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Christine Laverty has been appointed as chief officer of Renfrewshire Health and Social Care Partnership (HSCP) and will take up post on Monday.

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Parents have “no confidence” in council chiefs as the fallout from a school capacity saga – which could cost £75 million – intensifies in Renfrewshire.

An internal candidate has been appointed to a lucrative council job.

The owner of a popular West Lothian nightclub says the decision to close venues by the Scottish Government just before New Year is a blow to the industry.

A Scot accused of harassing his ex partner has had his trial postponed so he can attend a wedding.

Sign up to the weekly West Lothian Courier newsletter for the latest West Lothian news and sport.West Lothian Council needs to engage with the community of Winchburgh  to move forward in the row over a partnership building for the growing village.That was the message delivered to senior council officers.Councillors and community representatives have voiced anger that plans originally scheduled to build a partnership centre, agreed more than a decade ago, have been shelved.Alan Russell  from the local community Development Trust told a meeting of Broxburn , Uphall and Winchburgh Local Area Committee: “ The village needs to be involved in any discussion about the partnership.The village needs to be brought on board here.

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.A full-time return to schools is expected to "substantially reduce" the coronavirus crisis bill Renfrewshire Council will face, according to its finance chief.Back in July, it was predicted the Covid-19 pandemic would cost the council approximately £55million.But at a recent meeting of the emergencies board, director of finance and resources Alan Russell said he expects the bill to drop to the "low 40 millions", after the previously proposed blended model of school and home-learning for pupils was scrapped by the Scottish Government.Putting the part-time model in place was forecast to cost the local authority around £12million.Mr Russell revealed the