An East Lothian wild swimming group with almost 1,000 members has slammed East Lothian Council for their implementation of a new temporary parking ban.
Anne Morton, who is a member of ‘The Salty Sisters’, has said that the new ban has led to their members struggling to access Belhaven and Whitesands beach for their sunrise and sunset swims.
The ban limits people from accessing the coastline between the hours of 10pm and 6am as the council hopes that this will decrease the level of antisocial behaviour along East Lothian’s coast. But Anne has argued that the move is "shortsighted" and impacts locals as well as tourists from exploring the natural beauty of the area.
