The Bathgate Bugle

07/10/2025

Bathgate man makes coffee saving claim

A Bathgate man has estimated he will save £1,524.56 per year after ditching local Costa and Starbucks coffee and using his own newly purchased coffee machine.

Thomas Anderson, 54, Meadowpark Road told the Bugle 'with the way things are going and the cost of living I've decided to cut back on takeaway coffees and bought my own fancy machine'.

His partner Suzanne told us 'he better work on his presentation or he can half that estimated saving'.

Local News Team
The Bathgate Bugle

07/10/2025

Bathgate Sports Centre Update from WLC

Officers from the council's Safer Neighbourhood Team (SNT) will visit the site of any unauthorised encampments as soon as we are aware

07/10/2025

Break in at local garage overnight

There was a break in at a local garage overnight, the owner turned up this morning to find the roller shutter cut open. The full extent of the break in isn't yet known.

Grim that local businesses and people feel the full force of crime time and time again.

A reminder that stolen property is usually sold on and people shouldn't encourage that growing market. Hoping those responsible are caught trying to offload and brought to justice.

Best wishes to the local company dealing with this situation this morning.

Local News Team
The Bathgate Bugle

06/10/2025

Tesco fridge issues have been resolved

Thanks to you all who confirmed all now ok.

Admin Team
The Bathgate Bugle

06/10/2025

Public warned over home and garden improvement offers following incomers to Bathgate Sports Centre

Do not entertain is the simple message and help ensure family members and neighbours are aware.

Time to take a firm stand against cold callers and just say 'no thank you'.

Local Information Team
The Bathgate Bugle

06/10/2025

Community spirit praised after Storm Amy clean up

The Community Spirit in Bathgate was praised after locals helped restore the Town to pre Storm Amy condition.

Councillor James 'Jimmy B**g' Campbell told the Bugle "nobody had to ask those four workmen to help restore Greggs, they just did it, fine uplifting community spirit".

Adding "when I heard the Manager say you four are getting the cost of your lunch discounted by £1 today, I turned to the woman behind me and asked if someone was peeling onions in here".

Local News Team
The Bathgate Bugle

06/10/2025

Headstones in Boghead Cemetery

WLC appealing for relatives to contact them, red stickers are being placed on some headstones. We're assuming the headstones pose a risk to the public, general risk of toppling due to a change in the ground conditions through time.

A difficult and sensitive issue to manage and correct.

Local News Team
The Bathgate Bugle

05/10/2025

Another dog attack in Boghall (post updated)

We've received an update confirming the dogs have been removed from the owners in the last hour.

Local News Team
The Bathgate Bugle

05/10/2025

One for our Local Council and Councillors to address.

Our Guide Dogs Campaigns team have arrived in Manchester this weekend for the Conservative Party Conference - the next big stop in the political calendar.

After raising our voices on pavement parking at Labour Conference, we’re now taking the message directly to Conservative politicians: cars blocking pavements are not just an inconvenience, they’re a danger.

Over 95% of people with sight loss have been forced into the road because of pavement parking - and one in five have even been injured.

This has to change.

Together, we can make our streets safer and more accessible for everyone. We’ll keep speaking up face-to-face with decision-makers, but you can help us from home too.

Add your voice and join our online campaign 👉 https://bit.ly/46YgSPo

[Visual description: Ambassador dog Luna, a golden retriever, wears a Guide Dogs harness. She sits next to a white car parked on the pavement, against a brick wall. On Luna’s right is a cardboard sign which reads, “Pavement parking puts pedestrians in danger!”]

04/10/2025

04/10/2025

Tesco fridges are out of action

Hearing Tesco fridges are out of action, there is no fresh meat, fish, sausage, bacon, ready meals etc.

The weekly food shop will need to be somewhere else this week for the Tesco Loyal.

Shopping Team
The Bathgate Bugle