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Tranent: road closures: 11 September

Essential road closures put in place in Tranent to facilitate emergency works

Published 11th September 2025.

Posted in Roads and transport news.

County benefits from funds to develop bus infrastructure improvements

A share of funding awards totalling more than £750,000 will be used to develop improvements for East Lothian’s bus infrastructure and shorten journey times.

Published 11th September 2025.

Posted in Roads and transport news.

New pump track in North Berwick open to the public

A pump track in North Berwick is ready to welcome riders of all ages and abilities following the completion of the construction project.

Published 11th September 2025.

Posted in Sport and leisure news.

Groups share £170,000 facilities fund

Over £170,000 has been given to East Lothian organisations to help fund the development of their facilities.

Published 11th September 2025.

Posted in Your community news.

Council officers honoured for storm repairs at North Berwick Harbour

Council officers have been honoured with a top award for their work repairing North Berwick Harbour after it suffered severe storm damage.

Published 10th September 2025.

Posted in Roads and transport news.

Musselburgh Flood Protection Scheme to be considered at full meeting of East Lothian Council

Elected members will be asked to make a ‘preliminary decision’ on how the Musselburgh Flood Protection Scheme will progress and consider valid objections at a full meeting of East Lothian Council.

Published 10th September 2025.

Posted in Media Centre news.

Housing minister signals intention to work with council to unlock Blindwells potential

The Scottish Government has signalled its intention to work with East Lothian Council and private sector partners to unlock investment in Blindwells new settlement.

Published 8th September 2025.

Posted in Media Centre news.

Community councillor focus - Kathryn Smith

Kathryn Smith joined North Berwick Community Council in 2004, taking on the key role of Secretary four years later.

Published 8th September 2025.

Posted in Media Centre news.

Community councillor focus - Martin White

Becoming a community councillor unexpectedly led to a life-changing experience for Martin White.

Published 8th September 2025.

Posted in Media Centre news.

Office closures - September weekend

All area offices will be closed from Friday 12 to Monday 15 September inclusive.

Published 8th September 2025.

Posted in Your council news.

Community councillor focus - Irene Tait

Irene Tait has been a member of Musselburgh and Inveresk Community Council for around 30 years, the last 18 of which she has served as Chair.

Published 8th September 2025.

Posted in Media Centre news.

New home charging method for EV owners without driveways

Residents without driveways are being offered the opportunity to participate in an innovative new method of charging their electric vehicle safely from home in East Lothian.

Published 4th September 2025.

Posted in Roads and transport news.

Palace hosts East Lothian youngsters for gold celebration

Five East Lothian young people were amongst hundreds invited to the Palace of Holyroodhouse for a celebration to mark achieving their Duke of Edinburgh’s (DofE) gold award.

Published 3rd September 2025.

Posted in Services and advice for young people news.

New path to provide improved access at Dunbar Railway Station

Construction is set to begin on a new path providing access to Dunbar Railway Station from the south of the town.

Published 2nd September 2025.

Posted in Roads and transport news.

Official 2024 East Lothian drug related deaths statistics are released

Earlier today, Tuesday 2 September, the National Records of Scotland published their annual statistical report on drug related deaths for 2024.

Published 2nd September 2025.

Posted in Social care and health news.

Nominations open for community council elections

Residents looking to make a difference in their local area can now put themselves forward for election to one of East Lothian’s community councils.

Published 1st September 2025.

Posted in Elections and voting news.

Public consultation launched on Local Biodiversity Action Plan

A public consultation was launched today (Monday, 1 September) seeking views on East Lothian’s new Local Biodiversity Action Plan (LBAP).

Published 1st September 2025.

Posted in Countryside and wildlife news.

East Linton active travel path popular for walking, wheeling and cycling

The first stage of a re-purposing of the A199 in East Lothian to create a shared-use path has proved popular with those walking, wheeling and cycling.

Published 29th August 2025.

Posted in Roads and transport news.

Customer Service support available at Brunton Hall, Musselburgh

Customer Service advice and support continues to be available for the public at the Brunton Hall in Musselburgh at this time.

Published 28th August 2025.

Posted in Media Centre news.

Road safety improvements set for busy roundabout near Tranent

Developer Hargreaves is to carry out a number of road safety improvements on a busy roundabout near Tranent.

Published 27th August 2025.

Posted in Roads and transport news.

Richardson bequest to fund six new homes to benefit Haddington Common Good Fund

The report was discussed at a full meeting of East Lothian Council on Tuesday 26 August.

Published 26th August 2025.

Posted in Media Centre news.

Replacement of Brunton Hall discussed

Work on ensuring accommodation for the arts in Musselburgh and exploring opportunities to finance a replacement of the Brunton Hall is to progress, councillors agreed today.

Published 26th August 2025.

Posted in Media Centre news.

Partnership delivers results in drug and alcohol harm reduction initiative

Police Scotland, East Lothian Substance Use Service and Justice Social Work Team's joint initiative is assisting more vulnerable individuals to access support services.

Published 25th August 2025.

Posted in Social care and health news.

Replacement of Brunton Hall to be discussed

Councillors are to consider a proposal to progress a replacement of the Brunton Hall in Musselburgh, which would safeguard arts and community provision in the town for generations to come.

Published 21st August 2025.

Posted in Media Centre news.

Carriageway repairs being carried out on B6355 in Pencaitland

Carriageway repairs on the B6355 in Pencaitland are currently being undertaken by East Lothian Council.

Published 21st August 2025.

Posted in Roads and transport news.

Planning Committee agrees Council objection to BESS at Pitcox

A meeting of East Lothian Planning Committee was held on Tuesday 19 August and several applications were discussed including a consultation response to a BESS proposal at Pitcox.

Published 19th August 2025.

Posted in Media Centre news.

New direct access self-referral mental health telephone line

A new single point of contact telephone line has launched enabling adults to self-refer themselves into East Lothian based NHS mental services.

Published 19th August 2025.

Posted in Social care and health news.

One Council Partnership Funding

Local community groups, charities and third sector organisations will be able to apply for revenue grant awards from East Lothian Council’s One Council Partnership Fund (OCPF) from 1 September.

Published 18th August 2025.

Posted in Media Centre news.

Tourism in East Lothian generates £379 million for local economy in 2024

East Lothian’s visitor economy continues to thrive, with the latest tourism impact figures showing a nine per cent year-on-year increase in economic benefit, generating £379 million in 2024.

Published 14th August 2025.

Posted in Tourism and visitor attractions news.