Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One app.

Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles. One news app.

The Latest Breaking News from East Lothian

East Lothian firefighters tackle huge Dunbar blaze through the night

Fire crews were sent to a field in East Lothian on Monday evening after they were alerted to hay bales being on fire near the Spott Roundabout in Dunbar. Flames could be seen for miles.

Edinburgh Live

Firefighters tackle blaze as 1000 hay bales found alight

FIRE crews tackled a blaze in East Lothian on Monday night after around 1000 bales of hay were found on fire.

The National (Scotland)

East Lothian coastguard race to help rescue injured Scottish hiker after horror fall

An East Lothian coastguard team was called to assist the casualty in a multi-agency rescue mission after a hiker dropped from a height and landed on rocks.

Edinburgh Live

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Fire crews race to East Lothian blaze as burning hay bales seen for miles

Fire crews were sent to a field in East Lothian on Monday evening after they were alerted to hay bales being on fire near the Spott Roundabout in Dunbar, with four appliances on the scene.

Edinburgh Live

Owners of East Lothian farmworkers cottage make fresh plea to upgrade 'cheap' home

The cottage was built to house farmworkers nearly a century ago and has a large garden so tenants could grow their own vegetables but no insulation

Edinburgh Live

Teen boy, 17, dies in medical emergency after police called to boarding school

Loretto School in Musselburgh, East Lothian, says it is working with pupils and staff to come to terms with the tragedy, which happened at the site on Tuesday last week

Daily Mirror

East Lothian boy dies after emergency services race to boarding school

An East Lothian schoolboy died after being rushed to Edinburgh's Royal Infirmary, with emergency services racing to Loretto School just before 7pm on May 2 following 'reports of concern' for the boy.

Edinburgh Live

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Robin McKelvie: The jewel in the East’s coastal crown

"OUR region is almost embarrassingly picturesque,” beams Emma Bouglet, of East Lothian Food and Drink...

The National (Scotland)

East Lothian mum feared husband would die before hero NHS medics saved his life

Hero medics did a CT scan which revealed the dad-of-one had an aortic dissection and required immediate open heart surgery to save his life.

Edinburgh Live

East Lothian community hub bus designed by Edinburgh prisoners 'destroyed' by vandals

A bus known as 'The Crib', which was designed by inmates from an Edinburgh prison, has been destroyed. The mobile community hub offered support to vulnerable and disengaged people in Edinburgh and the Lothians.

Edinburgh Live

Landowner 'aggrieved' by East Lothian planners refusal to let him build new house

The original plans to rebuild an old schoolmasters house on the land was approved by Scottish Ministers but when the landowner submitted new designs relocating the house to a different part of the site it was rejected by planners

Edinburgh Live

Young East Lothian sport stars get green light to keep purple training centre

The purple colour of the storage containers was chosen by the athletes themselves and was described as more 'muted' than the dark blue colour they were originally painted in

Edinburgh Live

Young East Lothian man tells of moment life changed forever after he was hit by van

Harry Davies, 21, was just 11-years-old when he was struck by a van as he cycled home from school near Haddington and only survived due to the helmet he was wearing

Edinburgh Live

Tributes to much-loved East Lothian dad who was pillar of community

Residents of Musselburgh have paid tribute to Frankie Grant, an ‘active member of the community’ who passed away ‘suddenly but peacefully’ on April 11 at the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh.

Edinburgh Live

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

Edinburgh Live

Edinburgh and East Lothian branches among 13 bank closures across Scotland

Both the Bank of Scotland and the Royal Bank of Scotland are set to close branches in the capital or East Lothian. Around 13 banks will close physical stores in Scotland this summer.

Daily Record

Moment yob films himself pushing white van into Scots harbour

Officers were called to Cockenzie on Sunday morning of Sunday, April 30, following a spate of vandalism and break-ins in the East Lothian town.

Edinburgh Live

Concerns East Lothian barns will become 'part of new theme park'

Objectors raised suspicions the sheds were part of a proposal to relocate East Links Family Park to the land but the farming family said they were needed for agricultural storage

Edinburgh Live

Reckless East Lothian man films himself pushing white van into local harbour

The reckless moment was filmed by the perpetrator as he pushed the van over the edge of Cockenzie Harbour as significant damage was dealt to the roof, bonnet and windscreen

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

Edinburgh Live

Controversial private East Lothian car park approved despite no Saturday opening

The owners of The Hopes estate said they need to close the car park three days a week, including on Saturdays, because they gather sheep there ahead of tick treatment but one councillor asked if sheep cared what day they were treated on

Edinburgh Live

East Lothian councillor warns people would be 'hungry, sober and naked' without farmers

Planning convenor Norman Hampshire said people who move into former farm steadings in the countryside and then object to farms operating beside them was a growing issue in East Lothian

Edinburgh Live

A1 East Lothian incident: Emergency services rush to car engulfed in flames

Two fire appliances and the ambulance service rushed to a car that burst into flames on the A1 westbound Bankton junction between Cockenzie and Tranent on Monday afternoon

Edinburgh Live

Bid to reopen 'ghost' East Lothian railway station that closed over 70 years ago

The train station was closed in 1949 and in 1968, the line was discontinued which was part of the infamous Beeching Cuts of the 1960's. Now, the group are looking to open up a old train station.

Edinburgh Live

East Lothian windfarm facing fight from nuclear power station over sale of land

Four private landowners could face being ordered to sell land to the windfarm operator with a further 16 facing having permanent or temporary rights to use their land granted to the company if the Compulsory Purchase Order is approved

Edinburgh Live

We tried East Lothian's award-winning seafood restaurant and it is a hidden gem

It's always a good sign when a restaurant is busy and East Coast stayed buzzing with a friendly atmosphere throughout our experience.

Edinburgh Live

East Lothian distillery no longer has to warn neighbours of events

Neighbours of the distillery had to be given two week's notice of any evening events after concerns over a new garden area were first raised three years ago

1 … 6 7 8 9

People

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service

the Royal Bank of Scotland

12 stories

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.