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News published January 2022

• Free bus travel for under 22s goes live 

  Under 22s living in Scotland can now benefit from free bus travel through a Scottish Government scheme.

  Published 31st January 2022.

• Windy weather for East Lothian

  A Met Office amber warning of strong winds was in place until 3pm on Saturday 29 January as a result of 'Storm Malik'.

  Published 29th January 2022.

• River Esk pollution incident River Esk pollution incident : 16:00, Friday 28.1.22

  The Scottish Environment Protection Agency and East Lothian Council are continuing to work together to respond to the pollution incident which occurred in the River Esk at Musselburgh on 14 January.

  Published 28th January 2022.

• Be Distance Aware

  A new initiative has launched in Scotland to encourage people to respect the space of others when they’re out and about.

  Published 26th January 2022.

• Climate Change Strategy update

  Annual review and update of actions to tackle climate emergency

  Published 26th January 2022.

• Good progress made on housing aims despite the pandemic

  East Lothian Council’s Cabinet has noted the good progress made in achieving the aims of the Local Housing Strategy (LHS) 2018-2023, despite the challenges of COVID-19.

  Published 26th January 2022.

• Development of draft budget proposals

  An update on the development of East Lothian Council’s budget, including draft proposals for 2022/23, was presented at today’s meeting of Cabinet.

  Published 26th January 2022.

• Musselburgh Flood Protection Programme update

  Details of forthcoming public consultation events

  Published 26th January 2022.

• River Esk pollution incident River Esk pollution incident : 16:00, Tuesday 25.1.22

  The Scottish Environment Protection Agency and East Lothian Council are continuing to work together to respond to the pollution incident which occurred in the River Esk at Musselburgh on 14 January.

  Published 25th January 2022.

• Enhancing testing capacity in East Lothian

  The former Stoneyhill Community Centre in Musselburgh will now offer symptomatic COVID-19 testing as well as tests for people with no symptoms of the virus.

  Published 25th January 2022.

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