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1. Nearly 160,000 employees on payroll in North Lanarkshire

   This is up 0.1 per cent on the same month last year, however, businesses reported that payroll fell by 574, indicating continued pressure on jobs.

2. DVSA changes from today as Brits hit by new booking rules

   The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) has introduced new rules

3. Lidl shopper shares 'genius' way to get 1kg of vegetables for free

   A Lidl shopper has shared her 'best hack' for getting free produce from the supermarket

4. Council pay family £30k compo after pupil with allergy given wrong school meals

   Dumfries and Galloway Council confirmed the error but did not reveal which food the child was given - or if their health was affected.

5. West Lothian cancer survivor shares her story this Bowel Cancer Awareness Month

   Katie Houston was diagnosed with stage 2 bowel cancer in August 2022, at the age of just 43.

6. Cracking line-up of Easter events at West Lothian golf club

   With the school holidays approaching, Deer Park has put together a programme packed full of live music, interactive events and family fun throughout April.

7. West Lothian park takes battering over past 18 months due to storms

   Councillors on the Linlithgow Local Area Committee noted the surge in public inquiries about damaged trees at Beecraigs at the end of the year.

8. West Lothian Council snubbed by Holyrood for £15m it needs for rebuild of St Kentigern’s Academy

   The Public Finance minister responded to a plea made directly to John Swinney, the First Minister by council leader Lawrence Fitzpatrick.

9. Free Easter activities across Scotland for children to enjoy during the holidays

   Finding activities to keep your children entertained during the Easter holidays can be difficult, so we have put together a list of free events across Scotland

10. Bus manufacturer Alexander Dennis to slash Scots jobs and close factory in Falkirk

    Completed buses will no longer roll off the Alexander Dennis production line in Falkirk for the first time in over 100 years.