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Local community council has doubts about proposed Visitor Levy
The North Berwick Community Council (NBCC) is planning to object to East Lothian Council's proposals to introduce a visitor levy.
Kenny Miller, the Chair of...
Green light for plans to open East Lothian’s first Marks & Spencer on the...
Plans to open East Lothian’s first Marks & Spencer in three new retail units on the edge of Dunbar have been given the go...
Plans to revamp historic fishwives tribute on Fisherrow Harbour in Musselburgh
A consultation is being launched on plans to revamp an historic harbour including a space paying tribute to its fishwives.
East Lothian Council’s proposals for Fisherrow Harbour...
Bid to turn bargain store into bowling alley given green light
Despite concerns it could add to anti social behaviour a bid to turn a former East Lothian bargain store into a bowling alley has been given the...
Plans to expand flight museum resurrected
Six years after they were rejected over the need to chop down 300 trees plans to expand the Museum of Flight in East Lothian...
Councillors to decide on fresh bid to build holiday let homes in East Lothian
Councillors will decide on fresh bid to build holiday let homes next to a tiny rural community in East Lothian.
The application to create two...
East Lothian to get thousands of new homes over next decade
A list of potential sites has been published for thousands of new homes in East Lothian over the next decade with the centre of the...
East Lothian set to open first M&S Foodstore
Marks & Spencer is set to get the go ahead to open its first East Lothian store.
Plans for new retail units go before councillors...
Hundreds take part in North Berwick parking charges review
Hundreds of people have taken part in a two month review of the impact of controversial parking charges in North Berwick.
North Berwick Community Council...
Former Prestonpans pub could be turned into five new flats and two shops
Under plans lodged by a local businessman, a former East Lothian pub could be turned into five new flats and two shops.
Wallyford based Abdul Nadeem has applied for...
Teachers in East Lothian to get support as pupils return armed with laptops
Every secondary pupil in East Lothian will return with their own laptops next week, and teachers and school staff are being given support and additional training in...
Sheltered housing needs new boiler after theatre closure
A new heating system for sheltered housing connected to the Brunton Theatre is to be installed by East Lothian Council after agreeing to demolish the...
Appeal for tree wardens to increase community’s green space
A three-year project to restore Tranent’s tree population damaged by a 40-year-old strike and new housing developments has been launched.
The former mining town has...
When is a hedge not a hedge?
An East Lothian couple are challenging an enforcement order demanding they cut down their high hedge by claiming it is not a hedge at all.
East...
Farming family appeal refusal of padel courts on field
An appeal has been launched by a farming family who were refused permission to create indoor padel courts on a field to help diversify their business.
WM...
East Lothian car wash firm challenges ban on power jets
An East Lothian car cleaning firm is appealing the decision to ban them from using power jets despite being just yards from supermarket self-service machines.
Crystal...
Fraud investigator helps save council over £1m in last year
Dozens of dead people on East Lothian Council’s housing waiting list and registered for blue badges have been identified by a fraud investigator.
And this has helped save...
East Lothian barbecue ban lifted after wildfire warnings
Visitors and locals to East Lothian are being asked to keep fires to beaches only despite a ban on people having barbecues or campfires coastal...
Brunton Hall to close its doors for the last time next month
The Brunton Hall will close its doors for the last time next month as the last East Lothian Council services leave the condemned building.
The...
East Lothian garden centre set to expand its restaurant and meeting space
In a bid to fight back against the ‘threat’ of internet competitors, an East Lothian garden centre is set to expand its restaurant and meeting space.
Dunbar...
East Lothian free range egg company applies to build a third shed
An East Lothian free range egg company has applied to build a third shed.
This will allow them to increase the size of its flock and...
Former East Lothian bank goes back on market
A former East Lothian bank which has been at the centre of a battle to convert it into a home for eight years has...
Plans to put forward to tackle ‘indiscriminate parking’ at school drop off point
Plans by East Lothian Council to put double yellow lines along a popular school drop off point have been put forward to tackle ‘indiscriminate...
East Lothian Council owed more than £860,000 in unpaid council tax from its own...
East Lothian Council is owed more than £860,000 in unpaid council tax from its own employees, with nearly a quarter of it arrears from last year alone.
A Freedom...
Co-op workers attacked by nesting gulls at East Lothian store
Nesting gulls on the roof of a Co-op store have attacked staff during routine maintenance.
The supermarket chain applied to East Lothian Council to put...
Bonnie Badger set to expand its bedrooms
The Bonnie Badger, in Gullane is set to expand its bedrooms after it was taken over by a hospitality firm.
The former restaurant and hotel owned...
Former offices of charity in East Lothian to be converted into house
The former offices of a Scottish charity are to be turned into a five bedroom house after they moved to new headquarters.
ELCAP, which provides...
Dozen £100 parking fines every day in North Berwick
In the first two weeks of new charges being introduced in a seaside town, parking wardens have handed out a dozen £100 fines a day on...
East Lothian Council tenants offered chance to win £20 prize
East Lothian Council tenants who agree to take part in a face to face consultation over changes to the rental system are being offered the chance...
Draft plan to protect East Lothian countryside put out for consultation
A list of the most sensitive landscapes in East Lothian is being drawn up in a bid to guide developers away from those considered high...
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