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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…

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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)

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…

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Controversial East Lothian road closure plans dropped after public outcry

Councillors were accused of 'running scared of the motoring lobby' by Scottish Greens Councillor Shona McIntosh after some changed their minds to oppose plans to close the Johnnie Cope Road

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Lothian pension fund fossil fuel 'excuse' compared to defence of slave trade

Lothian Pension Fund launched up updated investment strategy which it said would bring it more in line with the climate change pledge known as The Paris Agreement but East Lothian councillors says in last year its investment in fossil fuel firms has risen by 40%

Edinburgh Live

Green watchdog accused of allowing ‘illegal operation’ polluting Scottish beach with sewage

SCOTLAND’S green watchdog has been accused of allowing the “illegal operation” of a Scottish Water site which has polluted an East Lothian…

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East Lothian councillors reject call for 'seat at the table' of workers pension fund

Although Lothian Pension Fund oversees retirement pots for workers in all four Lothian areas, only Edinburgh City Councillors have a say on the decision to merge with Falkirk Council Pension Fund and future investments

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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

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.

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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

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