Neighbours of a West Lothian public park have won assurances of tighter conditions on use of the open space by travelling fairs.

Livingston residents won the promises following calls for a review of rules by local councillor Maria MacAulay last year.

Neighbours of Livingston’s Howden Park said they had suffered from the noise, as well as public disturbance, dog fouling, broken glass and even having human waste tossed into their gardens, as well as abuse from visitors.

The park is used in the summer as a fairground venue for three or four days at a time.

A report said: “There are already informal arrangements in place to restrict the number of events which take place on council land which, by their nature, are likely to require a degree of remediation to the land.

“Most parks used for

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