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Local team ready to help deliver change
SNP & Green councillors back council tax hike that would hit nearly 20,000 local households
Deputy Leader visits county as part of national tour
Comment on Holyrood boundary proposals
Petition opposes closure of RBS branch
Douglas Alexander selected as Westminster candidate
Manifesto provides plan for ‘building East Lothian’s future’
Full team of candidates confirmed
Candidates chosen for Preston/Seton/Gosford ward
Candidates for Musselburgh ward announced
Former teacher to stand for Labour in North Berwick Coastal ward
Cllr Hampshire re-selected for Dunbar & East Linton ward
Labour’s energy plan to benefit local households
Labour sets draft budget to protect services, support communities and boost the economy
Sarwar and Yorkston comment on by-election result
Prestonpans resident named as by-election candidate
Councillors reveal huge shortfall in play park funding
Party figures respond to passing of Cllr Willie Innes
Candidates chosen for Haddington and Tranent wards
SNP failure has seen over 2,500 food parcels provided to local children during the pandemic
Anas Sarwar unveils National Recovery Plan for Scotland
Plan to support 8,000 local over-75s pay their TV licence fee welcomed
Backing More for Scotland’s Animals pledge ahead of election
Former MP’s defection raises more questions for East Lothian SNP
Will local SNP candidate back his party’s leadership on MacAskill resignation call?
Call for banking hub pilot in Prestonpans
SNP rail plans must deliver on public sector operator promise
Covid recovery is key message at campaign launch
Launch of retail abuse awareness campaign welcomed
Draft budget supports children, education and communities
Backing campaign for £15 an hour rate for social care staff
Survey launched on future of community banking and financial services
Call for remote hearings to help response to courts backlog
National Care Service is the only way forward for adult care
SNP government budget fails East Lothian again
Call for £100 water charge rebate for county households
MP has questions to answer over lockdown relocation
CLP nominates Anas Sarwar for Scottish Labour leader
Petition launched backing rail station and service for Haddington
SNP slammed for failure to support Culpable Homicide Bill
Passage of Protection of Workers Bill welcomed
Call for government to meet leisure funding shortfall
Funding package for spectator sports must be distributed without delay
More than half of county planning appeals nodded through by SNP Ministers
More support demanded for local businesses
Gray and Whitfield back Small Business Saturday
Former MP will be party’s candidate for Holyrood election
Local party begins search for Holyrood candidate
‘Reinvigorated’ Labour Friends of the Forces relaunched on Armed Forces Day
Gray to retire as East Lothian’s MSP
Councillors launch campaign to stop SNP austerity cuts and protect local services
Members nominate Starmer, Murray and Baillie for leadership roles
Martin endorsed by More United group to tackle extreme politics
7,000 local WASPI women will receive compensation package
Former PM joins county campaign trail
10-point plan to eradicate child poverty
Martin will continue to be a champion for county
Whitfield chosen to stand again for Labour
Backing a final say public vote and Remain
SNP hammers East Lothian Council with cuts
Party passes motions on Brexit and anti-Semitism
Campaign for by-election officially underway
Community activist chosen to contest by-election
Local party celebrates Burns Night with supper
Local politicians back budget rally demands