Tag: East Lothian Council

Katie, 8, hands in protest letter to town hall after pen-pushers threaten play gear grab

Scottish News

Peter Laing - April 3, 2015

AN outraged eight-year-old wrote a protest letter against council bureaucrats who want to remove her play equipment - and hand-delivered it to the town...

Taxpayers fork out £4 a time for council’s toe curling soap operas

Local News

Deadline News Journalist - October 23, 2014

A CASH-strapped council has been condemned for squandering £10,000 on toe-curling soap operas. Only 2,500 people have watched the East Lothian Council mini-dramas on YouTube...

Undertaker wheels coffins through street after parking blunder

Scottish News

Peter Laing - May 23, 2013

A FUNERAL director is having to haul coffins up to 150 yards down a street after council bunglers got rid of his parking space. William...

Taxi rank plan seen off by stiff opposition

In Brief

Peter Laing - February 21, 2013

FUNERAL directors have killed off proposals for a taxi rank outside their premises which they said would have interfered with the “dignity” of ceremonies. M&F...

Council clamps down on “crazy” school run driving

Scottish News

Deadline News Journalist - November 15, 2012

A SCOTTISH council has become the first in the UK to ban the school run following an outcry about "crazy" parking by parents. Mums and...

Marine asks PM: “Why am I being made homeless?”

Scottish News

Deadline News Journalist - May 3, 2012

By Julie Douglas A FURIOUS Royal Marine and Afghanistan veteran has written to David Cameron demanding to know why he faces homelessness when he leaves...

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