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  • Warning issued to Airbnb operators during coronavirus crisis

    AIR BnB operators are being warned they face action if they continue to allow people to book their properties for holidays during the coronavirus crisis. Concerns that some owners of the popular holiday alternatives are continuing to take bookings

  • Coronavirus leaves Dunbar woman stranded in Australia

    AN ANIMAL lover who swapped East Lothian for a year Down Under has been left stranded in Australia. Lucy Hall spent a year planning the trip of a lifetime, where she hoped to work with an animal charity. However, less than a month after arriving

  • Hundreds of meals head out to those in hardship

    COCKENZIE and Port Seton Community Council and the local resilience group have been working with staff at the Port Seton Centre to make and distribute hundreds of meals to those in the community. As well as providing food to children who would usually

  • Walk With Scott Foundation makes £18,000 charity donation

    THE Walk With Scott Foundation has donated £18,000 to help three local charities and their work in supporting people across East Lothian affected by the ongoing coronavirus crisis. East Lothian Foodbank, Wee Red Upcycles and Home-Start East Lothian

  • VIDEO: East Lothian comes out to pay tribute to key workers

    COMMUNITIES across East Lothian came out in force once again to pay tribute to all of the key workers battling to keep the country going during the ongoing coronavirus outbreak. The third "Clap for our Carers" event took place last night (Thursday

  • Countryside plans branded ‘over-development’

    CLAIMS six new houses needed to be built to fund the restoration of an old steading building were rejected by East Lothian councillors who branded the plans “over-development”. Plans to build the new houses at the site, next to Longnewton Farm,

  • Controversial car park plans finally withdrawn

    CONTROVERSIAL plans for two car parks in North Berwick have been withdrawn – nearly four years after councillors delayed a decision on the schemes. East Lothian Council was keen to create car parks at Tantallon Terrace and Marine Parade in the town

  • Taxpayers bear the cost as fly-tipping on the rise

    RESIDENTS have been urged to act sensibly amid concerns there could be “a spate” of fly-tipping incidents. East Lothian Council has closed its four recycling centres – at Dunbar, Macmerry, North Berwick and Kinwegar, near Wallyford – due to the