In last May’s By-Election campaign Craig made 12 pledges to voters in Haddington and the Lammermuirs. And over the last 12 months he has delivered on each and every one. 1. Tough on Anti-Social Behaviour: Craig has worked closely with East Lothian Police and local wardens to take on the mindless minority who make lives a...
Conservative Councillor Craig Hoy has called on the First Minister to lift the ban on council dumps to allow East Lothian’s recycling centres to reopen. With fly-tipping on the rise and many people stock-piling rubbish at home, Councillor Hoy says Nicola Sturgeon should follow the lead set by England and Northern Ireland and revise official...
Scottish Conservative Councillor Craig Hoy has called for meetings of East Lothian Council’s Education Committee to be reconvened to allow Councillors to scrutinise policies and to examine decisions taken during the Covid-19 epidemic. The move comes as the Conservative Group on East Lothian Council presses for key Council committees to be restored following a period...
The Coronavirus business grant application form is now available for download from East Lothian Council. You may be eligible for a grant of up to £25,000 if your business is in the hospitality, leisure and retail sector and occupies a property with a rateable value of between £18,000 and £51,000. You may be eligible for...
High Street and local businesses are asking what support they can expect to receive during the period of exceptional trading uncertainty as a result of the coronavirus crisis. East Lothian Council, the Scottish Government and the UK Government have all announced measures to support business during what the Bank of England has described as an...
Conservatives on East Lothian Council are taking the lead on the Climate Change Emergency, becoming the first group to appoint a Climate Change Champion. Haddington and Lammermuir ward Councillor Craig Hoy, who will also be his party’s candidate for next year’s Scottish Parliamentary election, will take on a coordinating cross-council role examining how the climate change emergency declaration in East Lothian impacts his party’s...
