Community groups will be given council support to take over local buildings as part of a move to hand over control of village halls, community centres and redevelop library services across East Lothian.

East Lothian Councillors today gave the green light to officers to produce a business case for creating six new library and area hubs in towns across the county.

The move means alternative library service models will be considered for outlying areas along with local community buildings being made available for local groups to consider taking over.

Councillors agreed to support the introduction of two dedicated council officers to provide assistance to community groups who want to take over local assets to ensure they are supported through the process from accessing grants and funding to

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