What’s Happening Livingston

03/09/2026

New Fashion Store Coming to Livingston says the Daily Record

It will be only the second store for the Vanilla brand in Scotland.

23/08/2026

Memories: A wonderful day

20/08/2026

A set of unforgettable events, dates you should not forget. That is the Pumpkin Party, Christmas celebrations and top of our pops Livingston Village Gala day. Take part and have some great fun.

20/08/2026

“Revised timetable. Download timetable link, in comments

“A Sunday service [73] will be introduced between and , fully coordinated with Service 74 to provide more direct buses between and Livingston.

“This service is part funded by , secured by West Lothian Council.

Any items in square brackets are editorial additions.

West Lothian Council

23/07/2026

Notification of Product Recall from Grahams Family Dairy. They state in their recall notice

“…we believe that the quality of our products and the safety of our
consumers is paramount.

“Due to this we are asking our customers not to consume but to return the following
products: -

• Grahams Family Dairy 1 Pint Semi Skim Use By 31st July
• Grahams Family Dairy 1lt Semi Skim Use By 31st July
• Grahams Family Dairy 2lt Semi Skim Use By 31st July

“ This is a precautionary measure we have taken as there is a small risk a trace level of
antibiotics may be present in the milk which could cause a reaction to consumers with an allergy to antibiotics.

“If you have purchased any of these products, please do not consume. Instead, pleasereturn the milk to the store purchased from for refund.

“We apologise for this issue and would like to reassure our customers no other Grahams

“Family Dairies products or Use By Dates are affected.

If you have any queries or require further information on this notice, Graham’s Family Diary can be contacted at their website.

Story via our editor-in-chief, image and notice courtesy of Graham’s Diary

06/07/2026

Livingston Village Gala A Royal Funday ..

26/06/2026

🌩 Feature Story: A Night of Lightning Over Livingston Village

At around 6:30am this morning, our editor woke to a grey, heavy sky — the kind of dull start that usually hints at a typical West Lothian day. He’d gone to bed early last night , around 9pm, expecting nothing more dramatic than a quiet night.

But just after midnight, everything changed.

Looking out over Livingston Village, he witnessed a spectacular lightning display, with flashes bursting across the sky every 3 to 5 seconds. Between midnight and 4am, he counted over 425 lightning flashes — an extraordinary frequency for this area. And then, just as suddenly as it began, the storm eased into a deep stillness. A peaceful sky returned, as if nothing had happened.

Thankfully, the thunder remained minimal. Had it matched the intensity of the lightning, the whole village would have been wide awake.

And of course, being so close to the Dechmont UFO Triangle, some locals might wonder whether the skies were hinting at something… unusual. Perhaps even an alien return 🙂

But back to Earth — and the weather.

By 8:30am today (26 June 2026), the unsettled conditions returned. The lightning has eased for now, but further electrical storms are forecast tonight until around 3am BST. Winds across Livingston are already strengthening, and showers are expected throughout the day.

West Lothian’s skies are putting on quite the show this week.

Image is a Pixabay public domain stock image, and in our view it clearly represents the type of lightning seen in our West Lothian skies overnight.

20/06/2026

Village Galla Day

Check out our page in the West Lothian Courier this week! Make sure and get a copy if you’re featured!