Tag: west calder

Russian bear that was kept as a pet in small house and fed bread arrives in Scotland for new life

Animal News

Ruaraidh Gilmour - April 29, 2022

A RUSSIAN brown bear that was kept as a pet in a small wooden house has arrived in Scotland to begin her new life. Byara...

Scots zoo welcomes the country’s only cheetahs

Animal News

Ruaraidh Gilmour - March 28, 2022

A POPULAR Scots zoo has welcomed the country's only cheetahs. Five Sisters Zoo in West Calder last night revealed their four newest residents consist of...

An escaped bird continues to evade zoo keepers

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Guest - March 11, 2014

AN escaped Kookaburra was serenaded with a CD of bird noises yesterday in a desperate bid to tempt it down from its treetop hiding...

Youth starts fire in newly installed woodland pathway

In Brief

Guest - February 17, 2012

A 14-year-old male has caused extensive damage by setting alight a newly installed woodland pathway that links the villages of Polbeth and West Calder. He...

Fire crews tackle blaze at disused print works

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Deadline News Journalist - November 24, 2011

FIREFIGHTERS are battling a blaze at a disused printing works, though the danger of a collapsing roof means they can't enter the burning building. Relief...