West Lothian Council will have to cut £23m from its budgets over the next two years.

Cuts may come across the board and could touch the lives of almost everyone, in services from transport, to rubbish collection, parks and recreation and community support projects.

Leading services such as the Advice Shops, which have helped thousands, could also face cuts as a non-statutory provision. If the council maintains a no-redundancy policy posts could go unfilled to save money.

Senior officers have identified potential savings set to go before councillors tomorrow - with a public consultation launched later this week.

The results of that month-long consultation will form the basis of proposals taken forward in the New Year.

The costs of providing statutory services such as elderly care and

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