Taylor Alison Swift is an American singer-songwriter. She is known for narrative songs about her personal life, which have received widespread media coverage. At age 14, Swift became the youngest artist signed by the Sony/ATV Music publishing house and, at 15, she signed her first record deal.
Her 2006 eponymous debut album was the longest-charting album of the 2000s in the US. Its third single, "Our Song", made her the youngest person to single-handedly write and perform a number-one song on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. Swift's second album, Fearless, was released in 2008.
Buoyed by the pop crossover success of the singles "Love Story" and "You Belong with Me", it became the US' best-selling album of 2009 and was certified diamond in the US. The album won four Grammy Awards, and Swift became the youngest Album of the Year winner.
West Lothian Council sell land in Dean South to developers as row nears conclusion
dailyrecord.co.ukSign up to the weekly West Lothian Courier newsletter for the latest West Lothian news and sport.The row between homeowners in Deans South and West Lothian Council has neared a conclusion after a deal was agreed.The homes were declared unsafe to live in back in 2004 after it was found concrete used to build them was unsuitable.Council tenants were quickly moved out, but owners of the homes fought with West Lothian Council for 16 years over the value of their properties.However, a deal has now been struck to buy the land and provide homes for seven of the remaining nine tenants.Housing developers Springfield Properties, bought the land from West Lothian Council for £430,000 and will now provide the “home for a home” deal that the seven.
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