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Council approves 100 more homes on site built without mains sewer despite local anger

More than 100 new homes delayed over sewage issues in an East Lothian village have been given the go-ahead amid claims they will save the local…

The National (Scotland) · Jan 14, 2025

Community stages protest over 'locked gate' blocking them from country park

Residents in a Scottish village staged a protest at a gate they claim is regularly locked to prevent them from using it to access a country park at…

The National (Scotland) · Oct 15, 2024

Council looks to ditch religious representatives' voting rights

RELGIOUS representatives voting rights should be removed in East Lothian as part of an effort to “tidy up democracy”, a Green councillor has…

The National (Scotland) · Nov 8, 2023

East Lothian climate change forum to oversee net zero strategy

East Lothian's first Scottish Greens councillor will chair the new Climate Change and Sustainability Forum which will oversee council decisions and provide political oversight

Edinburgh Live · Aug 23, 2022

Cruise terminal for East Lothian 'doomed to fail' councillors told

As well as the cruise terminal a community-led plan for a national climate centre is also being considered for the site but will only make up a small part of it.

Edinburgh Live · Jun 28, 2022

East Lothian Tory leader says Boris has to go after disastrous election results

It was an election of firsts for East Lothian as the SNP saw its first female councillors elected, a record ten women were elected and the county gained its first Scottish Greens councillor

Edinburgh Live · May 6, 2022