Marie Sharp

1 week ago | eastlothiancourier.com | Marie Sharp

S3 students from two secondary schools appeared before a meeting of East Lothian Council’s education committee on Tuesday to present their guide for schools, which will be given to headteachers when they return from their summer holidays in August. It sets out the six most important factors identified by pupils for consideration in any new uniform policy, including ensuring that they are inclusive as well as practical.

1 week ago | eastlothiancourier.com | Marie Sharp

The county’s biggest town was the source of 48 per cent of complaints made to East Lothian Council, which saw a small rise in overall incidents of three per cent to 1,863 for the year. Last summer, it was reported that a third of anti-social behaviour incidents occurred in Musselburgh over a six-month period as police and community teams faced issues with a spate of youth-related trouble, including fireraising and shoplifting.

1 week ago | eastlothiancourier.com | Marie Sharp

Midlothian Council is set to give the go-ahead to changes which will drastically reduce the number of spaces required at new developments and East Lothian Council has said that it will also be reviewing its current guidelines. The changes follow new Scottish Government policies which give priority to developers who propose ambitious low or no car parking plans.

2 weeks ago | eastlothiancourier.com | Marie Sharp

Chief Inspector Ben Leathes, local area commander, acknowledged that the crime remains a cause of concern for communities in the county. And he told a meeting of East Lothian Council’s police, fire and community safety board that part of the problem was a lack of education. His comments come as CCTV footage of one alleged shoplifter was shared on social media by a local shop owner, sparking claims that the same offender had been on a spree in several other stores.

2 weeks ago | eastlothiancourier.com | Marie Sharp

WAFA EL, whose objectives are described as tackling poverty, advancing religion and providing recreational facilities, applied for permission to create an access road onto the site after it was revealed that the sale did not include permission to use a nearby entrance. However, the plans included cutting down the trees and removing 40 metres of stone wall, while they gave no indication of what they wanted to use the land for.