The Latest Breaking News from East Lothian Council

Parents are seeking a legal ruling after East Lothian Council refused to renew its free 11040 hours funding contract with private nursery group after questioning its 'overall approach to inclusion' but some have questioned the community council's decision to help fund the fight

East Lothian Council has given the go ahead for course changes and a new housing development

Council officers say a 'high inaccessibility rate" is partly to blame for hundreds of homes still not having the new integrated fire alarm systems.

The council said earlier this week it would not renew its 1140 hours contract with Bright Stars Nursery Group, and has now written to parents to stress that this decision will not be reviewed for at least 12 months.

The BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra was performing at St Mary's Church in Haddington during last year's Lammermuir Festival when one of its vans struck the gate pillar knocking parts of it to the ground

Parents who use the nurseries have today been told that they will need to make alternatives plans if they want to access free 1140 hours of chldcare after October 7

East Lothian was the first local authority area to roll out Universal Credit as a pilot in 2016 leading to spiralling debt for council tenants with 70% of those put on the new benefit reportedly behind in payments after two years sparking a rise in unpaid rent

The council estimates around 400 workers could be on working from home contracts but say the cost of living crisis and energy bill increase mean the current allowance of £156 is no longer an incentive to sign up

East Lothian councillors launched a climate change strategy, which promised to plant two million trees and objectors told them allowing 48 to be felled for flats went against everything they had pledged.