East Lothian

East Linton Bowling Club.

Drink driving bowling club president granted licence to sell alcohol

A quantity of fireworks were recovered during a police operation in Wallyford

Teenager, 19, arrested after fireworks recovered during police raid

A new The Ball Room venue could be opening in Musselburgh if plans are given the go ahead.

Edinburgh snooker club owners get green light for Musselburgh hall

The field on the edge of Dunbar proposed as the site for theSpace leisure hub.

Proposed £15m leisure hub in ‘wrong place’ planners say

Zhihang Lin outside Edinburgh Sheriff Court

Driver who caused high speed smash avoids road ban

West Lothian's Lawrence Fitzpatrick, East Lothian's Norman Hampshire and Midlothian's Kelly Parry

Lothian council leaders on plans for reorganisation

Capple Cottage is an attractive two-bedroom cottage in the picturesque village of Garvald.

Property: Charming countryside cottage with character

Haddington High Street, East Lothian

Hopes for East Lothian train station dealt blow as case branded 'weak'

Edinburgh Sheriff Court is perhaps an unlikely place to spend your retirement voluntarily (Picture: Duncan McGlynn)

Teenager branded innocent man a paedophile during savage attack

The Bass & Barrel has opened its doors on the site of the former Nether Abbey Hotel in North Berwick.

New North Berwick pub opens on site of historic Nether Abbey Hotel

The face of a man who died on the Roman frontier in Scotland almost 2,000 years ago has been revealed in a facial reconstruction carried out ahead of a major exhibition.

Face of man who died on the Roman frontier in East Lothian revealed

Yellowcraig House occupies an unusually large plot extending to approximately one acre and enjoys a particularly peaceful and private position at the eastern end of this exclusive development.

£1.5 million six-bedroom home with triple garage and separate annex

Stevan McIntosh, pictured outside Edinburgh Sheriff Court earlier this year.

Fireworks let off outside home of child sex offender during protest

Police Scotland said an 18-year-old female was arrested and charged after an electric motorbike was seen driving "in a dangerous manner" around Haddington in East Lothian.

Teen female charged after 'dangerous' electric motorbike incidents

Former soldier Lamar Lewis pictured outside Edinburgh Sheriff Court.

Former soldier found guilty of strangling ex-partner

Pressures on community policing are increasing

New calls for Edinburgh and Lothians to get 'fairer' police numbers
Current police numbers in East Lothian ‘half the Scottish average’
Ian Swanson

The proposed East Lothian wind turbines will be 200 metres high

Inquiry into controversial East Lothian wind farm gets underway

The listed building is currently painted red

Scarlet East Lothian townhouse colour change gets approved

Artist impression of wind turbines at Newland Hill, near Gifford

Wind turbine plans spark community outcry

Meiklerig Farmhouse is a wonderful five bedroom Georgian farmhouse.

Charming five-bedroom farmhouse with lovely countryside views

Police Scotland officer and bike

Police search for 'extremely dangerous' motorbike drivers

The North Berwick High School pupil was attacked by a group of young people last month

East Lothian girl 'too scared to go to school' after vicious attack

Neighbours were worried about what would happen if the shed caught fire

Dunbar residents raise fire concerns over garden shed

Traffic is restricted on the A1 at Wallyford

East Lothian road partially blocked as emergency services attend crash

Thurston Manor Holiday Park in East Lothian is set for a £4,000,000 makeover following a "landmark" investment by owner Verdant Parks

'Landmark' multi-million pound revamp of Dunbar holiday park

An East Lothian Council recycling bin lorry.

Garden waste brings in nearly £1 million for council

Man who molested schoolgirl as she slept facing lengthy jail term
The man entered the child’s room and sexually assaulted her while he was looking after her at an address in East Lothian in June 2024
Alexander Lawrie

A photo of Stevan McIntosh, with his children Catrina McIntosh and Sean McIntosh In the 1990s.

Siblings report historic abuse after dad caught with depraved images

Seaglass Inn is closing after seven years in business

Popular pub vows to 'go out with a bang' after announcing closure

West Lothian civic centre is home to the council, the sheriff court, the health and social care partnership and the police

Call for civic centre as base for police and other public services

This Longniddry property is currently up for sale.

Property: Cosy and contemporary four-bedroom family home

All money raised from the fundraiser will go towards the 12-year-old's school pipe band

School pipe band 'overwhelmed' by 12-year-old piper's £19,000 donation

A part of a WW2 torpedo was discovered near Gullane beach on Wednesday

Bomb squad investigate 'suspected ordnance' spotted at Gullane beach

Man who promoted banned UVF terrorist group avoids jail sentence

Robert Wilson, 53, was jailed for eight years after raping a vulnerable woman in 2013 and sexually abusing a care home resident between 2022 and 2023.

East Lothian care home worker who sexually abused resident struck off

Carfrae Farm Shop is getting ready for Christmas.

Farm shop's last gasp licence to sell alcohol for Christrmas

The Bass & Barrel on Dirleton Avenue in North Berwick opens its doors on October 20.

New pub and restaurant unveils opening menu ahead of launch

The building has sat empty since the pub closed in 2014

Pub to transform into high end restaurant after decade-long closure

Police Scotland are hunting for three men who they wish to speak to in relation to two wilful fire-raising incident in Glasgow and East Lothian.

'Wilful fire-raising' incident in East Lothian linked to Glasgow blaze

Dunbar's Belhaven Beach is a popular destination for surfers. Pic: contributed

Call for legally binding targets to end sewage discharges into sea

Headstones in St Mary's Kirk, Haddington, have been declared unsafe.

Headstones in historic graveyard at risk after failing safety test

West Pines is set well back from the street with a sweeping gravel driveway leading to the front of the house where there is ample parking. The property has been fully upgraded and extended to an exacting standard and sits within half an acre of beautiful grounds. There is planning permission for a summer house/ and a garden shed.

Look inside stunning £1.5 million mansion with half an acre of land

Breich Valley Parish Church is one of the West Lothian buildings taking part

8 buildings in West and East Lothian welcoming you for Doors Open

Cyrstal Clean Car Wash has been operating on this garage forecourt on Orimston Road, Tranent.

East Lothian car wash firm denied right to use power jets

Council accused of deducting wage of cleaner sent to closed Yorkshire school in blizzard

Schools at risk of closure as a union ballots for strike action

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This terraced property on Shorthope Street, in Musselburgh town centre, was put forward to become a House of Multiple Occupancy (HMO).

Concern for vulnerable tenants leads to HMO refusal

Wealthy property investors were accused of ‘planting money’ in houses in North Berwick making it impossible for local workers to live there at a council meeting last week.

Property investors accused of ‘planting money’ in North Berwick homes

Photography workshop at Stobshiel Garden returns

The coastguard deployed a rope technician to rescue the young person stranded on a ledge 25 metres above ground level

Heroic rope rescue to save young person stranded on East Lothian cliff

Calum MacFadyen being escorted from his home by police officers on Saturday afternoon.

Child sex offender forced to flee home following angry protests

Retired air traffic controller Jim Brunton, from East Lothian, has recalled the day that the 9/11 terror attacks brough "organised chaos" to the control room at Glasgow Prestwick Airport.

Retired air traffic controller on 'organised chaos' of 9/11 attacks

Prestonpans restaurant Bombay Bar and Grill picked up the Best Newcomer gong at the Spice Awards 2026.

Edinburgh and East Lothian curry kings win national Spice Awards

The man was due to be at Edinburgh Sheriff Court for a hearing on Thursday but did not attend because he had been admitted to hospital the previous day following a deterioration in his medical condition, the court was told.

Man appears in court following alleged armed incident at shop

New £40m Innovation Hub opens with 'highly skilled' jobs promise

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