The Latest Breaking News from East Lothian Council

East Lothian residents have banded together to save overnight car parks for coastline beaches after the announcement by the council to do so has infuriated locals.

Inspectors also raised concern about the way some staff spoke about children in front of them and cleanliness issues along with nappy changing facilities being provided in staff toilets

In 2018 the council received just 38 claims from drivers and paid out more than £3,000 in total but they now use external claims assessors to decide whether they are liable

EH32 Live began in 2021 under Covid restrictions offering a safe outdoor space for people to gather and enjoy music over the summer

The Dr Bruce Fund was established more than 200 years ago to help the town's poorest residents but in recent years it has only issued small grants to two people and auditors have now warned East Lothian Council its trustees are at risk of failing to meet their responsibilities

Consultants have compared plans to build two giant fisherwomen sculptures at the site to The Kelpies and The Angel of the North in their potential for national significance

The RAC estimates that a unit of petrol when compared to electricity costs 60p which is lower than some of the charges East Lothian are introducing across their Journey EV chargers

Education bosses say the cost of a child attending the rural nursery is over £26,000 a year which is five times more than the average place in the area

Neighbours Alan Armitage and Colin McInnes have been locked in a six-year argument over the size of the trees between their homes in Aberlady, East Lothian which has come to a head