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East Lothian dad shows off tattoo of cafe owner's face he got to win pies for life

Derek Marr has scooped a pie of his choice every day for the rest of his life after winning an online competition set up by pastry specialists Nettie’s in Tranent, East Lothian.

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Northern lights snapped in East Lothian as solar storm sparks Aurora Borealis

Despite the cloudy conditions Cathy Ryan managed to capture the astonishing technicolor display around 9pm on Belhaven Beach just before the clouds moved in.

Edinburgh Live

New East Lothian housing plans for Whitecraig business site unveiled

The community primary school is also due to be replaced as more houses are built in the west of the county

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Fuming Scots Asda shopper fined £40 parking fee after 'popping' into store

Neil Knox was handed the hefty bill after 'popping' into an Asda storein Dunbar, East Lothian on January 26.

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Angry East Lothian Asda shopper charged £40 after 'parking mix-up' at store

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.

Edinburgh Live

East Lothian young carers to get £20 gift for registering with council

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.

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One in ten East Lothian council homes waiting for new life-saving fire alarms

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

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'Death-tech' entrepreneur pitches to the Dragons

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

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Man agrees to get tattoo of cafe owner's face and wins free Irn Bru pies for life

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

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Eager East Lothian dad wins 'free pies for life' by getting tattoo of cafe owner

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.

Edinburgh Live

East Lothian Council writes off over £250,000 in bad debt for last year

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

Edinburgh Live

East Lothian family house extension rejected amid claims of racism and religious bias

At a planning committee meeting last year neighbours voiced concerns the home could be used as a House of Multiple Occupancy once the extension was built but owner branded the claims "speculation"

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Former East Lothian power station targeted by thieves as thousands stolen in burglary

Police in the area are appealing for information after the site of the former Cockenzie Power Station was targeted by thieves at some point over the weekend.

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Stepdad of missing East Lothian man makes heart-wrenching plea as search goes on

Dean Conner's family has urged the public not to 'give up' on their boy as the search continues for the missing 37-year-old, last seen on New Years Eve in Musselburgh.

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Devastated family of missing Scot 'completely heartbroken' as cops ramp up search one month on

Dean Conner vanished rom Musselburgh, East Lothian on Hogmanay.

Edinburgh Live

East Lothian mum fuming after Scottish Water leaves huge hole outside her home

Fed-up Jacqueline Bell, 63, says she has been chasing Scottish Water for updates on the situation, as she went out in person on Wednesday to check

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East Lothian pubs to get late night licences for Queen's Platinum jubilee

Council workers have already been given an extra day off as Queen Elizabeth marks 70 years in service with a bank holiday weekend in June

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East Lothian Superbowl party gets pub licence despite police concerns

Concerns were raised over the use of the word 'party' to describe the event but board members were assured this was a well-known phrase and it was more of a gathering than a party type event

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East Lothian woman warns others after being targeted by NHS Covid text scam

Emily R Goldsmith received the text on Monday January 24 and is sharing the message she received in the hope of raising awareness for others in the East Lothian area.

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New East Lothian recycling service is 'industry-leading' council boss claims

Householders have been juggling six different recycling receptacles since November as council aims to separate more rubbish at kerbside and it is claimed it is resulting in cleaner material which is sought after by private firms

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East Lothian council leader accuses Scottish Government of taking power from communities

Council's Labour administration is proposing a 3% council tax rise next year but said it could have been as high as 15% if it did not have more than £7million reserves to fall back in to try and plug its budget gap

Edinburgh Live

SEPA say investigations continue to identify source of River Esk pollution

Both the Scottish Environment Protection Agency and East Lothian council have said that they are undertaking several tests to try to identify the source of the pollution.

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East Lothian energy super highway will make North Sea a "powerhouse" of Europe

The £1.6billion project will see 12km of underground cable bring offshore energy onto land as new link is created between Torness and County Durham

Edinburgh Live

Edinburgh and East Lothian gastropubs named among 'best in the UK'

As awarded by industry owners and experts, Scran & Scallie and The Bonnie Badger are the only Edinburgh locations that made it into Estrella Damm's Top 50 gastropubs list

Edinburgh Live

East Lothian council tax increase proposed in bid to plug £10million funding gap

The council administration's draft budget includes annual council tax rises of up to 13% over the next three years but confirms council rent will be frozen next year

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