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Ex-Labour Cabinet minister in Tony Blair's Government mounts bid to return as MP

Labour veteran Douglas Alexander - who served in both Tony Blair and Gordon Brown's Governments - announced he was standing in the Scottish constituency of East Lothian at the next general election

Daily Mirror

Former Labour MP Douglas Alexander bidding to make Westminster comeback eight years after losing seat

Douglas Alexander is a political ally of former Prime Minister Gordon Brown and served in both Brown and Blair's cabinets.

Daily Record

Former Labour MP bidding to make Commons comeback eight years after losing seat

Douglas Alexander, who lost his seat to the SNP in 2015, is seeking a return to elected politics and is standing for Labour in East Lothian.

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East Lothian dad 'devastated' as brazen thieves steal e-bike in broad daylight

Kenny Abbott from East Lothian loves going mountain biking with his son but has been left gutted after his bike was taken off the back of his car outside Tesco in the middle of the day.

Edinburgh Live

Construction of 30 new council houses in East Lothian gets underway

The development is scheduled for completion towards the end of 2023

Insider UK

East Lothian dog park plan get go ahead despite local concerns

Objectors had raised concerns a car park attached to the secure dog walking facility would become an overspill car park for cafe on other side of the road

Edinburgh Live

Locals 'devastated' as East Lothian business announces closure due to rising costs

The Strawberry Barn has been a well loved part of the East Lothian community of Dunbar with locals flocking online to express their displeasure and disappointment at the closure.

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Scottish police officer ‘raped young girl and tried to pull her into bath’

Martyn Coulter is alleged to have attacked the child at an address in East Lothian in late 2014

Evening Standard

Police officer ‘raped young girl and tried to pull her into bath’

Martyn Coulter is alleged to have attacked the child at an address in East Lothian in late 2014.

The Independent UK

Masked East Lothian gang steal motorbike in raid on home as police investigate

A group of masked thieves were spotted taking off with a motorbike from a home in Musselburgh, East Lothian. Police Scotland have now launched an appeal for information.

Edinburgh Live

Body of elderly East Lothian woman found in the Firth of Forth

It is understood that both the police and the coastguard responded to the scene after reports of concern for a 73-year-old woman in the water in the Firth of Forth by Longniddry.

Edinburgh Live

Dramatic footage shows East Lothian dog being rescued by hero lifeboat crew

RNLI Kinghorn were paged to the former Cockenzie power station in East Lothian recently after receiving a concerning call that a dog had fallen from a considerable height into the water below

Edinburgh Live

East Lothian dad in agony after waiting more than six years for life-changing surgery

Martin Brown's condition is so bad he can barely walk or spend time with his grandchildren - a situation branded "disgraceful" by a Labour MSP.

Edinburgh Live

East Lothian mum tells of moment doctor told her baby wouldn't survive

Heather Ellis has spoken about how the Edinburgh charity Held in Our Hearts helped her after she tragically lost her daughter at just 31 days old. Now her five-year-old son is training for a marathon.

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East Lothian workmen left red-faced after spelling error at multi-million pound estate

The sign - spelling out ‘Hoprig Aveune’ - was put up last week as the finishing touches were being laid down at the new Blindwells estate in East Lothian.

Daily Record

Vulnerable Scots gran's home broken into and SSE prepayment meter fitted backs calls to end practice

SSE forced their way into Tracey Milley's East Lothian home to fit a new meter after she built up £690 in unpaid bills.

Edinburgh Live

East Lothian fisherman died after getting caught in gear and dragged overboard

Peter Gray was alone on his creel boat, Saint Peter, catching crab and lobster when the accident occurred on May 2, 2021, near Torness Point, Dunbar, off the East Lothian coast.

Daily Record

Family heartbroken after Scots dad dies in sleep weeks after being diagnosed with sleep apnoea

Dad-of-four Lee Jamieson, known as Biggie, tragically passed away on Sunday, January 29, at his home in Haddington, East Lothian.

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East Lothian council tenants reject 5% rent increase and call for freeze to continue

East Lothian Council has one of the lowest rents in Scotland with most of its homes charged at between £71 and £74 a week - 15% below the Scottish average

Edinburgh Live

Small East Lothian farm cottage would be 'overwhelmed' by extension

The 1930s cottage is described as cheap housing which was built to home rural workers after a report revealed their poor living conditions giving them large garden plots to grow their own fruit and vegetable on

Edinburgh Live

Upset East Lothian children rescued from local Tesco after getting 'trapped'

The teenagers were trapped inside a lift at the Tesco Extra on Olive Drive Road for an hour and a half and had to be rescued by firefighters.

Daily Mirror

Pair driving fairground dodgem car down street spark bemusement from residents

A TikTok video shows the bizarre scene of a fairground dodgem car heading down a residential road in Musselburgh, East Lothian, sparking laughter for people in a car passing by

Edinburgh Live

East Lothian Hearts fan who trolled Hibs on Italian broadcast 'inundated with messages'

Natasha Lodge, from Wallyford, East Lothian, was on holiday in Milan with her boyfriend when she came across experienced football writer and reporter Tancredi Palmeri recording a transfer roundup

Edinburgh Live

East Lothian Super Bowl party gets green light despite police objections

The owner of the East Lothian pub said patrons who are fans of American Football had been 'tickled pink' last year when they were able to watch the final live in their local without having to travel to Edinburgh

Edinburgh Live

Edinburgh hospital sets up food bank for hard up hero workers unable to feed kids

Unison union members have set up food pantries at locations across NHS Lothian sites after reports of staff being unable to afford the bus to work - with the help of the Edinburgh Food Project and the East Lothian Foodbank.

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