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Leith Toy Hospital move to Musselburgh approved
An Edinburgh toy hospital has been granted permission to move into a former housing associations home in Musselburgh.
Leith Toy Hospital applied for retrospective planning...
Plans to charge disabled transport users annual fee
Disabled adults will be asked to pay £780 a year towards transport taking them to day care and other essential services in East Lothian...
Concern sparked after local burn turned ‘Ghostbusters’ green
Council bosses have reassured local residents their water is safe after a stream turned the colour of ‘Ghostbusters slime’.
The burn in Haddington, which leads...
Brunton Trust settles into Haddington home with permanent bar
A theatre trust which had to move out of its home after the building was no longer considered safe says it will be staying...
East Lothian sports pubs to be allowed to open for World Cup games
Pubs which show live sport in East Lothian will be allowed to stay open for all home nation games in the World Cup after...
North Berwick parking meter vandalism costs hit £38,000
The cost of repairing vandalised parking meters in North Berwick has reached £38,000 before a single penny has been collected from charges.
East Lothian Council...
World Cup public holiday rejected by two Lothian councils
Two Lothian councils today ruled out giving workers a day off to celebrate Scotland’s first appearance in the men’s World Cup in 28 years this...
East Lothian residents face 7.5% council tax increase
East Lothian residents will see council tax increase by 7.5% from April after a budget put forward by the council’s Labour administration was approved.
The...
Councils to debate World Cup day off
East Lothian councillors are being urged to refuse to give workers a day off to celebrate Scotland’s appearance at the World Cup this summer.
The...
East Lothian residents face council tax rise of up to 7.5%
Council tax in East Lothian could go up by 7.5 per cent this year – adding another £118 onto the annual bill for Band...
Blow to £54m flood scheme as national funding is capped
A £54m flood protection scheme faces delays after national funding was capped, East Lothian councillors have been told.
The Musselburgh Flood Protection Scheme is currently...
East Lothian Council pay for pupils to attend secondary school in Dalkeith
East Lothian Council has agreed to pay neighbouring Midlothian Council £60,000 to cover the cost of pupils attending a Catholic secondary school in its...
East Lothian Council leader hits back over parking meter attacks
Vandals who damaged parking meters installed in an East Lothian town weeks before they began operating have been warned it will not stop charges.
Council...
Warning as North Berwick parking meters are vandalised before coming into use
East Lothian Council has been warned it faces a war in North Berwick as a new campaign against parking charges in the town is...
Defibrillator approved for Whitekirk village hall
A small East Lothian village is to get its own life saving defibrillator installed outside its community hall thanks to a local charity.
Residents in...
Demand for additional support needs places more than doubles in five years
Demand for specialist provision for pupils with additional support needs (ASN) has more than doubled in East Lothian over the last five years.
Education bosses...
Brunton Theatre replacement takes step forward
Plans to demolish and replace the Brunton Theatre in Musselburgh have taken a step forward just months after a bid to protect the building...
Scottish Parliament counts to be held next door to each other
Scottish Parliament election counts will be held in neighbouring buildings in East Lothian after it was split into two new constituency seats.
Voters in East...
Petition to East Lothian Council calls for ‘pause’ on parking charges
Thousands of people have signed a petition calling on East Lothian Council to ‘pause’ its plans to introduce parking charges in town centres across...
Plans to turn historic tower’s kennels into home
Plans to convert kennels built for an historic tower in East Lothian into a new home have been unveiled.
The Whittingehame Estate has applied for...
Longniddry Inn given licence to put on shows
Customers at an East Lothian village pub can look forward to some extra drama after licensing bosses gave the green light to a local...
North Berwick hairdresser to open salon in garden
A North Berwick hairdresser has been given the go-ahead to open a salon in her back garden after deciding to downsize her business.
Emma Combe...
Thousands of pounds handed out to East Lothian community groups
Community groups across East Lothian towns were given nearly £75,000 from public funds last year with thousands more waiting to be spent.
The latest report...
Australian family win two-year fight for holiday let
An Australian family who argued their Musselburgh holiday flat lets their parents see their grandchildren have won a two-year battle to keep renting it...
Agent praises couple running a retirement stables
A couple who were refused permission to build a home next to the retirement livery they set up for ageing and injured horses should...
Midlothian and East Lothian Drugs charity announces decision to close
A charity which has helped families deal with drug and alcohol abuse for more than three decades has announced its decision to close.
Midlothian and...
East Lothian Provost warns of tough decisions ahead
East Lothian’s provost today warned councillors will face tough decisions as they try to plug a £2.7million gap in their budget for the year...
Public hearing set to go ahead for wind farm in East Lothian
A public inquiry into plans for a new wind farm on the historic Lammermuir Hills is set to go ahead in March.
Scottish Ministers are...
Number of deliberate outside blazes rise in East Lothian
Outside fires were the number one call out for rescue services in East Lothian last year with more than half started deliberately.
A report on...
Post Covid tourist numbers in East Lothian higher than ever
Visitors to East Lothian brought in £379million to the local economy last year – the highest amount in over a decade with the impact...
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