As it emerged that East Lothian Council is facing a potential overspend of over £7 million due to the Covid-19 crisis, the Scottish Conservative Group has called on SNP Ministers to fully fund local services to avoid severe cuts.

In his regular East Lothian Courier column, Councillor Lachlan Bruce points to mounting disquiet about the SNP's ill thought out "hate crimes' legislation

Scottish Conservative Councillors Craig Hoy and Lachlan Bruce have taken part in a series of High Street surgeries to meet local firms as part of their "Support Our Local Businesses" campaign.

Scottish Conservative Councillor Lachlan Bruce says the UK Government has given Holyrood the money to kick-start the Scottish economy. Whether this happens or not is now down to the SNP.

Sport binds communities together and the impact of Covid-19 means our local teams need your support more than ever, Councillor Lachlan Bruce says in his latest East Lothian Courier column 

In his fortnightly East Lothian Courier column, Councillor Lachlan Bruce says the Scottish Government should urgently develop a plan to restore cancer care services in Scotland

East Lothian Conservative Councillor Lachlan Bruce is pointing out the real problems inherent in the proposed Scottish Hate Crime Bill.

In his latest East Lothian Courier Column, Councillor Lachlan Bruce says the system of Emergency Recess Measures is no longer the right model to manage East Lothian Council through the Covid-19 crisis.

The Conservative Group on East Lothian Council is today calling for key Council committees to be restored following a period of administrative lockdown as a result of the Covid-19 crisis.

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.