East Lothian Councillor Craig Hoy is calling for more police and a concerted effort to halt the behaviour of a “small and mindless minority” responsible for crime and Anti-Social Behaviour in Haddington.

A huge thank you to everyone who supported Craig in the election to become Councillor for Haddington and the Lammermuirs. He will be a strong, local voice for everyone living across the ward. 

Figures published by Police Scotland this week have highlighted that the number of police officers on the street in East Lothian has fallen.

The Scottish Conservatives have triumphed in the East Lothian council by-election following yet another Labour collapse. Candidate Craig Hoy won the Haddington and Lammermuir poll in East Lothian with 35 per cent of the vote, an increase of six per cent.

Craig Hoy, Scottish Conservative and Unionist candidate for the forthcoming Haddington and Lammermuir by-election sets out his local campaign pledges.

Craig Hoy has been selected as the Scottish Conservative and Unionist candidate for the Haddington and Lammermuir by-election due to take place on the 9th of May.

A Haddington resident, Craig started in journalism, first working for the BBC before setting up several publications including Holyrood Magazine.

Figures this week from Police Scotland show that there has been a 26.4% rise in reports of domestic abuse in East Lothian.

Local Councillor for the Preston, Seton and Gosford ward, Councillor Lachlan Bruce, has responded with disappointment to the decision of the Scottish Government to grant approval for Red Rock to build on the site of the former Cockenzie Power Station.

In his column for the East Lothian Courier, Councillor Lachlan Bruce highlights that the SNP Parking Tax will hit East Lothian commuters.

In a letter published in the East Lothian Courier, Association Chairman, Tim Jackson, highlights Labour languishing in the latest opinion polls whilst East Lothian MP Martin Whitfield calls for a General Election.