West Lothian

American

[loh-thee-uhn] / ˈloʊ ði ən /

noun

a historic county in southern Scotland.

West Lothian British

noun

a council area and historical county of central Scotland, on the Firth of Forth: became part of Lothian region in 1975: reinstated as an independent authority (with revised boundaries) in 1996: agriculture, oil-refining. Administrative centre: Livingston. Pop: 161 020 (2003 est). Area: 425 sq km (164 sq miles)

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But today he is in front of the camera as filming of a new documentary about his own rags-to-riches story gets underway in his home town of Broxburn, West Lothian.

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In Blackridge, West Lothian, a fire engine was targeted with missiles while on Netherton Road in Glasgow a police vehicle was damaged.

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About 200kg of pyrotechnics were seized from a storage locker in West Lothian on 15 October over concerns they may be used in disorder.

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About two-thirds of jobs to go are understood to be at sites in Leeds, London and Livingston, West Lothian.

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His West Lothian office walls make his politics clear: there is a quote from the famous Labour left-winger Tony Benn, various bits of trade union paraphernalia and - you guessed it - a Jeremy Corbyn poster.

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