Council land to cost £125k

PART of the site of a former colliery in West Lothian is set to be sold off to a civil ­engineering company.

The 2.7 acres of land, which is being sold by West Lothian Council, will be used by the Dunne Group as an open ­storage space.

The deal is expected to raise £125,000.

The site is the final piece of land at Whitrigg still under council ownership.

Councillors are due to vote on the proposed sale at a ­meeting on Tuesday.