Shopping in Livingston:
Livingston town centre sits on the southern edge of the Almond Valley. Howden Park is located immediately north of the town centre. It features one of the largest indoor shopping and leisure complexes in Scotland, The Centre (formerly Almondvale Shopping Centre) and the Livingston Designer Outlet (formerly McArthurGlen Designer Outlet Centre).
The Centre, was completed in its current guise on October 16, 2008. The total development has around 155 shops and eating establishments. The Centre has a wintergarden, an outdoor restaurant area, and several famous shopping names. Major shops include Asda Wal-mart Supercentre, Next, Topshop, M&S, River Island, Debenhams and more.[citation needed].
The designer outlet mall contains a VUE multiplex cinema , a gym, bars, restaurants and cafes as well as around 100 outlet stores.
Other Attractions:
The town has a local rugby union club, Livingston Rugby Football Club, a professional football club, Livingston F.C., and a junior football club, Livingston United.
Livingston F.C., known to locals as "Livi", "The Black and Ambers", or "The Lions", are the most successful football team across the county of West Lothian. They were formed in 1995 after the re-location of Meadowbank Thistle, who were formally known as Ferranti Thstle from Edinburgh. They started life in the Scottish Third Division and were promoted to the Scottish Second Division in their very first year of existence.
