities.Read morenext
Posted at 8:25 22 Jun 20208:25 22 Jun 2020How will the new school term look in your area?BBC Scotland asked all 32 local authorities about their plans for the new academic year, starting in August.Read morenext
Posted at 13:42 21 Nov 201913:42 21 Nov 2019Councillor suspended over anti-Semitic blog postFrank Anderson was sanctioned for sharing the post on social media and defending his actions in a newspaper.Read morenext
Posted at 12:51 17 Sep 201912:51 17 Sep 2019Huge rock ramp built to help fish travel up riverMore than 9,000 tonnes of rock has been used on a section of the River Almond at Howden Bridge Weir.Read morenext
Posted at 16:30 9 Sep 201916:30 9 Sep 2019First schools in £1bn investment strategy revealedA total of 26 schools in 11 council areas will be rebuilt or refurbished in the first phase of the programme.Read morenext
Posted at 0:29 6 Sep 20190:29 6 Sep 2019The last residents of a derelict housing estateBy Joanne MacaulayBBC Scotland newsMost people have left Livingston's Deans South estate, but a few still live among the boarded-up buildings.Read morenext
Posted at 14:48 9 Apr 201914:48 9 Apr 2019Council to random drug test staffAbout 1,500 staff - including HGV and bus drivers - will be subject to the new drug and alcohol testing policy.Read morenext
Posted at 21:19 21 Feb 201921:19 21 Feb 2019Council passes budget despite youth protestsArgyll and Bute is one of several Scottish councils voting on tax rises amid financial pressures.Read morenext
Posted at 16:31 21 Dec 201816:31 21 Dec 2018Uncertain future as workers' wages go unpaidStaff were told they would not receive their Christmas wages at Livingston's Kaiam plant.Read morenext
Posted at 10:42 25 Sep 201810:42 25 Sep 2018Recycled waste overtakes landfillIt is the first time the figures for Scottish household rubbish have reached such levels.Read morenext
Posted at 13:17 30 Jul 201813:17 30 Jul 2018Builder secures land for 1,900-home siteHousebuilder Springfield Properties says it intends to develop "a new neighbourhood within Livingston".Read morenext
Posted at 14:17 12 Jun 201814:17 12 Jun 2018Gypsy retirement village 'to break barriers'Jack Hendry, the man behind the plan, wants the site to be home to both travellers and non-travellers.Read morenext
Posted at 12:35 23 Mar 201812:35 23 Mar 2018Aldi gets green light for £25m expansionThe supermarket chain says expanding its distribution centre in Bathgate will lead to 200 new jobs.Read morenext
Posted at 15:48 29 Aug 201715:48 29 Aug 2017Council fined £10,000 for ladder fallWest Lothian Council pleaded guilty to health and safety failings which left a worker with severe injuries.Read morenext
Posted at 11:39 20 Jul 201711:39 20 Jul 2017City Deal for Edinburgh and south-eastIt would provide cash for innovation, infrastructure, tourism and housing in Edinburgh and south-east Scotland.Read morenext
Posted at 13:10 30 Jun 201713:10 30 Jun 2017Teacher struck off for cheatingThe West Lothian history and English teacher has been banned from the register for a year.Read morenext