Flooding that heavily impacted New Street in Musselburgh over the weekend was not caused by the River Esk bursting its banks, the council has confirmed.

East Lothian Council informed the public on Friday that temporary flood barriers would be erected on New Street as a “precautionary measure” due to predicted high tides throughout the weekend potentially causing the Esk to flood.

While some minor flooding did occur on the Loretto Path, caused by the Esk, significant flooding also deposited large amounts of water on the road surface on New Street itself.

However, this was not caused by high tides, and the council instead confirmed that this was a "separate issue" falling under Scottish Water's remit.

Scottish Water confirmed on Monday that the problem was caused by an fault with electrical equipment at the Esk Pumping Station.

A Scottish Water spokesperson said: "Scottish Water responded to issues at the Esk Pumping Station which was causing flooding at New Street and Mountjoy Terrace, Musselburgh on Sunday.

The problem was due to a fault with the electrical equipment at the pumping station which caused the power to trip. The site was reset and we are investigating what could have caused the fault.

We were already in the process of planning a full refit of the pumping station and are currently waiting for all the pumps and parts required to be manufactured and delivered.

We are working closely with affected customers and will be carrying out a clean up of all the affected areas."

A council spokesperson added: "East Lothian Council had deployed flood barriers in Musselburgh in anticipation of one of the highest tides of the year at the weekend and there was some minor flooding for a short time on Loretto path due to this.

"Flooding in New Street was a separate issue, which Scottish Water are dealing with."