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LOCAL INFORMATION - ARMADALE

Doctors:
Armadale Medical Group Practice (7 GPs), 18 North Street, Armadale. Tel: 01501 730432. This practice offers GP and Health and Welfare clinics to registered patients.

Health Visitor:
A Health Visitor works from the Armadale Medical Group Practice (7 GPs), 18 North Street, Armadale. Tel: 01501 730339. Baby clinics are held on Tuesdays from 10.00am - 12.00noon and Fridays from 11.00am - 12.30pm.

Chemists:
Gordon's Chemist, 3 Ochilview Square, Armadale. Tel. 01501 730748.
Lloyds Pharmacy, 21 West Main Street, Armadale. Tel. 01501 732638.

Hospital:
St.John's Hospital, Howden, Livingston. Tel: 01506 523000

Dentists:
Heather Shields, 3 West Main Street, Armadale. Tel. 01501 732724.
Paul Shields, 4 Ochilview Square, Armadale. Tel. 01501 731711.

Post Office:
There is a sub-Post Office located at 5 Ochilview Square, Armadale. Tel. 01501 730251.

West Lothian Council Information Service:
There is a "one-stop-shop" for advice on all council services at 1-3 Main Street, Armadale.

West Lothian Council Customer Service Centre - Tel. 01506 775000
The Service Centre telephones are manned Monday-Friday, 08:00-22:00, thereafter they have a small number of staff operating emergency cover after 22:00. At weekends they have staff to take your emergency calls for repairs, noise complaints, homelessness, environmental health emergencies, street lighting and roads. You can also make a payment for rent, council tax and service account Monday-Sunday, 08:00-22:00.

Social Work Centre:
Bathgate Social Work Centre, 69 Whitburn Road, Bathgate. Tel: 01506 776700.

Benefit Office:
The nearest benefit office is at Government Buildings, 31-33 Whitburn Road, Bathgate.
Tel: 01506 772000 or visit their website - www.dss.gov.uk

Benefit Helplines:
Child Benefit - 08701 555540
Working Tax Credit - 08453 003900
Child Tax Credit - 08453 003900

Job Centre:
The local Job Centre is within 19 South Bridge Street, Bathgate. Tel: 01506 772700.

Library:
Armadale Library, West Main Street, Armadale. Tel. 01501 678400. For information on the council's mobile library services, please CLICK HERE.

Parent & Toddler Groups:
For a full list of current Parent & Toddler groups - please CLICK HERE

Play Groups:
Armadale Playgroup, Community Centre, South Street, Armadale. Tel. 01501 678511. This group operates a.m. Monday-Friday.

Sure Start:
For a list of current Sure Start groups - please CLICK HERE

Schools:
Telephone number for pupil placements is 01506 776002. There are two nursery classes/schools, three local primary schools and one secondary school, plus an RC secondary school in Blackburn.

Nurseries Primary Schools Secondary Schools

Eastertoun Nursery
Manse Avenue
Armadale
Tel. 01501 732299

Nursery Class
Armadale Primary School
Academy Street
Armadale
Tel. 01501 730282

Eastertoun Primary School
Manse Avenue
Armadale
Tel. 01501 730462

St.Anthony's Primary School
South Street
Armadale
Tel. 01501 731668

Armadale Primary School
Academy Street
Armadale
Tel. 01501 730282

Armadale Academy
West End
Armadale
Tel. 01501 730601

St. Kentigerns RC School
West Main Street
Blackburn
Tel: 01506 656404

Travel:
Armadale is close to the A89 and A706 roads as well as the M8 and M9 motorways. The railway station in Bathgate provides a fast and convenient service to Edinburgh. For further information on train and bus travel please contact the West Lothian Travel Helpline - 01506 775288.

Other attractions:
Located close by are the Bennie Museum in Bathgate, Beecraigs Country Park, Cairnpapple Hill, and Torphichen Preceptory.

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