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The Latest Breaking News from East Lothian

East Lothian cyclist spots 'venomous snake' while out on a weekend ride

The cyclist said he had always hoped to come face to face with the UK's only venomous snake as he had heard multiple stories of people spotting them in the East Lothian area.

Edinburgh Live

30-stone East Lothian dad 'trapped at home' and desperate to turn life around

Sean Crawford, 36, is determined to turn his life around after poor eating habits, grief and personal circumstances led him to rapidly pile on weight right before the pandemic struck.

Edinburgh Live

East Lothian Rangers fan fined for sending abusive email to Old Firm referee

Daniel Samson sent the offensive message to Clancy following the controversial derby clash between Celtic and Rangers at Celtic Park on April 8 this year. He pled guilty at Edinburgh Sheriff Court.

Edinburgh Live

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East Lothian bank set to close leaving residents miles away from nearest branch

The Bank of Scotland on Dunbar High Street is set to close next year, leaving locals miles away from their nearest branch. Residents will need to travel to either Haddington or North Berwick for any face-to-face banking with the group.

Edinburgh Live

East Lothian flats plan thrown out over 'significant' risk to life from flooding

Developers had hoped plans for a Musselburgh Flood Protection Scheme would allow the flats to go ahead but were told the level of protection it would give the building may not be enough

Edinburgh Live

East Lothian objections over huge wind farm bid to buy land sparks inquiry

Network Rail, ScottishPower and Torness nuclear power station owners EDF objected to the Compulsory Purchase Order sought by the wind farm alongside private land owners

Edinburgh Live

More than 50 beaches named among country's best in Scotland Beach Awards

MORE than 50 spots in Scotland have been named in a list of the country’s best beaches.

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Quick-thinking East Lothian schoolboys praised for saving pal after freak fall

The smart lads reacted quickly when Aaron started "shaking" as one rushed to grab a teacher from their nearby school and another phoned an ambulance.

Edinburgh Live

East Lothian beauty spot trashed by feckless wild campers leaving kit and litter

A group of wild campers left some of their kit, along with bags and boxes of rubbish, at a beauty spot in East Lothian with one local resident 'shocked' by the damage to the area.

Edinburgh Live

East Lothian flat owners fail in bid to turn them into holiday lets

Three apartments in a six block of flats in North Berwick have been refused permission to be holiday lets because of shared entrance and stairwell

Edinburgh Live

East Lothian homeowner told his rooftop balcony plans would 'harm the area'

The home owners submitted pictures of other houses in the area where roof extensions including balconies had been granted planning permission.

Edinburgh Live

Van catches fire on busy East Lothian road as firefighters rush to scene

Crews remain at the scene on Spott Road, Dunbar, following the incident as images from the scene show a white van on fire with smoke pouring from the vehicle at the side of the road

Edinburgh Live

East Lothian music festival approved despite complaints over noise, drugs and swearing

The summer festival sees public music events every weekend from June to September and attracts up to 150 people to Cockenzie House and Gardens

Edinburgh Live

East Lothian community fight landowner's plan to remove trees which survived Storm Arwen

The landowner describes 48 Scots pines as 'abnormally tall and spindly' and says they have a limited life span however objectors insist they could live for hundreds of years

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£8.5m Musselburgh care home at risk of being struck off improves grading to 'adequate'

Inspectors said communal facilities including a fine dining room, tearoom for relatives, enclosed gardens and minibus were 'underused' and more needed to be done to ensure residents who could get out of bed did every day

Edinburgh Live

Former East Lothian garage could be turned into town centre car wash

The car wash plans come just months after planners rejected proposals for a drive-thru service on the outskirts of the town

Edinburgh Live

Protesters claim East Lothian holiday guests 'don't recycle properly'

A North Berwick flat owner applied for a change of use to operate it as a holiday let seven years after first renting it out

Edinburgh Live

Tom Kitchin’s East Lothian restaurant bids to serve alcohol to breakfast diners

A two drink limit could be imposed on any breakfast alcohol with the condition they are only served with a 'substantive meal'

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Man locked in six-year legal row with neighbour over 'misery' trees LOSES fight

Neighbours Alan Armitage and Colin McInnes have been locked in a six-year argument over the size of the trees between their homes in Aberlady, East Lothian which has come to a head

Edinburgh Live

East Lothian man loses fight to chop down neighbour's trees blocking sun from £500k home

Using calculations which taken into account the size of the garden overshadowed by the high hedge and impact, the Reporter confirmed it would have to grow to nine metres high before it had a detrimental impact in the neighbour

Edinburgh Live

East Lothian man slashed in the neck after row over a bush escalated

Prosecutor Eilidh Robertson told the High Court in Glasgow: "As they approached, they observed a female from the direction of the beach pulling branches off a bush."

Daily Mirror

Seven dead whales wash up on UK beaches as experts speak out on 'rare' incidents

A spate of large dead whales that have washed ashore around the UK - more than half of them in Scotland - appear unrelated, say experts. But the British Divers Marine Life Rescue (BDMLR_ organisation said it was a "rare occurrence" to have

Edinburgh Live

East Lothian Post Office re-opens at new location following six-month closure

The vital community service has been re-instated at a different location following the closure of the previous Post Office on the High Street in October 2022 after the operator resigned

Edinburgh Live

Woman with Edinburgh links vanishes from East Lothian as police appeal for help

Peebles woman Jenny Thomson, 33, was last seen in Musselburgh, East Lothian, on Wednesday, May 17 - and police have issued an appeal for information for the missing

Edinburgh Live

Fines issued in East Lothian after overnight parking ban introduced in coastal beauty spots

East Lothian's scenic beaches have become the most visited coastline in Scotland in the wake of the pandemic with an estimated 3million tourists heading there each year

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