Sally Pattle: Last News

Councillors agreed to drop the card only payment system at a meeting of the full West Lothian Council.It was also agreed to put the management of the café out to private tender. It's currently run by council staff.

West Lothian Council is to ask Holyrood for the £53m it has spent tackling RAAC problems in its schools and community centres.

Linlithgow's Local Area Committee has asked for assurances that police will continue to monitor the parking in the town's high street before Decriminalised Parking Enforcement (DPE) comes in.

Councillors in Linlithgow have agreed to keep improved footpaths and cycle lanes brought in under the Spaces for People (SfP) measures- a decision local Lib Dem councillor Sally Pattle branded “ridiculously easy.”

The “enduring dignity” of the late Queen Elizabeth II has been marked in the chamber of West Lothian Civic Centre at the first full meeting of the new council.

The first Liberal Democrat councillor to take up a seat on West Lothian Council has said she is looking forward to fighting for local residents.

West Lothian’s wealth of independent shops were delighted to be able to throw open their doors to customers again on Monday.Non-essential stores were forced to close at the beginning of lockdown on March 23 and were only allowed to re-open again this week.Retailers including clothing stores, arts and craft, gift and book stores said they were thrilled to see the return of regular customers.In Linlithgow, popular book shop Far from the Madding Crowd welcomed a steady stream of customers through the doors.Owner Sally Pattle said: “We are absolutely thrilled to open.“We have been doing home deliveries and collections but it was great to open the doors again and have a little bit of normality again.“We have done as much as we can to create more