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The Latest Breaking News from East Lothian

East Lothian council delay plans to suspend grants from £7 million community fund

Finance bosses are waiting to find out the cost of repairing The Brunton Hall which is a major asset of Musselburgh Common Good Fund and has been partially closed over roof concerns

Edinburgh Live

North Berwick first East Lothian town to charge for town centre parking

Plans to impose a maximum stay of five hours near one golf club have been extended to six hours after players argued they needed more time to enjoy a round and enjoy the hospitality

Edinburgh Live

East Lothian A1 victim was killed in a hit-and-run as police hunt driver

Police Scotland have issued a further appeal for information, after a woman was fatally struck by a vehicle on the A1 near Dunbar in East Lothian earlier this morning.

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East Lothian mum's warning after clothes in tumble dryer 'catch fire' with dogs in house

Friend Gary threw the clothes out the window while on fire they then landed on the washing line below which also went up in flames they had to call 999.

Edinburgh Live

East Lothian legend and 'gentle giant' football coach dies as tributes pour in

One of his final wishes was to have the funeral cortege travel through the bottom main road of Prestonpans so he could pass through the town he loved so much one last time.

Edinburgh Live

East Lothian pensioner in hospital with broken ribs after being knocked off bike

Fit and healthy keen cyclist Bill Wilson was left shaken up after coming off his bike in the centre of Dunbar on Sunday morning and is still recovering in hospital after breaking several ribs

Edinburgh Live

Busy East Lothian carriageway closed in both directions after smash during early hours

Police are currently at the scene on the A1 just outside Dunbar following a collision during the early hours of Monday morning. Several diversions are in place for motorists in the area

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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

Edinburgh Live

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

Daily Mirror

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'.

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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.

Edinburgh Live

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.

Edinburgh Live

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

Daily Record

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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