A PINT in the sunshine could be on the cards at a Tranent pub. East Lothian Council’s planning department is considering proposals for a beer garden at The Tower Inn on the town’s Church Street. A planning application to change an open space
Here are the East Lothian Courier letters from the April 4, 2024 edition of the paper. Vital that hospital site is retained In January, I wrote with concerns about the continued closure of the free NHS beds in Ward 3 at Belhaven Hospital
WE THINK the closing of the Bistro at the Brunton has been the last spark of hope for our community of Musselburgh. In the last few years, we have lost Eskgreen nursing home, seen the closure of the Old Town Hall and the demise of Stoneyhill Community
A SURFWEAR specialist with more than 70 branches across the UK is looking to open its first store north of the border. Saltrock, which was set up in 1988 by brothers Angus and Ross Thomson, plan to move into the former Trespass premises on North
Here are the letters from the April 11 edition of the East Lothian Courier ‘The last spark of hope’ has gone We think the closing of the Bistro at the Brunton has been the last spark of hope for our community of Musselburgh. In the
AN OFF-ROAD motorbike has been seized as part of day of action in and around East Lothian. Police officers carried out the focused operation earlier this month, targeting the illegal use of off-road motorbikes. A spokesperson for Police Scotland
A SUPERMARKET giant’s bid to open a new store at the heart of an expanding village has taken a step forward. Permission is already in place for a convenience store in Wallyford. Now, two applications from Tesco have been approved by East Lothian
EAST Lothian’s museums have opened for their summer season, some with reduced hours due to the local authority’s recruitment freeze. East Lothian Council has announced the following April-September opening hours: Prestongrange Museum in Prestongrange
TORNESS Power Station, near Dunbar, has been powering East Lothian for decades with zero-carbon electricity, with employment and with support from its people for the local community. Since generation started in 1988, the station has made enough
A SECTION of a key road between East Linton and Tyninghame is closed this week for carriageway repairs. The B1407 from East Linton to Newbyth Road is closed from today (Monday) until Friday (April 19) while work is being completed. The road
LAST week, the hate crime law came into force. This law was passed in the Scottish Parliament in March 2021. I voted for this legislation, along with support from all MSPs within Scottish Labour, Scottish Greens and the Scottish Liberal Democrats.
CLAIMS that a flat’s use as an Airbnb was "very modest" have been dismissed, after a Scottish Government Reporter found that it was rented out on average every third weekend. East Lothian Council planners refused to allow the first-floor property
A PLAN has been lodged with East Lothian Council to turn a church building in Musselburgh into an HMO (house in multiple occupation) flat. Steve Burke is hoping to receive planning permission for alterations and a change of use of The Apostolic
AMBITIOUS plans to recreate a working replica of Scotland’s oldest working railway have received the backing of East Lothian’s MSP. The 1722 Waggonway Project was established seven years ago to preserve, promote and enhance the 1722 Tranent to
A MAJOR milestone in the history of an iconic aircraft will be marked later this month. Scotland’s Concorde arrived at the National Museum of Flight 20 years ago on April 19, following an epic 16-day journey across the UK. The British Airways
A NEW information board about the Battle of Pinkie Cleugh looks set to be sited close to Fa’side Castle. The Pinkie Cleugh Battlefield Group has received planning consent from East Lothian Council for the display board, which will form part of
TWENTY bags of rubbish were collected in just 90 minutes during a beach clean near Torness Power Station. Staff from the environmental safety and quality management groups at the nuclear power station spent the morning picking up litter at Thorntonloch
EMERGENCY services were called out to a house in Tranent on Sunday evening after “concern” for a person. Police and ambulance were on the scene shortly after 7pm. Enquiries are ongoing and a spokesperson for Police Scotland told the Courier
A PROJECT connecting East Lothian to the north of England has received a £2 billion funding package boost. The proposed Eastern Green Link (EGL1) high-voltage sub-sea cable would be able to transport 2GW of locally produced wind-generated electricity
A COUNTY motorcyclist has avoided a road ban after crashing into a car on a main road near to Seton Castle. Douglas Murray was riding his motorbike with a passenger on the back when he overtook a vehicle on the A198 near to the 18th-century country
