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Councillors were accused of 'running scared of the motoring lobby' by Scottish Greens Councillor Shona McIntosh after some changed their minds to oppose plans to close the Johnnie Cope Road

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

Planning officers argued the LED lighting at The Rocketeer restaurant, in North Berwick, had far reaching visual impact but one local councillors described their claims as "overstating" as they were overruled by elected members

The council is set to charge £35 a year for garden waste collections and reduce household bin collections from fortnightly to every three weeks in bid to cut costs.

The introduction of garden waste collection charges and reduction in household bin collections from fortnightly to every three weeks are also proposed.

Concern about the number of tourists heading into the water with no 'knowledge of the sea' has led the council to introduce an East Lothian Water Safety Policy

The new Whitecraigs Primary School design has been hailed as 'bold and innovative' as it draws inspiration from the community's mining heritage

New measures to tackle rising costs include a freeze on filling non essential vacancies, turning down the thermostats in public buildings, suspending some capital projects and mothballing some buildings.

Lothian Pension Fund launched up updated investment strategy which it said would bring it more in line with the climate change pledge known as The Paris Agreement but East Lothian councillors says in last year its investment in fossil fuel firms has risen by 40%