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Row over renaming of Black Bitch pub in Linlithgow sees hundreds of people sign petition

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Pub bosses are free to change the name of the historic Black Bitch pub in Linlithgow to a more “inclusive” name, despite an outcry from locals.Pub chain Greene King won’t need planning permission to change the name of the bar, West Lothian Council confirmed today.A row broke out after Greene King confirmed plans to rename the Black Bitch to the Black Hound, saying the title is more inclusive and adding the move is part of its commitment to being an “anti-racist organisation.”But hundreds of locals had yesterday signed a petition - called Stop the Black Bitch Pub Name Change - demanding the pub keep its original name, which has long been a nickname for local townsfolk and symbolises a well-known local legend dating back to at least the 17th

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