Here are some useful contacts:
Emergencies
SEPA (Flooding)
SEPA Corporate Office
Erskine Court
Castle Business Park
STIRLING
FK9 4TR
Floodline: 0845 988 1188
Website:
Floodline Scotia Gas Networks (Gas)
Smell gas : 0800 111 999
Website:
National Scotia Gas Networks Scottish Power (Electricity)
Tel: Consumer Contact : 08452 700 700
Website:
Scottish Power Scottish Water (Water)
Tel: 0845 600 8855
website: :
Scottish Water Other Useful Numbers
East Lothian Council John Muir House
Haddington
East Lothian
EH41 3HA
Website:
East Lothian Council Tel: 01620 827 827
Fax: 01620 827888
* Homeless Hotline
0800 169 1611
* Repairs - Contact Centre
01875 824311
* Antisocial Behaviour Hotline
0845 601 8518
* Environmental Health
01875 612818
* Scottish Domestic Abuse Helpline
0800 027 1234
Scottish Housing Regulator (formerly Communities Scotland) Highlander House
58 Waterloo Street
GLASGOW G2 7DA
Telephone: 0141 271 3810
Fax: 0141 221 5030
Email: shr@scottishhousingregulator.gsi.gov.uk
Website:
Scottish Housing Regulator Scottish Federation of Housing Associations Pegasus House
375 West George Street,
Glasgow,
G2 4LW
Tel: 0141 332 8113
Fax: 0141 332 9684
Email: sfha@sfha.co.uk
website:
SFHA Chartered Institute of Housing CIH in Scotland
6 Palmerston Place
Edinburgh
EH12 5AA
Tel: 0131 225 4544
Fax: 0131 225 4566
website:
CIH Scotland Housing (Scotland) Act 2001 Scottish Public Services Ombudsman 4 Melville Street
Edinburgh
EH3 7NS
email:enquiries@scottishombudsman.org.uk
Website:
Scottish Ombudsman Tel: 0870 011 5378
East Lothian Energy Efficiency Advice Centre E-mail:advice@edinleac.demon.co.uk
Tel: 0800 512 012
Energy Watch Website:
Energy Watch Tel:0845 906 0708 (call rates vary)
Tax Credit Helpline Website:
Tax Credit Tel: 0845 300 3900
Citizens Advice Bureau 46 Court Street, Haddington, East Lothian, EH41 3NP
e.mail: bureau@haddingtoncab.org.uk
website:
Citizens Advice Bureau Tel: 01620 824 471
Fax: 01620 822 390
National Debtline website:
National Debt Line Tel: 0808 808 4000
Money Advice Scotland website:
Money Advice Scotland Tel: 0141 572 0237
Deparment of Work and Pensions website:
Free Debt Advice Callers with hearing Difficulties can use textphone service on 0800 731 1114 Shelter Housing Advice Centre Room 21 Brunton Hall
Ladywell Way
Musselburgh
EH21 6AF
e.mail: east_lothian@shelter.org.uk
website:
Shelter Tel: 08445 152 490 - Advice line (Mon & Fri 10am-1pm, Wed 1pm-4pm or leave message outside these times)
Fax:08445 152 924
East Lothian Tenants & Resident Panel e.mail: tenantspanel@hotmail.com
Tel: 01620 823 986
ParentLine Scotland Website:
parentline Tel: 0808 800 2222
Other Local Landlords
East Lothian Housing Association 24 Hardgate
Haddington
East Lothian
EH41 3JR
Telephone: 01620 825032
website:
elha.com Castle Rock Edinvar Housing Association Edinburgh Head Office
1 Hay Avenue
Edinburgh
EH16 4RW
Telephone: 0131 657 0600
Website:
Castlerock Viewpoint Housing Association 4 South Oswald Road
Edinburgh
EH9 2HG
Telephone: 0131 668 4247
Website:
Viewpoint This association has a small housing development for the elderly in Prestonpans. The development is linked to their alarm system.
Bield Housing Association 79 Hopetoun Street
Edinburgh
EH7 4QF
Telephone: 0131 273 4000
Website:
Bield This association has a number of housing developments in East Lothian, all of which are either amenity or sheltered housing and therefore only suitable for elderly people.
Margaret Blackwood Housing Association Craigievar House
77 Craigmount Brae
Edinburgh
EH12 8XF
Telephone: 0131 317 7227
Website:
Margaret Blackwood The association owns a development of 24 houses in Musselburgh, 11 of which are designed for wheelchair users.
Dunedin Canmore 8 New Mart Road
Edinburgh
EH14 1RLTelephone: 0131 478 8888
Website :
Dunedin Canmore