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The land has been used as a residential garden since the current owners bought it in 2013

James Pearson, 46, has previously been hailed as a local hero for undertaking a impressive clean-up operation in Musselburgh after retrieving multiple Tesco trolley's amongst other dumped objects

Neil Knox was alarmed when he received the £40 fine through his door and instantly challenged it. He says that he visited the car park twice in one day but his vehicle's movements were not properly monitored.

A survey in 2018 found one in three pupils identified as young carers, yet only 156 are known to the council from a school roll of more than 12,000 children.

The council says the impact of the pandemic has made it harder to access housing and left the short of staff and supplies to carry out the work but neighbouring Midlothian Council says it has managed to install alarms in all if its properties

The East Lothian-based businesswoman is aiming to secure early-stage investment

A Rugby player from East Lothian has agreed to get a tattoo of a cafe owner's face in a bid to bag himself a free supply of Irn Bru pies for the rest of his days

Local rugby player Derek Marr, nicknamed The Hulk, is taking on the challenge in order to win himself a free supply of Nettie's unique pies for the rest of his life.

Most of the unpaid bills relate to council tax payments which have not been made while around £30,000 of housing benefit who was overpaid has also been written off