| Chief Exec and expansion for hi-tech firm Cyberhawk Innovations | Mon, 26 Nov 12 |
| Cyberhawk Innovations, has appointed a new boss ahead of a seven-figure fundraising and overseas expansion. |
| New role proposed for County Buildings | Mon, 19 Nov 12 |
| Over £140,000 will be invested into Linlithgow's County Buildings to transform them into a new 'one stop shop'. |
| 300 New Royal Mail jobs in Bathgate to meet online Christmas rush | Tue, 06 Nov 12 |
| Royal Mail are creating 300 jobs in Bathgate – thanks to the increased popularity of online
gift buying. |
| Fasteq becomes part of Haas Group International | Mon, 05 Nov 12 |
| Fasteq Limited has been acquired by Haas Group International, the world's largest chemical supply chain management services company and a leading distributor of aerospace chemicals and consumables. |
| Ashley Brown Esteem Model School to open in Livingston | Fri, 02 Nov 12 |
| Local model Ashley Brown is going to pass her top tips to a new generation of runway wannabes by opening her own modelling school. |
| Gore-Tex opens new £5m fabric plant in West Lothian | Thu, 01 Nov 12 |
| W.L. Gore & Associates invested in a new building on their Livingston site. The environmentally friendly construction has allowed energy consumption to be reduced by 25%. Enterprise Minister Fergus Ewing opened the facility on Thursday. |
| Scottish Government launches new £1 million Scottish Entrepreneurs fund | Fri, 19 Oct 12 |
| The Scottish Government has unveiled a new £1 million Scottish entrepreneurs fund to help accelerate innovative business ideas. |
| Bathgate firm Eagle Couriers reports soaring sales | Mon, 15 Oct 12 |
| One of Scotland's largest independent courier firms has beaten its £3m sales target for the year after pulling in more clients. |
| Developer bids for Scottish national tennis academy to be in Armadale | Thu, 11 Oct 12 |
| Local developer, SDA Ltd, is in talks to open the new Andy Murray tennis academy in West Lothian. |
| Linlithgow's Burgh Halls a winner at the Scottish Planning Awards | Thu, 27 Sep 12 |
| West Lothian Council won the Development on the Ground category at the Scottish Awards for Quality in Planning last week for the £5.2 million refurbishment programme. |
| New Motorway junction to kickstart Heartlands development | Mon, 17 Sep 12 |
| Work has started on a massive new development in Whitburn. |
| Livingston jobs as cycling wear firm Endura expands | Tue, 04 Sep 12 |
| Cycle clothing company Endura is to build a new £2.4m manufacturing plant in West Lothian after securing a funding package. |
| West Lothian's top young entrepreneurs revealed at awards ceremony | Thu, 30 Aug 12 |
| Musician David Cook is named West Lothian's top young entrepreneur at the 2012 Prince's Trust Youth Business Scotland 'Young Entrepreneur of the Year' Awards. |
| Edinburgh Instruments Win Queen's Award for Enterprise | Thu, 28 Jun 12 |
| Edinburgh Instruments, one of the UK's leading manufacturers of high-end photonic and electro-optical scientific instrumentation has won the Queen's Award for Enterprise – International Trade, one of the most coveted awards in UK industry. |
| EWOS build new warehouse | Mon, 04 Jun 12 |
| EWOS, the Westfield based supplier of feed and nutrition for the international aquaculture industry, is to construct a new warehouse and office facility. |
| Atos set to deliver new IT Services to Historic Scotland | Tue, 22 May 12 |
| Atos, the Livingston based IT services company, has signed a contract with Historic Scotland, which will provide support to the agency in the delivery of their key IT programmes including a new Visitor Attraction System. |
| Linlithgow Guest House wins top award | Mon, 21 May 12 |
| A Linlithgow guest house has been named AA Guest Accommodation of the Year for Scotland 2012 at the AA Bed and Breakfast Awards held at the Royal Horseguards Hotel, London. |
| Move sees Ebara Precision Machinery Europe expand | Tue, 15 May 12 |
| Livingston based Ebara Precision Machinery Europe officially opened its new premises in Brucefield Industrial Estate, Livingston on Monday 14 May. |
| Four weeks until Olympic Torch Relay visit | Mon, 14 May 12 |
| Broxburn is gearing up to welcome the Olympic Torch Relay on Wednesday 13 June, with a street party starting at 3.45pm. |
| LandSecs signs duo at West Lothian Centre | Wed, 02 May 12 |
| Land Securities has signed two more retailers - fashion group USC and stationary brand Drewdle - to its West Lothian shopping destination The Centre. |
| Help enrich young people's lives in West Lothian. | Fri, 27 Apr 12 |
| Local Arts charity seeks new trustees to help take forward theatre work. |
| Go ahead for Winchburgh development | Thu, 26 Apr 12 |
| One of the UK's single largest residential and mixed use developments, worth an estimated £1 billion, has been granted planning permission by West Lothian Council. |
| Career in baking would be icing on cake for talented West Lothian College student | Thu, 26 Apr 12 |
| A young Livingston woman is hoping to land her dream job after cooking up a storm to help mark the 50th anniversary of the town. Aisha Elshani was specially selected to create the commemorative cakes for West Lothian Council's celebration of the landmark year. |
| Edinburgh Instruments appoints new chairman | Thu, 19 Apr 12 |
| Edinburgh Instruments, the Livingston based manufacturer and developer of scientific technology products for the photonics, spectroscopy, and gas sensor markets, has appointed Derek Shepherd chairman. |
| Macleod profits boosted by Asian sales | Tue, 17 Apr 12 |
| Increasing demand for whisky in Asian countries has helped Broxburn's Ian Macleod Distillers (IMD) to post a jump in profits as demand increases for its flagship Glengoyne single malt. |
| Dunne Group increase profits | Fri, 13 Apr 12 |
| Bathgate-based construction firm Dunne Group has opened an office in London after winning business at the London Olympics and the Shard office block. |
| Calnex looking for international growth | Mon, 09 Apr 12 |
| Linlithgow-based telecoms equipment maker Calnex has unveiled plans to grow sales by 40 per cent next year by setting up sales offices in India and the United States, pushing turnover through the £5 million barrier. |
| Double victory for Matt Purdie Removals | Fri, 06 Apr 12 |
| Bathgate based removals firm Matt Purdie & Sons Ltd have been shortlisted as one of three Finalists for the Domestic Mover of the Year 2012-13 competition. |
| Energy Assets Group listed on Stockmarket | Fri, 30 Mar 12 |
| Livingston based Gas metering equipment maker Energy Assets Group has been listed on the London Stock Exchange and plans to use the proceeds to grow its existing asset base. |
| New West Lothian Highland Games Chieftain means business | Tue, 27 Mar 12 |
| A leading light of the local business community has been revealed as the new Chieftain of West Lothian Highland Games. |
| West Lothian announced as new College region | Fri, 16 Mar 12 |
| Education Secretary Michael Russell has confirmed West Lothian will become Scotland's 13th college region. |
| Coal mine jobs boost | Wed, 29 Feb 12 |
| A West Lothian coal mine could create up to 50 jobs. |
| Livingston Designer Outlet revamps food court | Wed, 29 Feb 12 |
| Scotland's largest designer outlet is transforming its foodcourt with a £1 million makeover |
| Craigsfarm gets funding boost | Mon, 13 Feb 12 |
| Craigsfarm Community Development Project have secured the support of the Enterprise Growth Fund. |
| Angels put their faith in Bloxx | Sun, 12 Feb 12 |
| Livingston based Internet filtering firm Bloxx has secured £550,000 from business angels and Scottish Enterprise. |
| Top award for West Lothian engineers | Thu, 09 Feb 12 |
| A West Lothian engineering firm have scooped a prestigious award for quality and efficiency. |
| Property developers submit plans for £90 million Linlithgow scheme | Wed, 08 Feb 12 |
| Property developers Wallace Land have lodged a planning application with West Lothian Council to build 600 homes, a supermarket and a 60-bed residential care home in the Burghmuir area of Linlithgow. |
| Livingston fundraisers delight local charities | Fri, 03 Feb 12 |
| Several local charities were presented with the results of much fun and fundraising by staff at Fusion Livingston today. |
| Faster broadband for Fauldhouse, Armadale and West Calder | Fri, 23 Dec 11 |
| BT unveils latest round of faster broadband towns |
| Work Starts on Forth Crossing | Thu, 22 Dec 11 |
| The Forth Replacement Crossing (FRC) project is delivering a significant boost to the Scottish construction sector, with over £20 million worth of sub-contracts now awarded to 118 Scottish firms. |
| Czech mate for Redhead | Fri, 16 Dec 11 |
| A new exclusive partnership with leading Czech freight company AWT Čechofracht will provide leading logistics company Redhead International's existing and new customers with an increasingly flexible and reliable service into and out of Eastern Europe, Russia and the CIS directly from the company's Scottish depot in Bathgate. |
| Eagle Couriers prepared for Winter | Wed, 14 Dec 11 |
| One of Scotland's largest independent courier companies has ramped up their Winter preparations by employing more staff and providing drivers with packs to help deal with winter weather. |
| Snack firm to open new sweet factory in Livingston | Tue, 13 Dec 11 |
| A snack firm is to open a new confectionery plant in Livingston after buying brands and machinery from the administrators of former Highland Toffee makers McCowan's. |
| Shoppers descend on Livingston as Primark opens its doors for the first time | Thu, 08 Dec 11 |
| Over a thousand shoppers flocked to The Centre, Livingston for the opening of the first Primark in Edinburgh and the Lothians. |
| Axis moves to new premises | Fri, 02 Dec 11 |
| Axis Security, the nationwide manned guarding and electronic security business, has expanded into new improved premises at Celect House in Kirkton North. |
| Primark's final countdown to opening in Livingston | Tue, 29 Nov 11 |
| Primark's first store in the Lothians will open in early December at The Centre in Livingston. Other new retailers moving into Scotland's 3rd largest shopping centre include and jeans retailer Jack & Jones. |
| Bloxx move into Alba Centre | Thu, 24 Nov 11 |
| Technology firm Bloxx have agreed a five year lease at the Alba Centre in Livingston with owners Miller Alba Limited. |
| Energy Firm beating expectations | Mon, 14 Nov 11 |
| West Lothian-based energy firm Everwarm Limited has secured more than £12 million of contracts in its first seven months of trading. |
| Cabinet Secretary launches £200m Armadale Station development | Mon, 14 Nov 11 |
| Alex Neil MSP, Scottish Government Cabinet Secretary for Infrastructure and Capital Investment has officially launched one of Scotland’s largest regeneration projects at Armadale in West Lothian. |
| Mobile message firm set for expansion | Fri, 04 Nov 11 |
| Messaging services firm HSL (Hay Systems Ltd), is planning 30% business growth in 2012. |
| Winter Ready West Lothian campaign | Mon, 31 Oct 11 |
| West Lothian Council has launched a new campaign 'Winter Ready West Lothian' to ensure that residents have the information that they need ahead of the winter. |
| Blackridge firm launch new snow clearance service | Mon, 31 Oct 11 |
| Blackridge firm Cappers Plant Hire Ltd has launched a new winter maintenance division. |
| Primark set for December launch in Livingston | Fri, 28 Oct 11 |
| Primark's first store in the Lothians will open in time for Christmas in Livingston. |
| BCF enjoy another successful Charity Challenge | Wed, 26 Oct 11 |
| Livingston based ultrasound technology firm BCF have raised over £4,000 for charity at their annual charity challenge event. |
| Lagan Construction move into new Livingston offices | Mon, 24 Oct 11 |
| The Muir Group has let 5,687 sq ft of office accommodation at Fairways Business Park, Livingston to Lagan Construction, one of the UK's leading Civil Engineering businesses. |
| Touch Bionics wins £2.5m helping hand | Sat, 08 Oct 11 |
| Touch Bionics, the West Lothian based prosthetic technology group, is set for a major period of expansion after securing £2.5 million in new investment. |
| memsstar expands in Livingston | Tue, 04 Oct 11 |
| Deposition and etch tool supplier memsstar Limited doubled its cleanroom manufacturing space in Livingston, Scotland to meet growing micro electro mechanical system (MEMS) and semiconductor manufacturers' demand. |
| West Lothian rail electrification added to future Rail Plan | Thu, 29 Sep 11 |
| Network Rail have published their initial industry plan (IIP) setting out the future of the Scottish Rail Network. |
| VION to create 250 jobs | Fri, 23 Sep 11 |
| Food manufacturer VION is to create 250 jobs at its pork processing facility at Broxburn. |
| Touch unveils latest bionic hand in US | Wed, 21 Sep 11 |
| Touch Bionics, the Livingston-based artificial limb maker, yesterday unveiled an upgraded version of its flagship product at a major medical conference in Las Vegas. |
| Duke of York opens new Glenmorangie bottling facility | Wed, 07 Sep 11 |
| The Duke of York has officially opened The Glenmorangie's Company's new £13m bottling facility in West Lothian. |
| College scheme leads to jobs for young people | Tue, 06 Sep 11 |
| More than 70% of temporary workers who completed six months of work experience and training at Oatridge College in West Lothian under an initiative set up by the previous Westminster government, managed to break out of unemployment. |
| Golfing duo hit new heights as West Lothian's top young entrepreneurs | Wed, 31 Aug 11 |
| Craig Galloway and Scott Walker, founders of Caddy Hire, were named West Lothian’s top young entrepreneurs at the regional finals of the 2011 Prince's Scottish Youth Business Trust (PSYBT) 'Young Entrepreneur of the Year' Awards. |
| Superdry opens Livingston store. | Tue, 30 Aug 11 |
| Superdry, the vintage Americana fashion retailer, are opening a new store in Livingston on Friday 2 September. The store is located at Elements Square in The Centre near Marks & Spencer. |
| Oatridge invests in Green Energy | Mon, 29 Aug 11 |
| Oatridge College in West Lothian is set to slash its energy demands from the National Grid by 60 percent and save 20 tonnes of carbon being pumped into the atmosphere every year, by commissioning one of Scotland’s largest solar power projects. |
| West Lothian council house building boom | Wed, 24 Aug 11 |
| Eight hundred new council houses are being built in West Lothian safeguarding dozens of local jobs. |
| Lighting technology firm nets £639,000 investment | Mon, 22 Aug 11 |
| Livingston lighting technology firm Design LED Products has raised £639,000 in a second round of funding. |
| Bathgate revamp is completed | Sat, 06 Aug 11 |
| The £860,000 project aimed at improving Bathgate's town centre has been completed. |
| Glenmorangie profits boosted | Fri, 29 Jul 11 |
| An increase in demand for malt whisky from Asia, Europe and the United States helped Livingston based whicky firm Glenmorangie to post a rise in profits for 2010. |
| West Lothian College puts the personal into PR | Tue, 26 Jul 11 |
| PR is all about the personal touches, and West Lothian College are offering a course that prides itself on delivering exactly that. |
| Majestic new store in Livingston | Fri, 22 Jul 11 |
| Majestic Wine have opened a new store in Livingston, their 12th in Scotland and 167th UK wide. |
| Businesses urged to be vigilant for Metal Theft | Thu, 21 Jul 11 |
| West Lothian firms have seen an increase in thefts from business premises where scrap metal has been targeted in the last few weeks. |
| Hopetoun House hosts major equestrian event | Mon, 18 Jul 11 |
| The Gillespie Macandrew Hopetoun International Horse Trials will be held on the weekend of July 30th and 31st, at Hopetoun House, South Queensferry. |
| WL Gore reports record profits | Fri, 15 Jul 11 |
| Livingston clothing firm WL Gore has reported record full-year sales and increased profits. |
| NAS Recruitment Services moves to new location | Mon, 11 Jul 11 |
| NAS Recruitment Services (Scotland) Ltd, Livingston's specialist transport and distribution recruitment business, have moved to new and larger premises in Fairbairn Place, Kirkton North, Livingston - just around the corner from the Royal Mail depot in Fairbairn Road. |
| Ian Macleod acquires Tamdhu | Thu, 30 Jun 11 |
| Broxburn-based Ian Macleod Distillers has purchased Tamdhu distillery in Speyside from the Edrington Group for an undisclosed sum. |
| Fibre Photonics move into Eliburn | Wed, 29 Jun 11 |
| Fibre Photonics are the latest firm to move into Gladman Developments' Eliburn Office Park in Livingston. |
| Schuh in US takeover deal | Thu, 23 Jun 11 |
| Livingston-based footwear company, Schuh has been bough by the US group Genesco in a deal worth more £125m. |
| Villagers seek support for green scheme | Wed, 22 Jun 11 |
| Villagers in Kirknewton, West Lothian, are appealing for support in their bid to secure £100,000 energyshare funding for green projects. |
| Johnston Oil sees profits surge to £1m | Thu, 16 Jun 11 |
| Profits at Bathgate-based fuel distributor Johnston Oils jumped from £11,000 to £1 million in 2010 on the back of a 24 per cent increase in revenue. |
| Sainsbury's submit Broxburn supermarket plans | Wed, 15 Jun 11 |
| Supermarket Sainsbury’s have lodged an application to West Lothian Council for a new store in Broxburn. |
| Communications firm moves into Livingston | Wed, 15 Jun 11 |
| OneStream, a Vodafone Platinum Partner and business communication and technology specialist has opened an office in Livingston. |
| Kwik Fit open Broxburn Centre of Excellence | Sat, 11 Jun 11 |
| Broxburn headquartered Kwik Fit has invested £500,000 in a training centre for its staff. |
| West Lothian golfer qualifies for US Open | Thu, 09 Jun 11 |
| Stephen Gallacher qualifies to play in US Open Championship |
| Enterprising West Lothian College students turn hosts at Health and Wellbeing event | Fri, 03 Jun 11 |
| West Lothian College was awash with activity on Wednesday, May 25th, after Intermediate 2 Childcare students hosted an exceptionally successful enterprise event - attracting no fewer than 27 stakeholders including Bannatyne's Gym and retail giants Tesco. |
| Scottish Enterprise unveils £52million RSA jobs boost | Tue, 31 May 11 |
| Over 7,000 jobs are to be created or safeguarded in Scotland thanks to £52 million of Regional Selective Assistance (RSA) funding from Scottish Enterprise accepted in 2010/11. |
| Fountains on track to finish Town Centre face-lift | Mon, 30 May 11 |
| Fountains, the environmental management company, is in the final stages of a successful half million pound project to upgrade Bathgate's town centre. |
| Findlater's to supply pâté to UK Waitrose stores | Sun, 29 May 11 |
| Findlater's will supply 60 stores south of the border from the start of May 2011 |
| Business Gateway records highest number of new start businesses | Thu, 26 May 11 |
| Significant rise in existing businesses using Business Gateway |
| ASDA signed up for Armadale development | Thu, 26 May 11 |
| A £200M regeneration project in Armadale has been boosted by news that a major supermarket and two large housing contractors have signed up to the development. |
| Livingston opening for American Golf store | Wed, 25 May 11 |
| American Golf is seeking to open stores in Livingston and Dundee as it continues its expansion in the wake of strong sales figures. |
| Capita Symonds opens new Livingston office | Tue, 24 May 11 |
| Capita Symonds Industrial, formally Multi Tech, have recently moved to new premises within West Lothian. |
| ChocolateLime.co.uk helps websites refresh their look with 15% discount | Thu, 19 May 11 |
| West Lothian-based web design firm ChocolateLime.co.uk are offering business the chance to overhaul their web presence for less, with a 15% discount currently available for all redesign clients. |
| Sky continue Livingston growth | Tue, 17 May 11 |
| Satellite broadcaster Sky is adding another 50 new finance jobs in Livingston. |
| Airdrie - Bathgate line doubles services | Thu, 12 May 11 |
| ScotRail's summer timetable will introduce full services on the new Glasgow to Edinburgh via Airdrie and Bathgate link. |
| William Tracey Group shortlisted for Waste & Recycling Company of the Year | Thu, 28 Apr 11 |
| The recycling firm, who have recently opened a new depot in Broxburn, has been shortlisted as a finalist in the National Recycling Awards 2011. |
| Growth spurt for West Lothian | Wed, 27 Apr 11 |
| West Lothian's population has grown faster than any other council area in the last ten years. |
| Eagle Couriers take top Courier Award | Tue, 26 Apr 11 |
| The Bathgate headquartered Eagle Couriers has celebrated another business accolade after beating some of the biggest names in the courier industry to a major prize. |
| Castlebrae Letting get property award | Tue, 26 Apr 11 |
| For the second year running West Lothian based Castlebrae Letting has received the Silver Award in the Scottish Region for excellent customer service as voted for by their clients. |
| Fasteq confirms sponsorship extension | Mon, 18 Apr 11 |
| Component firm Fasteq have extended their sponsorship deal with Livingston Football club for another two years. |
| Calnex doubles turnover | Tue, 12 Apr 11 |
| Calnex Solutions, the mobile network testing specialist based in Linlithgow, is set to more than double turnover to £3 million in 2010-11, with a further 70% uplift predicted for 2011-12. |
| Oatridge courses shine light on green energy revolution | Wed, 06 Apr 11 |
| Oatridge College in West Lothian is to run a series of short courses next month to shine some light on the potential, benefits and advantages of embracing renewable energy technologies. |
| Majestic Wine open Livingston store | Tue, 05 Apr 11 |
| The UK's leading specialist wine retailer Majestic Wine has signed a 15-year lease at Parkway Retail Square in Livingston. |
| Onelife moves to new premises | Mon, 04 Apr 11 |
| Local gym Onelife Leisure has expanded and moved to new larger premises at Almondvale Football Stadium. |
| The Centre, Livingston starts the search for its Charity of the Year 2011 | Thu, 31 Mar 11 |
| The Centre, Livingston is appealing to West Lothian charities to come forward as the search for the shopping centre’s Charity of the Year 2011 begins. |
| Palletways invests in new network for Germany | Wed, 30 Mar 11 |
| Group announces biggest ever investment in Europe |
| Codestuff helps Manchester Airport to go digital | Tue, 29 Mar 11 |
| West Lothian based technology firm Codestuff are rolling out a digital CCTV upgrade for Manchester Airport. |
| Kirknewton Pottery launched | Mon, 28 Mar 11 |
| Julia Bracewell and Karen Murray, founders of Potter Around, have now launched their own range of handpainted pottery. |
| New Dobbies Garden Centre opens in Livingston | Wed, 23 Mar 11 |
| Dobbies Garden World at Houston Mains has welcomed its first customers to the £8m new garden centre. |
| West Lothian Council targets renewables market | Tue, 22 Mar 11 |
| West Lothian Council has agreed to join the East Coast Renewables Group, an alliance of local authorities which aims to promote the east coast of Scotland as a location for companies investing in renewable energy technologies. |
| Photography students put businesses in the picture | Mon, 21 Mar 11 |
| Photography students at West Lothian College and eight local businesses are benefiting from a new initiative brokered by the Prince's Scottish Youth Business Trust (PSYBT) and Business Gateway. |
| New investment fund open for business | Mon, 14 Mar 11 |
| Businesses throughout West Lothian are set to benefit from a £5m fund. |
| 100 new jobs at Sky | Mon, 14 Mar 11 |
| The new jobs will be created at the company's customer contact centre in Livingston. |
| Scotrail refurbishing West Lothian stations | Fri, 11 Mar 11 |
| Addiewell and Fauldhouse stations are to be repainted and refurbished by Scotrail into the new "ScotRail, Scotland's Railway" brand. |
| Armadale Station opens | Mon, 07 Mar 11 |
| Rail services made a welcome return to Armadale with the opening of the town's new train station. |
| Kirknewton Pottery launched by local MSP | Fri, 04 Mar 11 |
| Angela Constance MSP today announced the launch of Kirknewton Pottery, a new line of handpainted gifts and homeware. |
| Fibre Photonics set to expand and relocate | Fri, 04 Mar 11 |
| Fibre Photonics Ltd, a manufacturer of near and mid-infrared fibre optic cables and immersion probes, are set to expand and relocate to a new purpose-built premises at 3, Eliburn Office Park, Eliburn, Livingston from April 2011. |
| Kwik-Fit sold to Japanese firm for £637m | Thu, 03 Mar 11 |
| West Lothian headquartered Kwik-Fit has been sold to a Japanese trading house for £637m, making a modest profit for its private equity parent. |
| Linlithgow B and B is Scotland's Healthiest | Wed, 02 Mar 11 |
| Lumsdaine House B&B has recently achieved the highest level of recognition for healthier catering in Scotland by gaining the healthyliving award plus. It is the only B and B in Scotland to have achieved this accolade. |
| Sports Turf is a growing business | Tue, 01 Mar 11 |
| Linlithgow business, Sports Turf Services is set to grow and create more jobs, through their retail arm, The Turf Shop. |
| Gala opening for new Livingston beauty salon | Mon, 28 Feb 11 |
| Adore Beauty have opened a new Livingston 'Urban Spa' at The Parkway in Livingston. |
| Council welcomes £1.5 million European Funding | Mon, 28 Feb 11 |
| European funding totalling £1.5 million which will benefit local businesses, people starting new businesses and young people seeking work has been officially accepted by West Lothian Council. |
| Developers sought for Lothian hospital site | Mon, 28 Feb 11 |
| Developers are offered an exciting opportunity to provide a new future for the historic Bangour Hospital site in West Lothian. |
| Rise in firms seeking Gateway advice | Fri, 25 Feb 11 |
| An increasing number of firms are seeking support through the economic recovery from local advice service Business Gateway West Lothian. |
| Profits boost for West Lothian Whisky firm | Fri, 25 Feb 11 |
| Broxburn's Ian Macleod Distilllers has announced improved financial results for the eighth consecutive year. |
| Armadale development looks at American approach | Thu, 24 Feb 11 |
| An innovative American financial model could help unlock the development potential of Armadale. |
| Car Boot sale to be launched in Blackridge | Wed, 23 Feb 11 |
| West Lothian training company Sibbald have been granted permission to operate an indoor/outdoor Sunday Market & Car Boot Sale at their premises at Blackridge. They hope to be up and running for the first Sunday in April. |
| Primark confirm Livingston opening date | Fri, 18 Feb 11 |
| Work is well underway at The Centre in Livingston on the first Primark store for south east Scotland. |
| Maxi kicks off New Year with 6 new projects | Thu, 10 Feb 11 |
| Livingston firm Maxi Construction has started 2011 with 6 new contract wins. |
| College offers new route to degree | Wed, 09 Feb 11 |
| West Lothian College are offering students a new route to university through an articulation agreement recently signed with Edinburgh Napier University. |
| Macrae launches new Ghillie and Glen smoked seafood range | Wed, 09 Feb 11 |
| Livingston-based Macrae has launched the new range of seafood products, specifically for those seafood lovers who appreciate the finer things in life. |
| 1st Choice Glazing continue to expand | Tue, 08 Feb 11 |
| The Bathgate window firm have doubled their staffing levels with 4 new employees. |
| MV Commercial expands with £4m TLS deal | Mon, 07 Feb 11 |
| Livingston based MV Commercial has struck a £4m deal with TLS Vehicle Rental to acquire 326 of its trucks and customers, doubling its rental fleet and securing stock for the sales division. |
| Oatridge "Excellence" applauded by Inspectors | Fri, 04 Feb 11 |
| HM Inspectorate of Education has has praised Oatridge College in West Lothian for preparing students for the world of work. |
| Paackaging firm unpacks new HQ | Wed, 02 Feb 11 |
| Cardboard packaging manufacturer Kimberley Watson Packaging is constructing a new HQ at Oakbank Industry Park, Livingston. |
| Cash boost helps simulation firm take-off | Mon, 31 Jan 11 |
| A cutting-edge West Lothian technology firm is set to take-off, thanks to a funding boost. |
| New Forth Crossing opportunities for local firms | Mon, 31 Jan 11 |
| West Lothian firms are being urged to make the most of the Scottish government's £2 billion investment in the Forth Replacement Crossing and related works. |
| Visitor boom at Linlithgow Palace | Fri, 28 Jan 11 |
| A boom in visitors at an historic site in West Lothian has been reported over the recent festive period. |
| BSkyB increases profits | Fri, 28 Jan 11 |
| Pre-tax profits at the broadcaster rose to £467m in the last six months of 2010, with revenues up 15% to £3.2bn. |
| Design LED attacts further investment | Fri, 28 Jan 11 |
| Livingston technology firm Design LED Products has attacted a further £1.1M investment funding package coordinated by Braveheart Investment Group. |
| 'Education into Enterprise' project to support 800 work placements | Thu, 27 Jan 11 |
| West Lothian College is to be involved in a new initiative designed to provide higher education students with access to work placements, launched recently by Angela Constance MSP, Minister for Skills and Lifelong Learning. |
| Craneware profits increase by 35% | Thu, 27 Jan 11 |
| Craneware, the Livingston-based healthcare software company, announced that adjusted profits in the six months to 31 December 2010 should be about 35 per cent higher than the $3.3 million (£2.1m) achieved in the same period last year. |
| Top firms doing well | Wed, 26 Jan 11 |
| West Lothian's top companies have performed strongly in the last year according to a new report. |
| Jobs boost for West Lothian | Wed, 26 Jan 11 |
| West Lothian, at the hub of the Scottish economy in Central Scotland, has welcomed the news that, despite the recession, the latest employment figures show that the area has gained 1,000 new jobs. |
| College offers dining deal | Wed, 26 Jan 11 |
| West Lothian College's award-winning Terrace Restaurant is offering diners a ten per cent discount. |
| Egyptian visit forges link in engineer training bid | Tue, 25 Jan 11 |
| A group of Egyptians visited West Lothian College to discuss a joint partnership that will see Scottish students working in Cairo. |
| New trucks for Bathgate haulage firm | Wed, 19 Jan 11 |
| Bathgate based transport and warehousing specialist, Pollock has puchased five new MAN TGX tractors for its general haulage operations across the UK. |
| New businesses to benefit from Chamber fundraising | Tue, 18 Jan 11 |
| Young new entrepreneurs in West Lothian are to benefit from a fundraising effort organised by West Lothian Chamber of Commerce. |
| Dobbies on track for Spring growth | Tue, 18 Jan 11 |
| The new £8m Dobbies Garden Centre under construction at Houstoun Mains, Livingston is on target for a spring opening date. |
| Four stars for Willliamscraig | Fri, 14 Jan 11 |
| Linlithgow luxury holiday cottage firm Williamscraig Holiday Cottages have been awarded four star status by Visit Scotland. |
| Record breaking results at Livingston Designer Outlet. | Wed, 12 Jan 11 |
| Post Christmas trading from 26 December - January 2 was up 25% compared to the same period last year. |
