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East Lothian councillors unanimously back a 6.5% rent rise for tenants
East Lothian councillors today unanimously backed a 6.5% rent rise for tenants despite calls from some members for it to be even higher.
The increase...
East Lothian councillors back 10% council tax increase
East Lothian Council has become the first Scottish local authority to approve a 10% council tax rise in its first ever cross party budget.
Months...
East Lothian to receive less national funding per person than other local authorities
East Lothian Council will receive less national funding per person than almost all other local authorities in Scotland over the coming year despite an...
Anger as community woodland is cut down
Campaigners who fought to save a community woodland have accused East Lothian Council of ‘trampling over their pleas’ after they started chopping down the...
East Lothian councillors set to approve rent rise of 6.5%
Council tenants in East Lothian are set to see rent go up by more than £5 a week from April as the local authority...
East Lothian councillors set to agree 10% council tax rise
East Lothian Councillors are set to approve a 10% council tax rise next week despite additional funding from Scottish Government.
A cross party budget paper...
North Berwick holiday let appeal thrown out
The owner of a short term holiday let just a few steps from the beach has lost their fight to keep renting it out...
Bid to build house at North Berwick junction refused
A family’s bid to build a new home on land they use to grow Christmas trees has been narrowly rejected after planners raised fears...
Healthcare workers face parking charges under new plans
Plans to charge health care workers an annual fee for a parking permit in North Berwick have been condemned as a ‘tax’ on some...
Short Term Let owners in North Berwick face parking permit bills of £750 a...
Short term holiday flat owners in North Berwick could have to pay up to £750 a year for guest to park outside their properties...
Musselburgh husband and wife issued written warnings
A husband and wife restaurant team have been issued with written warnings after repeatedly failing to pay licence fees on time for more than...
Airbnb owner loses appeal but can keep lock box
An Airbnb owner has lost his appeal to keep operating but been told he can keep his lock box in place.
The owner of the...
East Lothian Council leader backed by Scottish Ministers
Scottish Ministers have backed a council leader’s decision to stop a family building three new homes next to their business.
East Lothian Council leader Norman...
Concern over storm sees fence appeal thrown out
Concern over the impact of Storm Eowyn saw the owner of woodland lose his bid to put a 6ft fence between it and a...
East Lothian and Midlothian schools to close as storm warnings go red
Schools and nurseries across East Lothian will be closed tomorrow (Friday) after a red weather warning was issued.
East Lothian Council said the decision has...
Warning it will take ‘years’ to get public services back
A council leader has warned it will take years to restore public services as residents face a 10% council tax hike and tenants could...
Empty home owners targeted by East Lothian Council
Hundreds of empty home owners in East Lothian will lose large discounts and have to pay double council tax if the homes remain unoccupied...
Successful North Berwick holiday flat ‘unlawful’
A North Berwick holiday flat owner has been told its success has made it ‘unlawful’ after losing an appeal to keep operating.
The owner of...
East Lothian Council planning meeting hit by web failure
A public planning meeting was thrown into disarray after the webcast system crashed halfway through an item this week.
East Lothian councillors were nearly an...
East Lothian villagers win fight against footpath
Residents in an East Lothian village have won their battle to stop developers putting a path through their quiet cul de sac.
Home owners in...
East Lothian sewage housing gets green light
More than 100 new homes delayed over sewage issues in an East Lothian village have been given the go ahead amid claims they will...
Two East Lothian holiday flats ruled unlawful by Scottish Ministers
The owners of two holiday flats on a North Berwick street have been told they are being operated unlawfully after losing their appeals.
The owners...
Scottish Ministers back plans for housing on public park land in East Lothian
Scottish Ministers have backed plans to build an extra 150 homes on land earmarked for a public park at a huge development on the...
East Lothian dog park plans face local objections
Plans to create a new dog park on land behind cottages at Meadowmill, in East Lothian, have sparked objections with protesters claiming it would bring...
Scottish Ministers throw out appeal over second theme park at East Fortune
The operators of a family theme park have lost their appeal to Scottish Ministers after road safety concerns were ruled too high to let...
Private East Lothian nursery put back on council partner list
A North Berwick nursery removed from East Lothian Council’s partnership list two years ago has been allowed to rejoin.
The Pumpkin Patch was one of...
East Lothian woodland owner appeals over fence ban
The owner of woodland on the edge of a community has hit back after he was refused permission to fence in nearly 100 metres...
Number of people working from home in East Lothian trebles in the last ten...
The number of people working from home in East Lothian has trebled in the last ten years with one in three employed adults no...
East Lothian’s busiest bus stop sees nearly 900 passengers use it every day
The busiest bus stop in East Lothian sees nearly 900 passengers use it every day, a new study has revealed,
The bus shelter outside Musselburgh...
Gullane short term let owner loses appeal over attic flat
The owner of a tiny short term holiday flat in the attic of a former care home has lost their fight to keep it...
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