Category: Local services and safety

  • Storm Boelo 24-25 October

    Storm Boelo 24-25 October

    Storm Boelo will bring wild conditions during Saturday night and on Sunday 25th October. Prepare now, as rain from Storm Austen sets in on Friday

  • Prepare and Be Aware Flood Resilience Campaign

    Prepare and Be Aware Flood Resilience Campaign

    SEPA’s new flood campaign has been developed to support people and communities to be better prepared for flooding this winter.

  • C121 Blackcastle road closure — 19 to 30 October 2026

    Planned closure of the C121 at Blackcastle, Innerwick, from 19–30 October 2026 for barrier installation. The closure runs from the U215 junction at Blackcastle Cottages to the U211 junction, with a signed diversion via the U215 and C120.

  • Storm Éowyn Update 27/01/2025

    Storm Éowyn Update 27/01/2025

    A further update to our Communities and ELC colleagues in relation to the ongoing response to Storm Eowyn and the implications for East Lothian.  Please feel free to share the content beyond the addressee list of this email. The ELC Incident Response Group (IRG) met at 16:00 today, SPEN give an update on Power outages…

  • Storm Éowyn Update

    Storm Éowyn Update

    Over the last 24 hours The above is just the tip of the iceberg in terms of the work that has been carried out by ELC and partners over the last 24 hours. Every ELC service have stepped up, around the clock,  in support of the response efforts. We will continue to work through the…

  • Storm Darragh (Met Office) Update

    Storm Darragh (Met Office) Update

    East Lothian is currently covered by a medium impact, yellow warning for wind from 6am tomorrow (Saturday) to 6am on Sunday. The warning covers strong winds associated with Storm Darragh likely leading to impacts to the transport sector, while the strong winds are also likely to bring disruption to utilities and potentially dangerous conditions and…