Janet Campbell - Broxburn, Uphall & Winchburgh Ward
Graffiti Removal
If you spot graffiti in the village then contact the customer service centre on 01506 775000 or email customer.service@westlothian.gov.uk.
West Lothian Council removes graffiti by using a low pressure cleaning system. The Council can remove graffiti from most types of buildings and walls.
Please note that the Council will prioritise the removal of graffitti to ensure that offensive or racist material is removed or covered within 24 hours of it being reported and all remaining works will be carried out on a planned basis.
Winchburgh Railway Disaster 1862 Booklet
The first head-on railway collision in Scotland happened on the line near Winchburgh on 15th October 1862. To mark the 140th Anniversary of the accident, West Lothian Local History Library has put together a booklet that brings together eyewitness accounts and newspaper coverage.
Copies of the booklet can be bought from either the Linlithgow Library or the Library van price 80p.
£300,000 for Winchburgh School and Community Centre
SNP led West Lothian Council have announced £300,000 to be spent in improvements and repairs to the Holy Family Primary school and community centre.
This five-year programme will see the following amounts spent:
Holy Family Primary £280,000
Winchburgh Community Centre £20,000
Work will commence this year on internal improvements to the community centre.
Winchburgh all weather sports area
SNP led West Lothian Council is handing a funding boost to local community projects. The Council Executive has agreed to allocate an identified budget under-spend of £220,000 to carry out improvements at seven locations.
" I am delighted that we are able to find the resources needed to carry out improvements which will benefit local communities across West Lothian," said SNP Council Leader Peter Johnston.
Funding approved includes £100,000 to modernise and upgrade the Winchburgh all weather sports area.
Well Done Winchburgh Primary
Winchburgh Primary School and Nursery classes have received pass marks following a recent inspection.
Her Majesty's Inspectors of Schools visited the school during November as part of a national survey of primary and nursery education.
The school, which has a roll of 176 including 34 children in the nursery class, serves the village of Winchburgh and the surrounding area.
In their positive report, the inspectors stated that Winchburgh Primary School provided a caring and supportive learning environment in which most pupils were making good progress in their learning.
The report highlighted a number of key strengths including, well-behaved and courteous pupils, partnerships with parents in the community and the high quality of provision for children in the nursery.
The investigators also paid special tribute to the positive relationships that exist between staff and pupils at the joint campus, which the school shares with Holy Family Primary School.
Council Refuse Recycling Facility
Neil Williams Haulage applied for planning permission to construct and operate a recycling facility. This would have involved importation of inert material to the recyling facility located on the outskirts of Winchburgh and could have resulted in a large volume of HGV's passing through the village.
The Committee then considered a letter from Winchburgh Community Council, a letter from Fiona Hyslop MSP and a letter from myself. All letters were against the location of the recycling facility.
Planning permission was rejected for the recycling facility.
