The Latest Breaking News from East Lothian

Lee Ness had called at the woman’s East Lothian home at 3.30am looking for her daughter before lobbing threats towards the mum and another man at the address.

Residents in West Barns were ordered to leave their homes immediately as experts from the Explosive Ordnance Disposal unit rushed to the scene following the discovery of potentially dangerous ordnance

Rachel Eadie and her father Fraser will be taking vital donations to the Polish/Ukranian border next week, with the Musselburgh pair to take on the mammoth drive across Europe.

Some communities have been left disappointed as some schemes had to be shelved as time ran out for funding and supply issues hit council plans

The wildlife presenter backed a campaign by East Lothian residents to have netting which could prevent endangered species including house martins from nesting removed from the superstore

The North Berwick hospital closed its inpatient ward last September as staff were temporarily moved to East Lothian Community Hospital in Haddington but the doctor says there is a reluctance to use the Haddington hospital for end of life care from some locals

The scenes being witnessed in Ukraine moved councillors who said the county would welcome refugees fleeing the crisis

The annual budget sees council rent frozen, funding to tackle antisocial behaviour and a reduction in coastal car park fees for season ticket holders

The company is the second biggest employer in East Lothian after the council and new expansion will increase its workforce by nearly 20 percent