The Latest Breaking News from East Lothian

A bus known as 'The Crib', which was designed by inmates from an Edinburgh prison, has been destroyed. The mobile community hub offered support to vulnerable and disengaged people in Edinburgh and the Lothians.

The original plans to rebuild an old schoolmasters house on the land was approved by Scottish Ministers but when the landowner submitted new designs relocating the house to a different part of the site it was rejected by planners

The purple colour of the storage containers was chosen by the athletes themselves and was described as more 'muted' than the dark blue colour they were originally painted in

Harry Davies, 21, was just 11-years-old when he was struck by a van as he cycled home from school near Haddington and only survived due to the helmet he was wearing

Residents of Musselburgh have paid tribute to Frankie Grant, an ‘active member of the community’ who passed away ‘suddenly but peacefully’ on April 11 at the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh.

Both the Bank of Scotland and the Royal Bank of Scotland are set to close branches in the capital or East Lothian. Around 13 banks will close physical stores in Scotland this summer.

Officers were called to Cockenzie on Sunday morning of Sunday, April 30, following a spate of vandalism and break-ins in the East Lothian town.

Objectors raised suspicions the sheds were part of a proposal to relocate East Links Family Park to the land but the farming family said they were needed for agricultural storage

The reckless moment was filmed by the perpetrator as he pushed the van over the edge of Cockenzie Harbour as significant damage was dealt to the roof, bonnet and windscreen

The owners of The Hopes estate said they need to close the car park three days a week, including on Saturdays, because they gather sheep there ahead of tick treatment but one councillor asked if sheep cared what day they were treated on

Planning convenor Norman Hampshire said people who move into former farm steadings in the countryside and then object to farms operating beside them was a growing issue in East Lothian