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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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
‘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...
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...
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...
Rural house appeal win after it is described as ‘beautiful’
Plans to convert an ex-serviceman’s cottage into a new sustainable home have been backed on appeal after one councillor described the design as ‘beautiful’.
East...
East Lothian councillors declare ‘affordable’ housing emergency
Councillors in East Lothian have declared an ‘affordable housing emergency’ amid claims they are just ‘days away’ from losing promised land on new developments.
A...
Community groups in East Lothian urged to apply for grants from annual fund
Community groups in East Lothian are being urged to apply for grants from an annual fund which has given out up to £1 million...
Housing crisis as East Lothian Council expects to lose 1200 affordable homes
East Lothian Council is set to become the latest local authority to declare a housing emergency after officers warned it was likely to ‘lose’...
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