The Latest Breaking News from East Lothian

Entrepreneurs Kurt Edwards and Laura Mouat have expanded their street food offering into events by taking on the Mart in East Linton to provide customers with a unique venue for events.

Council officers said the hedge would have to reach nine metres in height to spark their intervention and now the home owner is taking the case to Scottish Ministers.

The swimming pool is a major stream of income for Enjoy Leisure but has been closed since January after issues with the roof of the building were discovered during a routine maintenance check.

Councillors also agreed to introduce new waiting restrictions, reduced speed limits and enforceable disabled parking bays as it looked to make streets safer for pedestrians and tackle driver behaviour.

Seven people have been arrested after warrants were executed at nine properties in Edinburgh, East Lothian and Midlothian following a series of 'violent incidents and fire-raising'.

Scottish Ministers issued new powers to local authorities to raise the current £60 fixed penalty charge for parking breaches to up to £100.

Maria Carvalho has been given a suspension of three months and an interim suspension of 18 months following a thorough investigation by the Nursing and Midwifery Council.

Planning officers argued the LED lighting at The Rocketeer restaurant, in North Berwick, had far reaching visual impact but one local councillors described their claims as "overstating" as they were overruled by elected members

Legislation does not currently allow single women entry to publicly run IVF clinics. Females need to be in a relationship for at least three years until they are considered to obtain treatment.

Roads bosses at East Lothian Council told residents who wanted a parking ban and claimed people used the road as a pit stop that the parked vehicles helped keep speeds down as drivers had to concentrate on passing them.

Both Courtney Renwick and Natalie Anderson vanished from the Tranent area on Wednesday night as officers have become increasingly concerned for their welfare.