Today (30th April) East Lothian Council Transport spokesman Cllr Michael Veitch hosted the second meeting of the East Lothian Bus Forum at Council headquarters in Haddington. Attendees included representatives of all the County’s main bus operators, community councils, RELBUS, SESTran and Council officers.
East Lothian Conservatives have condemned the Scottish Government’s approval of the Scottish Court Service’s plans which will see the closure of around one fifth of Scotland’s Sheriff Courts, including Haddington Sheriff Court.
Commenting on the publication of the results of the Scottish Court Service consultation, which continues to propose the closure of Haddington Sheriff Court (with a suggested date of January 2015), Deputy Leader of East Lothian Council, Cllr Michael Veitch, said:
East Lothian Council’s Transport Spokesman, Cllr Michael Veitch, has today written to the Scottish Government Transport Minister, Keith Brown MSP, asking whether the Scottish Government has revised its thoughts on dualling the A1 between Innerwick
The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, the Rt Hon Iain Duncan Smith, MP, attended a lunch hosted by the East Lothian Conservative and Unionist Association (ELCUA) in North Berwick on Wednesday 27 March. Over 110 attended.
Depute Leader of East Lothian Council, Cllr Michael Veitch, has welcomed the Cabinet’s endorsement of new draft planning guidance for wind farms of over 12 Megawatts. Cllr Veitch said:
Commenting on the SNP proposals for next week's budget, Conservative Group leader Cllr Michael Veitch said: "The SNP's policy of providing free school meals for all P1-3 pupils in a select few East Lothian schools - regardless of parental income - is manifestly unfair. Under the SNP's policy, a less well-off family living in Dunbar has to subsidise the free schools meals of a wealthier family living in Tranent.
