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East Lothian pays tributes to Queen Elizabeth's reign and legacy

A keen fan of horseracing, Her Majesty the Queen's most recent visit to East Lothian was in 2016 when she attended the 200th anniversary of Musselburgh Racecourse and came face to face with mischievous army mascot pony Cruachan IV

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East Lothian trees that survived Storm Arwen saved from chop after residents object

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.

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East Lothian restaurant to reopen five months after sinking into the ground

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Hero East Lothian bus driver stops traffic and helps blind man across busy road

Ken was attempting to cross a main road in North Berwick when the East Coast service 124 pulled up and stopped oncoming traffic to ensure the road was clear for Ken to cross, leaving him with a smile on his face for the whole day

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Farmers given water scarcity warning by watchdog

Regulator warns that the Tyne catchment in East Lothian has reached “significant scarcity” levels

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East Lothian mum overwhelmed as she spots 'big cat' after finishing her nightshift

Initially believing it was a baby deer, a longer look caused the Pencaitland mum to realise she was looking at something very different, and quickly took a couple of snaps.

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East Lothian shopkeepers fear car ban will turn high street into a 'ghost town'

Owners of North Berwick shops have voiced their concern as the future of the town's High Street remains undecided, with a possibility of it being pedestrianised.

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East Lothian park bids for protected status in memory of community councillor

Former Edinburgh culture director Herbert Coutts made the case for the park in his hometown to be protected just weeks before he passed away and East Lothian councillors are being asked to see it through in his memory

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East Lothian driver rushed to hospital after car plummets from bridge onto roof

Pictures from the scene show a white car on its roof after plummeting from the bridge in East Linton. Emergency services raced to the scene after 11pm on Wednesday and cut a male casualty free from the wreckage

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Two East Lothian beaches named among the best in UK for being dog friendly

A list was compiled using a number of reviews that rated over 150 beaches in the UK. Both Seacliff and YellowCraig made the top ten with their golden sands and stunning views.

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East Lothian Council to provide supermarket vouchers for free period products

A public consultation found people wanted to be able to choose the brands of sanitary products they used and did not want vouchers which marked them out as receiving benefits or support

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Edinburgh residents in awe as huge RAF plane spotted soaring over city centre

Making quite the spectacle as it flew over the capital, the aircraft could be seen for miles due to its huge size, as it made its way from the coast at East Lothian.

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Police hunt for missing East Lothian man as they issue appeal to the public

The police are looking to find missing 26-year-old Gary McGregor from Tranent, who was last seen in the Elphinstone area on Monday, August 1.

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East Lothian energy plant wins right to fuel it with animal waste

A ban on animal byproducts was included with the original planning consent for the plant with local residents raising concern about the smell which could come from slurry and manure transported to the site

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Customers at new East Lothian petrol station fume at 'payment blunders'

Some customers saw up to six transactions come off all at once weeks after they first visited the station and one said he had cancelled his bank card because he did not recognise the delayed charges

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Edinburgh and East Lothian's best beaches within one hour of Fringe venues

We all love the Festival Fringe and everything that it has to offer but sometimes it can all be a bit too much with large crowds and pricey pints. So to allow you to get some peace, we have created a list of some of the regions best beaches.

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Criagleith Island and the Bass Rock are amongst those that have been heavily affected by the outbreak, with Scotland's nature agency saying that public visits to 23 islands in total should be suspended

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Experienced Edinburgh diver dies while swimming off coast as police investigate

The man was at the beach with his brother when emergency services were called but he was pronounced dead at the scene

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Having already recently expanded to their Goldenacre site just down from the Botanic Gardens, the restaurant will now be opening a plush new premises on London Road.

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East Lothian bathing and fishing warnings at Torness beaches lifted

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

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East Lothian Tex-Mex food truck pop-up opens offering handmade specialities

The company officially launched food sales on Sunday after a successful “soft-launch” in June. The firm has labelled themselves as a “food pop-up” offering plant based, vegan Mexican food.

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East Lothian 'green' house rejected over claims it would damage skyline

It was argued by the applicant that seeding the roof of the four-bedroom home with green sedum which would grow like a mat across it would make it less visible from nearby North Berwick Law.

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East Lothian bathers warned to stay out of water after oil spill at Torness

The leak happened at an electricity substation on the nuclear power station site after a fault sparked a fire system into action sending oil and cooling water into the drainage system

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East Lothian's top ten attractions and days out according to Tripadvisor

Trip Advisor has created a list of the top visitor attractions in East Lothian for families to enjoy this Summer during the school holidays. Here's ten you might want to consider in the coming weeks.

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