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U-turn over recycling centre cuts

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West Lothian Council’s minority Labour administration has reversed its controversial cuts to opening hours at recycling centres to push through its budget.Full time opening hours at recycling centres, and grass cutting on sports pitches will be reinstated.Council leader Councillor Lawrence Fitzpatrick told a special meeting of the full council on Friday morning the administration “had listened” to public concern, and colleagues.The council heard at 4pm on Thursday afternoon that Holyrood was making extra funds available for local authorities - paying up the £95m the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities (COSLA) had said the Scottish councils were short.West Lothian’s share of this is just over £3m.The one-off funding also protects cash

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