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The Latest Breaking News from East Lothian Council

M&S Lidl and B&M stores to be built in Scottish town as councillors approve plans

EAST Lothian’s first Marks & Spencer store has been given the go ahead.

The National (Scotland)

Green light for former Golf Hotel to be transformed into 17-bed apart-hotel

THE FORMER Golf Hotel in North Berwick is set to be transformed into a 17-bed apart-hotel after East Lothian Council approved revised plans.

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Plan to repower windfarm turbines as high as 46 double decker buses rejected

CAMPAIGNERS in the Borders have welcomed a decision to object to repowering a windfarm which would incorporate some turbines the height of 46 double…

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Calls for ‘farcical’ North Berwick parking charge plans to be shelved

Calls for plans to introduce parking charges in North Berwick to be shelved are being made amid claims the scheme has descended into farce.

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Residents of new Scottish town face two-year wait for shops

Hundreds of residents in a new East Lothian town face a wait of two years before they have their own shops, developers have revealed

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East Lothian councillors go against demolishing local hotel

THE fate of a hotel in North Berwick will be put before Scottish Ministers after East Lothian councillors went against recommendations to approve…

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Concerns raised over council's involvement with potential battery storage site

Concerns over East Lothian Council’s role as a landowner of a site earmarked for a controversial Battery Energy Storage Site (BESS) are being…

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East Lothian becomes first Scottish local authority to back council tax rise

East Lothian Council has become the first Scottish local authority to approve a 10 council tax rise in its first ever cross party budget.

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Scottish Council probed by watchdog over flood scheme data leak

A SCOTTISH council is being probed by the UK’s data protection watchdog after personal details of objectors to a flood prevention scheme were…

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Thousands sign petition to replace much-loved Scottish theatre

THOUSANDS OF people have signed a petition calling for a replacement for a much-loved Scottish theatre ...

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Meeting planned over controversial flood protection scheme

A CONTROVERSIAL £54 million flood protection scheme has attracted almost 800 objections ...

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Chemical spill sparks evacuation of East Lothian secondary school

PUPILS from an East Lothian high school were evacuated from classrooms this afternoon after a chemical spill sparked a major response from the…

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Scottish councils face huge bills after Stewart Milne calls in administrators

SCOTTISH councils could face huge bills as they pick up the pieces after Scottish house builder Stewart Milne called in the administrators this week…

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Council to consider scrapping concrete flood defence scheme plans after backlash

A PETITION calling for a halt to a controversial flood defence scheme is to be considered by councillors after it reached nearly 4000 signatures.

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Church and union representatives lose voting rights on council body

CHURCH and union representatives on East Lothian Council’s education committee will no longer be able to vote on policy decisions after…

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Strip religious representatives of voting rights, Scottish council told in survey

Religious representatives on East Lothian Council’s education committee could be stripped of their voting rights after a survey found overwhelming…

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Hole 'the size of a delivery van' left in coastal road

EMERGENCY repairs are being carried out after crashing waves created a sinkhole "the size of a delivery van" on a coastal road.

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'A harsh approach': Academics question multi-million pound flood defence plan

A CONTROVERSIAL multi-million-pound flood defence project opposed by hundreds of people it is intended to protect may move a step forward on Tuesday.

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Objectors to purpose-built underpass ask if chickens will really cross a road

A bid to build an underpass for chickens to cross a country road is being opposed amid claims there is no evidence the birds will use it.

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Scotland's newest community skatepark officially opens to the public

SCOTLAND’S newest skatepark has officially opened after nearly two years of fundraising by a local community.

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Owner loses appeal to Scottish ministers over neighbour high hedge dispute

The owner of a hedge which has grown as high as 15 metres in places over 30 years has lost his fight to win more time to cut it back.

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Schools in Scotland containing crumbling concrete named

Some councils have not yet provided figures.

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Schools in Dunbar urged to keep pupils inside as fire continues

Residents living near Dunbar Landfill Site are being urged to continue to keep windows and doors closed and follow health and safety advice as a…

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North Berwick residents say holiday let numbers are at 'tipping point'

A group concerned at the impact on North Berwick of a high proportion of holiday lets fears the town could be at “a tipping point”.

Edinburgh Live

Funding to help East Lothian families during summer holidays cut by two-thirds

Last year the Scottish Government gave East Lothian Council more than £161,000 to provide support to families during the school holidays, this year they have been give just over £64,000

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