Livingston councillors have welcomed proposals which will see 20mph become the standard in residential roads in the new town.

The move will probably have the least noticeable effect in a community largely planned in the 1960s, and having the most up to date road network.

Councillor Maria MacAulay told a meeting of Livingston South Local Area Committee that the national scheme to cut roads deaths and injuries is "a positive thing.”

Roads Network Manager Gordon Brown told the meeting: “Most residential roads in West Lothian currently have advisory 20mph speed limits in place and these will be changed to mandatory 20mph speed limits.

“The link roads in Livingston will generally remain at their current speed limits. The design of the road network means there is reduced pedestrian traffic

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