West Lothian food poverty scheme is handed £300,000 boost
West Lothian Food Network receives £324,800 from West Lothian Council to help struggling families
10:56, 23 APR 2021
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The network is co-ordinated by the West Lothian Food Bank (Image: West Lothian Courier)
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More money is being pumped into a scheme which ensures hard hit families can get a decent meal as the knock-on effects of covid are felt and unemployment soars.
Concern over sharp increase in jobless young people
The youth unemployment claimant count in January 2020 was 650. By December it had risen to 1265.
16:04, 28 FEB 2021
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The figures relate to people aged 18 to 24
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West Lothian among worst areas for number of cancer cases
County will join new care scheme aimed at providing support to patients
16:02, 19 DEC 2020
West Lothian will benefit for a new scheme from Macmillan
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