New banking hubs are being set up in two West Lothian towns to replace bank branches which have closed in recent years ‌

Both Linlithgow and Bathgate will get new hubs to help residents - but there is disappointment in Bathgate that a campaign to retain the new hub in the town centre has failed. ‌

Instead residents will face a ten minutes walk from the Steelyard and George Street centre of the town to reach the hub, at the Morrison’s Supermarket car park just off Whitburn Road. ‌

The hubs are being established by charity Cash Access. READ MORE: West Lothian villagers hoping to expand community food hub saved from closure

Local businesswoman Nicola Burns raised a petition of more than 1,500 signatures seeking to keep the Bathgate banking hub in the main shopping area.

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