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The Latest Breaking News from East Lothian

East Lothian pensioner rushed to Edinburgh hospital after being hit by car

The 79-year-old man was hit off his bike on the High Street at the junction with Brewery Lane in Dunbar in East Lothian on Sunday morning. Police Scotland are now appealing for witnesses.

Edinburgh Live

First look at new Edinburgh village boasting 236 homes with shops and allotments

A new village could be built in Edinburgh to offer a 20-minute neighbourhood set up. The development would boast 236 homes with 75 per cent to be affordable housing.

Edinburgh Live

Closure of last bank in East Lothian town branded 'appalling'

The Royal Bank of Scotland decision to close its Tranent branch, leaving the town with no bank, comes seven years after they left residents in the neighbouring town of Prestonpans in the same boat

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Breathtaking East Lothian beachside penthouse overlooking harbour hits the market

An impressive penthouse apartment in East Lothian has joined the market, boasting ocean views and direct access onto the beach with sellers currently accepting offers over £650,000.

Edinburgh Live

Enormous dead whale washes up on UK beach at high tide as locals warned to stay away

Staff at the Scottish Seabird Centre in East Lothian raised the alarm after they spotted the mammal floating in the water before it came ashore near the harbour

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Fight over plans to close East Lothian road 37 years after it was first proposed

The council says the narrow Johnnie Cope Road which links Tranent and Prestonpans was never built to cope with the volume of traffic it now faces and could be a valuable addition to its active travel plans by restricting access to walkers and cyclists

Edinburgh Live

£7 million fund to help people in East Lothian suspended over theatre repair costs

Concern over the potential cost of work on the town's theatre which has been closed after 'crumbling concrete' blocks were found in the roof has led officers to recommend suspending any further grants from community fund

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Pupils at East Lothian boarding school were exposed to risk of sexual abuse

Children who stayed at the boarding school, Loretto, in Musselburgh, East Lothian, were exposed to risks of sexual, physical and emotional abuse, an inquiry has found

Edinburgh Live

'Serious concerns' over £8.5m Musselburgh care home as inspectors rate it 'weak'

The care home was warned it could have its registration cancelled if it did not improve amid concerns that residents with continence issues were only receiving a shower or bath once a week and needed to be encouraged to get out of bed more

Edinburgh Live

East Lothian footballer 'carved from Scottish granite' dies as tributes flood in

The Scottish star made his Football League debut for Bury before joining West Bromwich Albion in 1967 and then carved out a career at Sheffield United where he became captain.

Edinburgh Live

East Lothian firefighters race to blaze as caravan torched and locals watch on in horror

Alarms were raised on Sunday night after locals in Tranent spotted smoke in the sky, with police racing to a caravan fire just before 6.30pm that is now being 'treated as wilful'.

Edinburgh Live

Bid for railway station to return to Scottish town moving forward

A CAMPAIGN for a railway station to return to a Scottish town is gathering pace.

The National (Scotland)

East Lothian motorist has car seized after driving with smashed up window

The driver of the vehicle was cautioned for driving a vehicle in a dangerous condition and had the vehicle seized.

Edinburgh Live

Bid to open East Lothian car wash next to retail park rejected because it's in the countryside

The carwash site was formerly a petrol station and cafe and lies just yards from a new retail park but planners said it would detract from its countryside location.

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East Lothian Airbnb ruled 'unlawful' and ordered to shut down after eight years

Concern over the impact on neighbours who share a front entrance and stairwell with the holiday flat saw planners refuse a retrospective application for a change of use

Edinburgh Live

Abandoned East Lothian psychiatric hospital captured in haunting images

The former Herdmanflat Hospital in Haddington is at the centre of a three-month public consultation to decide its future after it closed several years ago. The site has been frozen in time with most of the original structure remaining

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Scots mum finds blood-sucking tick on son's head after visiting popular beauty spot

Eleanora Ambus' son started complaining of an itchy head after a walk round John Muir Country Park in East Lothian.

Edinburgh Live

East Lothian power station site to get second masterplan costing £100,000

The council says the 'technical' masterplan will set out how best to develop site after it received £11.3million government Levelling Funding for it

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East Lothian mum pulls blood-sucking bug from son's head after beauty spot day out

After her son complained of an itchy head, caring mum Eleonora Ambus discovered the nasty insect stuck on her son's head days later and removed it straight away.

Edinburgh Live

East Lothian son's warning after mum's slurred speech was actually incurable cancer

Colin Bone was left heartbroken after he was given the 'impossible news' that his mum had a brain tumour and tragically was incurable. It was only when Lucille started slurring her speech that alarm bells were raised.

Edinburgh Live

East Lothian mum sold cocaine from her home on sleepy residential street

During the search of the woman’s property police officers discovered a tub full of the white powder hidden in a utility room cupboard as well as a further nine wraps of the drug.

Edinburgh Live

Huge East Lothian mansion with seven bedrooms and sea views joins the market

A ‘magnificent’ mansion in East Lothian has been put up for sale, boasting seven bedrooms over three floors as well as sea views - and is currently priced at a cool £2.4million.

Edinburgh Live

East Lothian housing plan for business site appealed to Scottish Ministers

Councillors were concerned by bid to build housing on land set aside for employment after developer claimed it was not 'commercially viable' despite being next door to East Lothian's second biggest employer

Edinburgh Live

Pensioner rushed to Edinburgh hospital after 'hit and run' in East Lothian

An 84-year-old woman was rushed to the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh for treatment after she was involved in a car crash on Easter Sunday in East Lothian.

Edinburgh Live

East Lothian man attacked schoolgirl as they sat and watched movies together

The brave victim eventually managed to tell her mother what had been happening to her while Blaikie was looking after her and the police were alerted.

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