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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 hour into the meeting when the connection to their remote...
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 Waterloo Place, Elphinstone, say their gardens are waterlogged every time...
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 save the local school.
East Lothian councillors paused plans by Bellway...
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 of two holiday flats on a North Berwick street have...
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 edge of Wallyford.
East Lothian councillors last year rejected a bid...
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 unwanted smells and vermin to their doors.
Applicant Margaret Firth applied...
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 it go ahead.
East Lothian councillors last year refused to grant...
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 four nurseries operated by Bright Stars Nursery Group in the...
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 of it despite a stone wall doing to same on...
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 longer travelling into an office.
A new report has revealed that...
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 Police Station came top of the list after users were...
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 operating.
Kirsty Baird appealed to Scottish Ministers after East Lothian Council...
Vulnerable at risk as social services adopt ‘life and limb’ service
A ‘life and limb’ service is putting the health and safety of some of East Lothian’s most vulnerable residents at risk after financial cuts forced social workers to reduce support to a minimum, health...
First images of how a controversial new ‘village’ for older residents in East Lothian...
First images of how a controversial new ‘village’ for older residents in East Lothian will look have been unveiled.
The housing plans for the former Herdmanflat Hospital site in Haddington, will create affordable homes designed...
Green belt lodges at South Melville get go ahead
Plans for 11 luxury holiday golf lodges have been given the go ahead despite failing to secure support from the course next door.
Haddington-based developer David McMillan appealed after planners initially rejected his proposal for...
Home owners in East Lothian need to take responsibility for fly tipping
Home owners must take responsibility for ensuring ripped out kitchens and bathrooms are not dumped illegally, a councillor warned this week.
East Lothian Councillor Colin McGinn said more and more fly tipping reports coming to...
Police in East Lothian pledge to tackle ‘misery’ caused by youth behaviour
Police have pledged to tackle antisocial behaviour in East Lothian’s biggest town after a small group of youths were blamed for bring misery to the lives of locals.
Nearly half of antisocial behaviour complaints made...
False alarm calls in East Lothian drop thanks to new fire crew policy
The number of false alarms fire crews in East Lothian have had to respond to has fallen to its lowest in the last five years after they stopped automatic responses to businesses.
Scottish Fire and...
East Lothian golf club takes over management from council
Members of an East Lothian golf club are being given the chance to run it themselves after agreeing a deal to take over management from the local council.
Winterfield Golf Club is set to sign...
Plans approved to introduce parking charges in North Berwick
Plans to introduce parking charges in an East Lothian seaside town have been approved despite hundreds of objections from local residents.
East Lothian councillors backed the revised plans for new traffic orders covering North Berwick to...
East Lothian residents could face 10 per cent council tax hike
People in East Lothian could face a 10 per cent rise in council tax next year after the Scottish Government lifted a freeze on putting it up.
Cabinet secretary Shona Robison announced the decision to end...
Golfer objections over new parking charge plans rejected
Members of North Berwick Golf Club have appealed to East Lothian Council to make them exempt from parking charges due to be introduced on the streets around their club.
A report to councillors next week...
Home owner says CCTV row has had ‘horrendous toll’ on health
A home owner who claims a neighbour’s CCTV camera has pointed into her bathroom window for 14 months says the fight to remove it has had a ‘horrendous toll’ on her health.
East Lothian Council’s...
East Lothian Council pauses plans to reduce speed on former A1
Controversial plans to reduce the speed limit on a major East Lothian road so a cycle path could be built have been put on hold.
East Lothian Council had planned to reduce the speed on...
Bin sheds ordered to be removed after appeal
Residents in an East Lothian street have lost their fight to keep their bin sheds after building them on shrubbery beds outside their garden gates.
Home owners living in Pithead Heights, Prestonpans, created the wooden...
Haddington shop that broke rules for Euros gets more space
A newsagent’s shop caught selling double the amount of allowed booze during Euros 2024 has been given to go ahead to keep the extra sales space.
The Premier Store, on Haddington’s High Street, had been...
East Lothian Council leader ‘misdirected’ committee, appeal claims
A council leader has been accused of ‘misdirecting’ colleagues after a family lost out on their bid to build new homes next to their business by a single vote.
Carol Auld launched a bid to...
‘Intrusive’ CCTV camera still in place six months after removal ruling
A CCTV camera, ordered to be removed after claims it pointed into a neighbour’s bathroom, is still in place nearly six months after the ruling.
East Lothian councillors refused planning permission for the camera at...
Hundreds of school children evacuated due to emergency gas repairs
Hundreds of school children had to be evacuated today after emergency gas repairs had to be carried out on the street outside their school.
Children attending St Gabriel’s Primary School and nursery were moved as...
East Lothian village residents anger over sewage and disruption
Angry residents in a small East Lothian village are having to put up with tankers pumping raw sewage at the bottom of their gardens after nearly 100 houses were built with no mains link.
The...
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