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Horse lover fury at abuse claims

Fri, 24 May 2013 09:45:21 GMT

A TEENAGE horse trainer claims she has been left devastated after her beloved charge was removed by the Scottish SPCA over allegations of abuse.

NHS chiefs face anger at downgrade of A&E

Tue, 21 May 2013 10:35:24 GMT

LOTHIAN health bosses are facing a growing backlash over the potential downgrade of accident and emergency services in the region.

Weather: Edinburgh set for thunderstorms and hail

Mon, 20 May 2013 07:35:16 GMT

EDINBURGH and the Lothians was today braced for heavy thunderstorms - and possibly hail - as temperatures rose.

ERI airlift for crash victim

Sat, 18 May 2013 09:59:36 GMT

A RUNNER had to be airlifted to hospital after she was struck by a car while jogging.

Rescued rabbit on the mend

Sat, 18 May 2013 09:59:17 GMT

ANIMAL welfare chiefs have rescued a neglected rabbit found dumped outside a vet.

Youth broke woman’s jaw in assault

Sat, 18 May 2013 09:44:38 GMT

A TEENAGER broke a woman’s jaw when he lashed out in a nightclub called The Chill Out Zone.

Benefit cheat to repay cash

Sat, 18 May 2013 09:39:54 GMT

A BENEFITS cheat has been ordered to hand over £8000 he illegally claimed in disability living allowance.

Children flee from blaze

Sat, 18 May 2013 09:37:37 GMT

TWO children were forced to flee from a house after a blaze broke out in the kitchen.

Farmers furious after latest dog attack mauls 20 sheep

Fri, 17 May 2013 11:13:36 GMT

A FARMER has spoken of his distress after discovering eleven of his sheep mauled to death and a further nine badly injured following a dog attack.

Connor was on song to win young UK musician title

Fri, 17 May 2013 10:32:56 GMT

A SCHOOLBOY from the Lothians has become the first person in Scotland to be named RIBI British Young Musician of the Year.

Stealing of scrap cost pair in court

Fri, 17 May 2013 10:27:09 GMT

TWO unemployed men thought they could make a killing by stealing scrap metal from an old abbatoir.

Mother says she was raped aged 19 by former soldier

Fri, 17 May 2013 10:10:42 GMT

A MUM has told a court that she was raped at the age of 19 after she agreed to sleep over at an ex-soldier’s house.

Mum stole cash from hotel

Fri, 17 May 2013 10:07:52 GMT

A MUM embezzled £30,000 from her bosses to feed her addiction to internet shopping.

Man and two children flee West Lothian house fire

Fri, 17 May 2013 07:40:37 GMT

A MAN and two children escaped unhurt after fire broke out in the kitchen of a house in Whitburn, West Lothian.

Cat giving birth under bed ‘sounded like snoring’

Thu, 16 May 2013 14:00:32 GMT

A STRAY cat crawled under the bed of a little boy and gave birth to three kittens - but the sleepy seven-year-old thought the noise was the neighbours snoring.

Care home OAP attacked police in damage row

Thu, 16 May 2013 10:38:10 GMT

A PENSIONER repeatedly punched a policewoman on the head and attacked her colleague after being accused of causing damage to a care home, a court has heard.

West Lothian dad dies on Fuerteventura holiday

Thu, 16 May 2013 08:15:05 GMT

A FATHER-OF-TWO from West Lothian has died after being hit by a car while on holiday in the Canaries.

Hospital staff anger at car park 15 minutes away

Tue, 14 May 2013 09:18:55 GMT

Staff at a Lothians hospital have hit out at NHS bosses after they were told they would have to park their cars at a football stadium 15 minutes away and walk into work.

Falklands vet in ‘Taliban’ rant over chicken nuggets

Sat, 11 May 2013 09:55:59 GMT

A WAR hero called Asian serving staff “Taliban b******s” and lobbed food at them because he was unhappy with the chicken nuggets he had bought.

Cancer patient surgery boost

Sat, 11 May 2013 09:36:34 GMT

A KEYHOLE surgery technique which speeds up recovery times for cancer patients has been  introduced in West Lothian.