Marie Sharp

A recet Scottish housing survey suggested nearly half of privately owned homes in East Lothian had fallen below tolerable condition with outdated smoke alarms given as a major reason

Local businessman says the new snack van will sell burgers and hot dogs as well as hot and cold drinks to customers it expects to queue up to use it

Years of repairs using cement has left the Second World War memorial lion beyond further repairs and now it poses a risk to visitors to the park

A miners strike in the Eighties had an impact on Tranent's tree population as locals cut them down for fuel during a cold winter

The rental firm behind the plans hopes to open new offices on the site for its management team alongside the housing

The college sold the land last year which includes a shared access road, the walkers car park used by Pentland Regional Park and four fields to the north of the farm.

Formerly known as Henderson Hall, the building was gifted to the town of Tranent by former minister Reverend John Henderson nearly two centuries ago

Local councillors said they had been inundated with emails supporting the plans by local businessman and his family for a hot food takeaway in the village of Roslin

Councillors were told the house plans were on the right side of the boundary wall marking the edge of the conservation area

Residents in Newlandrig have petitioned the council for traffic calming measures amid claims drivers ignore the 20mph speed limits