The Latest Breaking News from East Lothian Council

Residents who have been moved from a Band D to Band E will have to pay more than £500 extra a year and have been told they should have been in the higher valuation for decades after a council tax appeal sparked a review in the town

A SUBSTATION at the centre of a £1.6 billion project to create an underwater “super highway” to bring offshore energy into the UK network…

SP Energy plans to create an Eastern Link to bring offshore energy on land as it describes the North Sea as a "powerhouse" of Europe

An oil leak from an electricity substation at the East Lothian nuclear power station site sparked warnings against going into the water or fishing at Thorntonloch and Skateraw beaches and surrounding coastline

Local artist Julie Barnes will create the mural using waste picked up over 100 days by a local resident around Longniddry breaches

The local authority is consulting on three potential sites for the track for skateboarders and off road bike riders but the third option has not gone down well with residents

The council-run care home has a reputation for high inspection grades but the Care Inspectorate said changes were need to provude 'safe staffing levels'

East Lothian Council has already advised people not to bathe at two nearby beaches or let their pets go in the sea

During the first lockdown volunteers across communities came together to support vulnerable residents with hot meal deliveries and befriending services which are still needed despite the lifting of restrictions.

Two new £19million primary schools will be built with outdoor learning, indoor play spaces and viewing windows setting the standards for future projects in the county

Network Rail have apologised for the inconvenience but say that the East Coast Mainline will remain closed between Edinburgh and Berwick-Upon-Tweed tomorrow morning.