| PSYBT celebrating youth enterprise in West Lothian | Wed, 10 Mar 10 |
| An event to celebrate youth enterprise and promote the work of the Prince's Scottish Youth Business Trust (PSYBT) in West Lothian takes place this month. |
| First rails laid on Airdrie-Bathgate project | Tue, 09 Mar 10 |
| Rail has been laid in Bathgate to mark the start of Scotland's biggest new railway project in half a century. |
| Castlebrae Letting entered for national award scheme | Fri, 26 Feb 10 |
| Bathgate based letting agent Castlebrae, has joined the Estate and Letting Agent Awards scheme which recognises the best agents around the UK. |
| Trio of Contract Awards for Maxi Construction | Thu, 25 Feb 10 |
| Maxi Construction has secured 3 contract awards during the first weeks of 2010. |
| West Lothian House to be redeveloped as retail destination | Thu, 25 Feb 10 |
| Land Securities is to purchase the former Council headquarters for £3M. |
| Business update endorsed by reader survey | Wed, 24 Feb 10 |
| West Lothian's key business communication medium reaches a milestone anniversary this month. |
| Craneware profits up | Tue, 23 Feb 10 |
| Craneware, the healthcare software specialist, has increased interim pre-tax profits 28 per cent to £12.1 million. |
| Local firm gets craft accolade | Mon, 22 Feb 10 |
| Just Create have been named the Scottish Craft Retailer of the Year 2010. |
| Cyberhawk nominated for John Logie Baird award | Thu, 18 Feb 10 |
| Livingston-based Cyberhawk Innovations has been nominated for a John Logie Baird Award. |
| Linlithgow Streetscape Improvements given the go ahead | Wed, 17 Feb 10 |
| Significant improvements to Linlithgow have been given the green light. |
| TV Feature for Local Catering Company | Tue, 16 Feb 10 |
| A West Lothian based catering company is to feature on BBC1 Reporting Scotland this evening (Tuesday 16th February 6.30 - 7.00pm). |
| CLC Presentations celebrating new contract win | Mon, 15 Feb 10 |
| CLC Presentation Systems are now the exclusive supplier of GBC UK Ltd hardware and supplies throughout Scotland. |
| Meeting the Needs of Business at West Lothian College | Fri, 12 Feb 10 |
| On Wednesday 10 February, West Lothian College held a free 'Speed Networking' event to mark the official launch of their Business Partnership Centre. |
| Sandy Davidson moves into new premises | Thu, 11 Feb 10 |
| Promotional merchandise specialist Sandy Davidson has moved into new premises at the Daks building in Polbeth. |
| Networking Business at West Lothian College | Wed, 10 Feb 10 |
| West Lothian College is hosting a free 'Speed Networking' event to mark the official launch of their Business Partnership Centre on Wednesday 10 February. |
| Livingston's new 'Food Passport' set to turn Dining Out into a Dream Holiday | Wed, 10 Feb 10 |
| Livingston's new food pasport initiative gives shoppers in West Lothian a chance to win a £4000 dream holiday. |
| Scottish Enterprise seeks more companies of scale to grow Scotland's economy | Wed, 10 Feb 10 |
| Developing more companies with a turnover in excess of £100 million is key to improving Scotland’s economic performance. |
| TV Series Seeks Shopkeeping Families to go Back in Time | Tue, 09 Feb 10 |
| Are you a shopkeeper with a trade that can be traced back generations? Perhaps you are a butcher, baker, grocer, dressmaker or even a blacksmith who is fascinated by the history of your trade? |
| Roundabout Sponsorship Scheme | Mon, 08 Feb 10 |
| With over 70 roundabouts across the district, West Lothian Council is offering large or small businesses the opportunity to advertise 365 days a year at very affordable rates. Companies who currently sponsor roundabouts include Matt Purdie & Sons, The Vu Restaurant and B&Q. |
| West Lothian's population growth set to continue | Fri, 05 Feb 10 |
| West Lothian's population is projected to increase by 22.9 per cent to 208,364 by 2033. |
| Chinese tap in to Oatridge expertise | Fri, 05 Feb 10 |
| The reputation of Oatridge as "a premier provider of specialised education and training for the land-based industries and the rural economy" has been acknowledged by the Peoples Republic of China. |
| Livingston firm buys Cockburn's of Leith | Thu, 04 Feb 10 |
| Cockburn's of Leith, Scotland's oldest wine merchant have been sold to the Livingston-based Edinburgh Wine Importers. |
| College funding boost will help young jobless | Tue, 02 Feb 10 |
| The European project which has already seen Oatridge College train more than 100 young unemployed people from West Lothian, to boost their chances of finding jobs, has been extended for another two years. |
| Focus on business crime prevention | Fri, 29 Jan 10 |
| The first 'Business Watch' of its kind in West Lothian has been launched at Whitehill Industrial Estate, Blackburn as part of Operation Focus. |
| Green look for Civic Square | Fri, 29 Jan 10 |
| The Civic Square in Livingston is to be given a new, green look. |
| Business Gateway on track according to new report | Fri, 29 Jan 10 |
| The rate of new business formation in West Lothian has not been slowed down by the recession, according to the latest figures issued by Business Gateway West Lothian. |
| Free workshops help businesses stay competitive | Thu, 28 Jan 10 |
| West Lothian businesses are being offered a helping hand to stay competitive through the economic downturn. |
| Lobbying vow puts drive for £22m M-way link in top gear | Wed, 27 Jan 10 |
| A proposed £22 million road to link two of Scotland's major motorways through West Lothian is a step closer to reality after politicians agreed to lobby Scottish ministers for the cash to get the project off the ground. |
| West Lothian leads the way with new house building growth. | Wed, 27 Jan 10 |
| New figures show a rise in the number of new homes being constructed in West Lothian. |
| West Lothian's top firms performing strongly | Wed, 27 Jan 10 |
| West Lothian's top companies have performed strongly in the last year according to a new report. |
| Craneware signs 5 year deal in US | Tue, 26 Jan 10 |
| Hospital management software supplier Craneware has signed a five year contract with Intermountain Healthcare. |
| Bloxx unwraps YouTube appliance for schools | Tue, 26 Jan 10 |
| Anti-virus specialist Bloxx is launching a security appliance allowing teachers to use sites like YouTube in a controlled environment while blocking out comments and offensive content. |
| Radio Telecom Services wins mountain rescue contract | Tue, 26 Jan 10 |
| Livingston based Radio Telecom Services Ltd (RTS) will perform all maintenance and upgrades required on both terminals and infrastructure for the Mountain Rescue Council of Scotland (MRCofS) for the next five years. |
| Oracle to relocate to Linlithgow | Tue, 26 Jan 10 |
| Oracle is gearing up to relocate its Scottish headquarters from Edinburgh to Linlithgow, following the European Commission's approval of its £4.5 billion acquisition of Sun Microsystems. |
| Bobijou website commended in Web Awards | Tue, 19 Jan 10 |
| Livingston based jewellery retailer Bobijou's has received an "Outstanding Achievement" award for Retail from the Interactive Media Awards. |
| New year means new business for West Lothian | Tue, 19 Jan 10 |
| Innovative West Lothian firms with ambitious expansion plans are the focus of the first edition of Business Connections in 2010. |
| Breaking new ground for learning disability resource centre | Fri, 15 Jan 10 |
| Work has started on a brand new £3.5million learning disability resource centre for West Lothian. |
| Livingston Parkway gets new owners | Fri, 15 Jan 10 |
| The 13,000 sq ft retail development on Livingston Boulevard has changed hands and three new tenants are about to move in. |
| Digital West Lothian gets a boost | Tue, 12 Jan 10 |
| BT has announced that the Livingston Station exchange, covering west Livingston, will be upgraded this year to allow super fast fibre optic broadband to be rolled out. |
| Survey to gauge local appetite to doing business with China | Wed, 30 Dec 09 |
| West Lothian businesses' appetite to do business with China is to be gauged by Business Gateway in a survey in early 2010. |
| Cut your Carbon footprint with FREE workshops | Wed, 30 Dec 09 |
| The Carbon Trust is offering West Lothian businesses free help in low-carbon, energy-saving practices that should result in a cleaner, greener performance for companies both big and small. |
| Barrhead Travel opens new store at The Centre in Livingston | Wed, 30 Dec 09 |
| Barrhead Travel has opened a new store in Livingston, its first in West Lothian. |
| New independent retailer at The Centre has unique gifts in the bag this Christmas | Tue, 22 Dec 09 |
| Shoppers will be able to benefit from even more choice at The Centre, Livingston this Christmas with a new independent retailer now open and offering a range of unique gifts. |
| Specsavers expanding in Livingston | Tue, 15 Dec 09 |
| Specsavers has almost tripled the size of its store at The Centre in Livingston. |
| Highlander sponsoring Arctic Expedition | Mon, 14 Dec 09 |
| A West Lothian company is sponsoring the Northern Lights Expedition which aims to highlight climate change through the exploration of the Arctic. |
| Touch Bionics unveils world's first bionic finger | Fri, 11 Dec 09 |
| Touch Bionics, the Livingston based developer of advanced upper-limb bionic technologies has announced the commercial launch of ProDigits, the world's first powered bionic finger solution for patients with missing fingers. |
| Seven enterprising firms in running for top prize | Thu, 10 Dec 09 |
| Seven of the country's most enterprising firms are bidding for a top prize to help them make it big in West Lothian. |
| Sky opens £2m talent hub in West Lothian | Thu, 10 Dec 09 |
| Jim Mather, Minister for Enterprise, Energy and Tourism and Sky Sports presenter Ali Douglas have opened Sky's new £2 million Talent Hub - a training and recruitment centre in Kirkton Campus in Livingston, West Lothian. |
| Jane Moore Trust moves into Alba Business Pavilions | Thu, 10 Dec 09 |
| The Jane Moore Trust, an independent organisation that specialises in the provision of high quality child care and education services for young people, is to establish its national headquarters at Alba Business Pavilions, Livingston. |
| The Centre wins recognition at national awards | Thu, 10 Dec 09 |
| The newest section of Livingston's shopping centre has been highly commended in a national awards scheme. |
| Keep your business safe this Christmas | Wed, 09 Dec 09 |
| The Scottish Business Crime Centre is urging businesses to take care over the festive season. |
| New eco-visitor centre under investigation | Wed, 09 Dec 09 |
| Land-Drill Geotechnics have been carrying out site investigations for a new eco- visitor centre at Beecraigs Country park. |
| Livingston firm wins £1/2million contract | Wed, 09 Dec 09 |
| Local company Alpha Plus Group is bouncing back from the recession after winning a large maintenance contract from a new client. |
| Adopt an apprentice | Tue, 08 Dec 09 |
| Local companies are being given money to "adopt" young apprentices who have been made redundant during the recession. |
| Building firm scores with school pupils | Tue, 08 Dec 09 |
| A big-hearted building firm has given new football strips to a West Lothian School. |
| New West Lothian rail service on the fast track. | Fri, 04 Dec 09 |
| A new express rail service from West Lothian will commence on Monday 14th December 2009. |
| Staff development training for rural businesses | Thu, 03 Dec 09 |
| Russell Parker, Business Development Executive at Oatridge College, says he has received a "universally positive response" from the rural businesses he has contacted about the exciting, new 2KT+ project, which offers companies access to the expertise and support of Oatridge and its partner institutions. |
| James Anderson Bathrooms expanding | Wed, 02 Dec 09 |
| West Lothian bathroom specialists James Anderson are celebrating an increase in sales since they opened a new showroom at Standhill Industrial Park, Bathgate |
| CHAS opens new shop at The Centre, Livingston | Wed, 02 Dec 09 |
| A new shop for the Children's Hospice Association Scotland (CHAS) opens on Friday 4 December 2009 at The Centre, Livingston, one of Scotland's newest and fastest growing regional shopping destinations. |
| Go Ape in Linlithgow | Mon, 30 Nov 09 |
| The construction of the exciting new Go Ape High Wire Forest Adventure course at Beecraigs Country Park, near Linlithgow, is now underway and will be open to the public from 26 March 2010. |
| Airdrie - Bathgate rail line benefits outlined to firms | Mon, 30 Nov 09 |
| The benefits to local businesses and employees when the Airdrie-Bathgate rail line opens has been outlined to members of West Lothian Chamber of Commerce. |
| Cash for town centres confirmed | Mon, 30 Nov 09 |
| Details of how West Lothian's town centres will split a £3million cash windfall have been announced. |
| High five for Hopetoun House | Mon, 30 Nov 09 |
| West Lothian Council has paid tribute to Hopetoun House after it was crowned the area's first five star tourist attraction. |
| Atos Origin named West Lothian's best business | Mon, 30 Nov 09 |
| Livingston based Atos Origin has been named West Lothian's Best Business 2009. |
| Elonics on course to raise £4m | Mon, 30 Nov 09 |
| Livingston semiconductor company Elonics is on the road to raising about £4 million. |
| Trebles all round at Bathgate window company | Fri, 27 Nov 09 |
| Home improvement company 1st Choice Glazing have trebled their workforce in just 12 months. |
| SDI cautions Scottish companies not to be left behind as Asia beckons | Fri, 27 Nov 09 |
| Scottish Development International (SDI), working in partnership with UKTI, is urging Scottish companies to take full advantage of the support available regarding doing business in Asia, in the run up to the first ever Asia Task Force meeting to be held in Scotland. |
| First Minister opens Danwood Scotland's new headquarters in Livingston | Fri, 27 Nov 09 |
| Danwood Scotland, Scotland's largest independent supplier of document management solutions and office printing equipment, has opened its new headquarters operation in Livingston's Shairps Business Park |
| First Minister opens West Lothian Civic Centre | Wed, 25 Nov 09 |
| West Lothian's new civic centre has been given the stamp of approval by Scotland's First Minister, the Right Honourable Alex Salmond MP MSP. |
| Howden Park Centre gets 4 star seal of approval | Thu, 19 Nov 09 |
| The accolade of "Scottish Tourist Board 4 star arts venue" was awarded by Visit Scotland following a detailed inspection of the stunning new centre in Livingston by a Quality Advisor. |
| West Lothian College photography students take flight | Wed, 18 Nov 09 |
| West Lothian College's talented photography students have taken flight to capture a host of stunning shots of Edinburgh and the Lothian's' famous landmarks. |
| Livingston firm named top Food Manufacturer | Tue, 17 Nov 09 |
| Livingston fish processor Macrae's parent firm has been named as Company of the Year at the national Food Manufacture Excellence Awards. |
| West Lothian police shine 'flashlight' on crime | Fri, 13 Nov 09 |
| Lothian and Borders Police launch a unique initiative aimed at preventing break-ins to homes and businesses in West Lothian. |
| Firm looking to scale new heights in West Lothian | Sat, 07 Nov 09 |
| Scottish safety company, Limpet Technology, hopes to be reporting sales of £5million within the next two years. |
| AGR & Sons doubles its occupancy | Fri, 06 Nov 09 |
| Vehicle repair firm AGR & Sons has agreed to double its occupancy level at Axwell Yards in Broxburn. |
| Clipping to Success | Wed, 04 Nov 09 |
| After a serious accident five years ago, 37 year old Jamie Robertson from Blackridge has turned his life around and has opened his own business, all thanks to an evening course at West Lothian College. |
| CCB acquires Adwill Media | Wed, 04 Nov 09 |
| Hillington based print firm CCB has acquired Broxburn's Adwill Media. |
| New supermarket chain comes to Broxburn. | Mon, 02 Nov 09 |
| Haldanes, a new mid-sized supermarket chain, is opening a new store and a regional headquarters in Broxburn. |
