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St Johnstone striker Stevie May has joined Livingston on loan until the end of the campaign.

The 31-year-old has featured only once for the Perth side this season, as a substitute in the Premier Sports Cup tie away to Brechin City in July.

Last term, he scored just once, having hit goals 10 in the previous campaign.

May, capped once for Scotland in 2014, won two Scottish Cups and the League Cup over two spells with St Johnstone.

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James Penrice "can reach new levels" after a signing a three-year contract with Hearts, according to head coach Steven Naismith.

The 25-year-old left Livingston at the end of last season after the West Lothian club were relegated from the Scottish Premiership, and the left-back now becomes Hearts' first signing of the summer.

It was reported in March that Penrice had agreed a pre-contract deal with the Tynecastle club, along with Motherwell midfielder Blair Spittal and Ross County playmaker Yan Dhanda.

Penrice had been at Livingston since 2021, having had a previous loan spell, and contributed five assists in 31 appearances last season.

"We’re delighted to get James signed up," Naismith said.

"He’s someone who knows the domestic game well and has had to work really hard to get to where he is today.

"James has bags of talent, he’s got a great engine and he’s going to provide us with options.

"He’ll be an asset for us and he’s at a great age where there’s even more to come. We can develop him further and help him to reach new levels."

Livingston and Ayr United are interested in 30-year-old Dundee centre-half Lee Ashcroft, who finished last season with the two club's Scottish Championship rivals, Raith Rovers. (The Courier), external

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