Marie Sharp

CLAIMS that a furniture workshop has no links to forestry have been challenged after planners refused to grant permission for it to be built.

A BID to turn a £1.3 million wing of a baronial mansion in East Lothian into a short-term holiday let has been delayed after a dispute over whether it was an "unconventional property".

WINDOW cleaners and taxi drivers face huge increases in the cost of operating licences under new fees proposed in East Lothian.

CLAIMS that a flat’s use as an Airbnb was "very modest" have been dismissed, after a Scottish Government Reporter found that it was rented out on average every third weekend.

A COUPLE ordered to remove a wooden canopy built on their roof terrace say it was built to protect them from neighbours throwing objects at them.

A TEAM of outreach workers are to be brought in to support children and young people struggling to attend schools in East Lothian in a move which could save the local authority up to £2 million.

HUNDREDS of people have signed a petition against plans to reduce the speed limit on the old A1 in East Lothian to create a new cycle path.

THE owner of a North Berwick holiday flat who was granted a licence to operate despite not having planning approval has appealed to Scottish Ministers.

A DEVASTATING storm that hit the east of Scotland last year caused five years' worth of erosion damage to Musselburgh’s beaches in just two days, a new report has revealed.

A STATELY home’s plans to host a European-style wedding into the early hours of the morning have been cut short by licensing chiefs.