 The flag features a saltire representing East Lothian as the birthplace of Scotland's flag.A gold cross signifies the wealth of East Lothian's farmlands and reputation as the granary of Scotland with a lion in the centre representing the Haddington lion along with blue stripes to represent the rivers Esk and Tyne.East Lothian is served by two local paid-for weekly newspapers, the "East Lothian Courier" and the "East Lothian News".