Tag: East Lothian Council
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...
East Lothian Council care home increases rates by 39 percent
East Lothian’s only council care home is increasing its weekly fee by 39 percent after saying current payments were not covering the cost of running the home.
A meeting of East Lothian Council this week...
East Lothian councillor warns county hospitality at ‘tipping point’
Golf clubs and restaurants around North Berwick are feeling the impact of changes to short term lets in East Lothian, councillors have been warned.
A meeting of East Lothian Council’s Local Review Body saw elected...
East Lothian house builder to reinstate controversial advertising sign
A housing developer which came under fire for putting a ‘distracting’ 12ft sign next to a play park without permission is set to put it back up after councillors gave it the green light.
Taylor...
Musselburgh racecourse accused of acting like a ‘law unto itself’
Musselburgh racecourse has been accused of acting like a ‘law unto itself’ after it applied for planning permission for a portable cabin which had been operating on the site without approval for years.
A meeting of...
Holiday flat owner claims council action invalid after changing stay rules
The owner of a North Berwick holiday flat refused permission to operate is fighting a bid to shut it down after claiming the service it offers has changed.
James Miller-Stirling was refused permission to carry...
Neighbours complain about Musselburgh nail salon fumes
A nail salon operator has been given a year to prove a ventilation system is not sending fumes into neighbouring homes or face having to rip it out.
Crown Nails Salon, in Musselburgh High Street,...
Gullane neighbour row over holiday let
A flat owner who described living next to an Airbnb as ‘unnerving’ has a short term let flat in Fife himself, licensing bosses were told this week.
Martin Hopley, who lives in Brighton Terrace, Gullane,...
Councillor calls developer ‘rude’ after they put up sign without permission
A housing developer was described as a ‘bit rude’ after they put a 12ft sign up on land they did not own.
Taylor Wimpey quickly removed the sign promoting their new housing estate in Dunbar...
Community plea to stop housing plans at woodland site rejected
Plans to build a housing estate in a popular woodland have been approved after councillors heard 1,300 people were on a waiting list for new homes.
Local people had launched a campaign against the proposed...
Haddington cafe owners told new colour scheme can stay
An East Lothian cafe given a new look after it was taken over by new owners has won the fight to keep it.
Rocksalt opened a branch in Haddington High Street earlier this year but...
East Lothian sees biggest slump in holiday lets in UK
East Lothian saw the biggest fall in short term holiday lets registered in any UK area last year as the number of bed spaces fell by more than 1,000.
Figures released by the Office of...
Garage owner fights order to knock it down
A garage owner who tried to save it from demolition by changing its ‘industrial’ appearance with artificial plants and timber is appealing after planners insisted it would still have to be taken down.
Yanka Ivanova ...
Money from scrapping tax breaks for private schools must be passed to councils says...
East Lothian’s new MP says money collected from scrapping tax breaks for private schools must be passed to councils to boost public services.
Douglas Alexander, who is marking his first month representing the newly named...
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