Damian Timson: Last News

Fire crews have been battling a huge fire at a set of Scots flats throughout the night.

A Scottish Labour councillor has quit the party and joined the Conservatives over its "weak" stance on the Union and not standing up to the SNP.

Local councillor, and Tory group leader, Damian Timson said: “Given what has happened with the town centre funding this year, I do believe the process has hindered what the elected members wanted to happen which is hugely disappointing. To prevent repeats of this in future years, I do want the process to be reviewed and changed so our local communities are given what is wanted and what is best for them.”Projects in Livingston which will benefit include Craigsfarm Community Development Project and West Lothian Youth Action Project for their Craigshill Urban Growing Spaces project.In East Calder the Development Trust gets help with IT and signage, display board and a memorial plaque.

Sign up to the weekly West Lothian Courier newsletter for the latest West Lothian news and sport.Nearly 40 elderly people were discharged from hospital into West Lothian care homes without being tested for Covid-19, local Conservative leader Damian Timson has claimed.He has asked for details on the spread of Covid-19 in local care homes through a Freedom of Information request.“I have been informed that 38 elderly patients were discharged from hospitals to care homes in West Lothian.

West Lothian Conservatives conceded that the national row over No 10 adviser Dominic Cummings is “certainly damaging” to the party but the Tory group leader on the council  this week rejected the calls for Cummings to resign.