Council workers and schoolchildren in East Lothian will be given an extra day's holiday in May to mark the coronation of King Charles III.
Plans to introduce an additional public holiday to allow the county to celebrate were approved by the council's Labour administration cabinet at a meeting today.
And they were told they had been given the go ahead from the Scottish Government to close schools for the day even though it will mean they are two days short of the 190 days of teaching days expected during the year.
