Support the Channel swim Staff from Housing, Construction and Building Services joined representatives from house builder Lovell to inspect the new homes in Whitburn.
Building for the future in Whitburn Whitburn is the latest West Lothian town to welcome the arrival of brand new council homes following the formal handover to tenants. The homes are part of West Lothian Council’s new build housing programme. Sixty four houses and 52 flats with associated parking and landscaping have been built at Dixon Terrace, Whitburn. The new homes will be a mixture of two storey semi detached properties, bungalows and two storey cottage flats.
Before building work started, the site had been unused and lies near the Heartlands area. The Dixon Terrace development in Whitburn is part of the second phase of 545 new build council houses which are being built at eight sites over the next two years.
Foods with hidden sugar So, you’ve made it your mission to follow a healthier lifestyle. You’ve been exercising more, cutting out the fats, limiting your salt intake and staying away from the sweets. All good? Not so. Even if you don’t have a sweet tooth, you might still be eating far more sugar than you think. Sugar comes in many different guises and much of it is hidden in your favourite foods. Manufacturers often add different kinds of sugars during the canning or packaging process. Like salt, sugar can also be used as a preservative to extend shelf life.
New Acting Appointments Graeme Struthers
Following the recent retirement of John Hill, Graeme Struthers has been appointed Acting Depute Chief Executive to cover the responsibilities of the post on an interim basis.
Julie Whitelaw
Julie Whitelaw has been appointed Acting Head of Corporate Services on an interim basis.
Carol Johnston
Carol Johnston has been appointed Acting Chief Solicitor, on an interim basis.
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Two West Lothian Council employees are part of a five man West Lothian Channel Swim Team who are swimming the English Channel on 1 July in aid of Breakthrough Breast Cancer. Andrew Millar, MCMC Officer in Area Services, and Darren Marr, PE Teacher at Inveralmond Community High School are hoping to raise £5,000 for the charity and have been training for the 21 mile challenge over the past six months. Working as a team, each swimmer will swim for one hour before the next relay swimmer takes over. The team will have to cope with the cold water and the numerous jellyfish in what is the busiest shipping lane in the world. No wetsuits are allowed to be worn in the race with only swimming trunks and one swimming cap permitted. You can follow the progress of the team at www.facebook.com/ westlothianchannelswimteam If you would like to sponsor us, please visit www.justgiving.com/wlchannelswimteam
The World Health Organisation recommends consuming no more than 10 percent of your daily kilojoules in sugar. If one teaspoon of sugar equals four grams, this means your total sugar intake per day should be no more than 12 teaspoons of sugar. This may sound generous enough, but if you think that one can of soda alone already equals 40 grams (or 10 teaspoons of sugar) or one cup of your favourite cereal could contain up to 20 grams (or 5 teaspoons of sugar), you don’t really have much to work with.
New Head of Education appointed Jim Cameron was previously head teacher at St Margaret’s Academy in Livingston and will have responsibility for schools’ support, education development and will lead the pre-school and primary school sectors. Jim has taken up his new role following the retirement of Mary Rankine earlier this month. The former geography and guidance teacher had previously taught in Renfrewshire, East Renfrewshire and Lanarkshire. He said: “I’m delighted to be taking up this new role and look forward to the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead. “With the new curriculum for excellence this is an exciting and challenging time in education and I look forward to working with elected members, staff, parents, partners and pupils to ensure that every young person is able to achieve their potential.”
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