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Edinburgh Live
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Marie Sharp

East Lothian nurseries at centre of E-coli investigation lose council funding

Parents using nurseries at the centre of an E-Coli investigation have today been told East Lothian Council is no longer providing funded places at them.

Three Pear Tree Nurseries in Haddington, which were temporarily closed last month after an E-coli outbreak and cases of sickness, will no longer be able to offer free spaces to parents from October 7.

A fourth nursery, Pumpkin Patch, North Berwick, which is run by the same owners Bright Stars Nursery Group, has also lost its funding.

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