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East Lothian boy plunges 15ft from rocks at harbour sparking RNLI rescue mission

Crews treated the 11-year-old, who had slipped from a ledge. He was put into a neck brace to become stabilised before being transferred onto a lifeboat by RNLI crews.

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Controversial East Lothian road closure plan should be stopped, council leader says

Plans to close the Johnnie Cope Road were first put forward 37 years ago but never acted upon until council officers revived them last year sparking protests from local residents

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Family of missing East Lothian man who may be in Edinburgh 'just want him home'

Alexander, or Alec, Murdoch, was last seen around 10pm on Thursday in the Marmion Road area of North Berwick area. According to his daughter Lydia, the 71-year-old may have travelled to Edinburgh.

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East Lothian homes and businesses warned of flooding as thunderstorms to hit

Homeowners, businesses and travellers have been warned that thunderstorms could cause sudden flooding and disruption across East Lothian on Sunday afternoon (June 25).

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East Lothian cruise port plans set to be dropped amid 'significant challenges'

A proposal for a cruise terminal at the former Cockenzie Power Station and another for a climate change centre both came from local communities as future development of the council-owned site was debated

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East Lothian sees the UK's highest property price rises

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East Lothian football club U-turns and sacks player convicted of domestic abuse

Tranent player Jordon Forster, 29, pleaded guilty to an amended domestic abuse charge at Edinburgh Sheriff Court on Tuesday after admitting to a campaign of aggressive behaviour to his former partner over several months.

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Anger as East Lothian football club stands by player convicted of domestic abuse

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Ukrainian activist to speak at East Lothian charity conference on compassion

Fostering Compassion has attracted an international line up of speakers for its first major conference which is being held in conjunction with The Dick Vet's bicentennial celebrations this year

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One in ten East Lothian pupils not in class as council tackles post Covid attendance

Across the country schools have failed to see absence rates return to pre Covid figures with the effect of the pandemic on mental health and increased concerns about illness among the reasons given

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Emergency services race to East Lothian beach after concerned local spots person in sea

Emergency services in East Lothian were alerted to a possible person in difficulty in water at Berwick after concerns were raised by a member of the public.

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East Lothian dad caught trying to sneak air rifle into UK - leading cops to home collection

Euan Davidson bought the gun from an online supplier but the package was intercepted by security staff at Birmingham Airport before it could reach the collector’s address in Dunbar, East Lothian.

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East Lothian dad turned to crime after finding it hard to get a job in lockdown

Jamie Nicolson, 33, began earning cash after struggling to gain employment by dealing quantities of cocaine and cannabis to others from his home in Musselburgh, East Lothian, in 2021.

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East Lothian garden room compared to a 'McDonald's next to the Taj Mahal' to be torn down

The 200-year-old Category B cottage was listed as an Air BnB holiday let for £240 a night, the review body was told

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East Lothian Council staffing crisis improves, but some services still struggling

Competition from neighbouring local authorities and private employers who the council says can offer 'more flexible pay' has made it tough to recruit staff back to pre Covid levels

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Young East Lothian girl's 'unusual' movements diagnosed as 'severe' epilepsy

Sammy McLeod underwent major brain surgery in 2013 after suffering seizures before that. Her mum Alison said "all hell broke loose" when her daughter experienced her first surgery in A&E

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East Lothian motorcyclist suffers 'serious' injury in crash with van on busy road

Police are asking the public for information following the two-vehicle collision in Cockenzie and are keen to speak with two pedestrians who may have witnessed the incident

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Auditors say several East Lothian Council finance controls show 'weaknesses'

Audit Scotland says its fees were based on the council having 'robust' internal controls throughout the year and will be revised after several were ruled unreliable

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East Lothian Council paid less than £100 compensation for pothole damage last year

In 2018 the council received just 38 claims from drivers and paid out more than £3,000 in total but they now use external claims assessors to decide whether they are liable

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Free East Lothian music festival cancelled at last minute over 'lack of licence'

EH32 Live began in 2021 under Covid restrictions offering a safe outdoor space for people to gather and enjoy music over the summer

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Renowned East Lothian furniture school adds new workshop for graduates

The Chippendale International School of Furniture has one of the only remaining antique furniture restorers in the country onsite

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East Lothian charity set up to help the poor under fire over 'lack of activity'

The Dr Bruce Fund was established more than 200 years ago to help the town's poorest residents but in recent years it has only issued small grants to two people and auditors have now warned East Lothian Council its trustees are at risk of failing to meet their responsibilities

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East Lothian mum-of-four stops GP career to sell 'feminist bags'

Catherine says that she was motivated to launch her business after looking for a new doctor's bag and only finding masculine products on the market. She says the support she has had from her family has been fantastic.

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East Lothian climate change centre with giant fisherwomen sculptures 'could cost £29.5m'

Consultants have compared plans to build two giant fisherwomen sculptures at the site to The Kelpies and The Angel of the North in their potential for national significance

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East Lothian fast electric chargers will cost drivers more than petrol

The RAC estimates that a unit of petrol when compared to electricity costs 60p which is lower than some of the charges East Lothian are introducing across their Journey EV chargers

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