The Latest Breaking News from East Lothian Council

Emergency services are understood to be responding to the incident that has seen considerably sized HGV lorry lying on its side on a popular railway line used by hundreds of commuters.

The brothers who both work for M&F Funeral Services Ltd in Musselburgh say that they often see complaints online about the state of graveyards and wanted to volunteer their time to help.

The Scottish Seabird Centre has released images that show how much the gannet community on Bass Rock has depleted since the outbreak of Avian flu in their colony.

The cause of the deaths in the seabird community has not been confirmed as tests for avian flu continue to be carried out

East Lothian Council has agreed to restrict the number of Sexual Entertainment Venue licences in the county to zero leading one councillor to question the paperwork required to apply for one when the answer will be "no chance"

Officials at East Lothian Council estimated between 30 to 40 gannets were found at Yellowcraig and North Berwick - advising locals not to touch any dead birds they find.

The change of use first came to light after complaints were made over a large marquee which was put up in the garden at the rear of the Gullane restaurant

At present, there are reduced speed limits surrounding works on the road, however the East Lothian Council have warned drivers that further closures and diversions are to arrive next week.

The minority Labour administration has returned in control of East Lothian Council but has made some concessions to opposition councillors keen to see a more proportionate representation on committees to reflect the public vote as it moves forward

East Lothian Council owns the former Cockenzie Power Station site and believes it could bring up to 3,000 jobs to the county under its development plans

In the last six months of the year more than half the debt was put down to people being declared bankrupt or companies going into liquidation