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Debt levels double in East Lothian as more people seek help
Debt levels for people who needed help from East Lothian’s Citizen’s Advice staff rose by nearly 50 per cent last year with the number of calls for help also going up.
A report from East...
Architects slam planners for rejecting their rural home plans
An award-winning architects firm has slammed planners for refusing an extension to a former serviceman’s cottage in East Lothian saying they should be ‘praised’ for their design.
The proposals for the rural home at Newmains...
Parking tickets issued outside school cancelled for being unenforceable
A council has had to cancel parking tickets handed to parents outside a school after it failed to renew a traffic order enforcing double yellow lines in the street.
Furious parents took to social media...
Airbnb owner argues waves are noisier than holidaymakers
An Airbnb owner is battling to keep renting out his beach front flat after claiming the sound of waves crashing on the shore outside ruled out its need for quiet residents.
East Lothian planners refused...
Tesco blocks path for new housing estate over health and safety concerns
Residents of a new housing estate have been left with a ‘path to nowhere’ after Tesco refused to allow it to be extended to their neighbouring store.
Developers Dandara were expected to created the link...
Historic East Lothian pub wins solar panel fight
An historic pub which attracts visitors from around the world has won a fight to put solar panels on its roof in a bid to keep it operating in the future.
Staggs, in Musselburgh, has...
Dunbar skate park and pump track gets go ahead
A new skate park, pump track and cafe in Dunbar have been approved despite claims the town’s most famous son would be left ‘birling in his grave’ by the plans.
East Lothian Council backed the...
Residents anger as traditional cottage set to be demolished
Residents in an East Lothian village have reacted with anger over plans to replace a traditional cottage with a large house which will block their views of historic hills.
Plans to demolish Briar Cottage, which...
Hotel owner’s death left it operating unlicensed for years
The family of a luxury hotel owner have revealed their shock at realising it had been serving alcohol without a valid licence for years following his death.
Giles Weaver, who owned Greywalls Hotel, in East...
Skate park and pump track set to go before councillors for approval
Plans for a skate park, pump track and basketball court next to a community sports pitch in Dunbar have been called before councillors for a decision after splitting the community.
The proposals for the park...
Pub owner’s bid to put solar panels on its roof is set to be...
A Musselburgh pub owner’s bid to put solar panels on its roof is set to be rejected over concerns about their impact on the listed building.
Nigel Finlay has applied for Listed Building Consent to...
Calls for decision on number of holiday lets in North Berwick
The number of short term holiday lets (STLs) allowed to operate in an East Lothian town will need to be decided in the near future, a councillor has warned.
Councillor Jeremy Findlay was speaking as...
Holiday let grandparents lose fight to keep welcoming guests
A bid by grandparents to rent their listed flat two months a year to holiday guests in an East Lothian village has been rejected by councillors.
Amanda White was refused a change of use for...
Southport deaths ‘highlight’ need for school safety
The tragic deaths of three children during a mass stabbing over the summer highlighted the need for additional security at an East Lothian primary school, councillors were told this week.
Parents at St Gabriel’s RC...
Petition calling for a recycling centre in East Lothian to be reopened has been...
A petition calling for a recycling centre in East Lothian to be reopened has been rejected.
More than 2,000 people signed the petition calling on the council to open the Macmerry centre, which has been...
Council inspectors ‘wading through used sanitary products’ claim
Council inspectors have been accused of ‘wading through women’s used sanitary products’ to see if families in East Lothian qualify for a bigger waste bin.
Residents say they have faced ‘degrading’ and ‘humiliating’ situations as...
Brunton Theatre months from running out of money after council cut funding
The Brunton Theatre Trust has warned it is months away from running out of funds after its council grant was cut by £200,000 a year.
The group was forced to move out of its main...
Thousands sign petition calling for recycling centre to reopen
More than 2,500 people have signed a petition calling for a recycling centre to reopen in East Lothian amid claims fly-tipping has increased since it shut its doors.
Local MSP Craig Hoy launched the petition calling...
Jewellery store owner ‘uncomfortable’ with holiday let guests
A jewellery shop owner who claimed allowing a neighbouring flat to operate as a holiday let could put her business at risk was accused of ‘discrimination’ by the property owner.
Claire Blatherwick told a meeting...
Bin visits discriminate against vulnerable petition claims
A decision to move household waste collections from fortnightly to every three weeks discriminates against the most vulnerable in society, campaigners have told East Lothian Council.
A petition signed by more than 2,700 people calling for...
Dawn photographers win early lifting of car park ban
Wildlife photographers have persuaded East Lothian Council to end an overnight coastal car park ban earlier in the morning so they can capture the dawn, it has been revealed.
Councillors today approved a permanent ban...
Anger as council orders bin shed removal in Prestonpans
Residents living in a quiet East Lothian street are kicking up a stink after the council ordered them to remove bin sheds which they built at their end of their gardens.
At least four home...
Two neighbouring flat owners lose appeals to keep operating them as holiday lets.
The owners of the two flats on Cromwell Court, overlooking Dunbar Harbour, in East Lothian, both challenged the council’s refusal to allow them to carry on letting out the properties by using a certificate...
Councillors to be asked to make parking ban permanent
An overnight parking ban at East Lothian’s coastal car parks is set to be made permanent with a new curfew of 11pm introduced.
East Lothian Council’s cabinet members will be asked to approve the new...
Family bid for homes on the edge of Elphinstone causes council split
A family bid to keep their business secure by building new housing to live in was rejected by a single vote at a meeting of East Lothian councillors this week.
Carol Auld launched a bid...
Planned Lammermuir Hills Wind farm faces opposition from council
A plan to install new 200-metre high wind turbines on the historic Lammermuir Hills is facing objection from East Lothian Council, who say the county has already taken more than its fair share of energy...
Neighbour links missing parcels to Airbnb in North Berwick
Claims visitors to a holiday let in North Berwick were behind the disappearance of more than 50 parcels delivered to the building in 10 months were branded ‘incredible’ at a meeting this week.
East Lothian’s...
New service station opens on the site of a former racetrack in East Lothian
East Lothians’ newest service station has been launched on the site of a former racetrack.
Macmerry Services, which is just off the A1, is only the third in Scotland to open in partnership with the...
Use of foodbanks up 99 percent in East Lothian
East Lothian Foodbank has become the fifth most used foodbank in Scotland with demand rising by 99 per cent over the last three years.
A report presented to East Lothian Council this week revealed that...
Bid for family homes on edge of village
A family has launched a new bid to build homes on a paddock after claiming new housing on the edge of their village has ‘changed the landscape’.
Carol Auld wants to build three houses for...
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