East Lothian Courier - Archives
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NEARLY two years after East Lothian Council held a radical cleaning ‘strike’ in Tranent, residents remain unconvinced that the litter problem has been solved – and have laid the blame on local school pupils.
Published: Thursday, 1st May, 2008 08:05
MULTIMILLIONAIRE philanthropist, Sir Tom Farmer, congratulated senior pupils at Ross High School’s annual ‘Celebration of Success’ evening last Wednesday.
Published: Thursday, 1st May, 2008 08:00
New managers change image of ‘noisy’ town centre pub
TRANENT’s PG McIntyres has reopened under a new name, with a husband and wife team now managing the High Street pub.
Published: Thursday, 1st May, 2008 08:00
POLICE are hunting for a group of youths who bolted towards the Coalgate area of Tranent last Thursday evening, after being caught hurling rocks at motorists on the nearby A1 road.
Published: Thursday, 24th April, 2008 08:05
Abbie wins Ross High’s first talent contest
THERE was no denying that Ross High School’s ‘got talent’ after pupils took the stage to display their own particular gifts in front a packed audience of parents, fellow pupils and staff last Friday.
Published: Thursday, 24th April, 2008 08:00
Cheques for six deserving causes
SIX “deserving” Tranent causes have benefited from a share of a fantastic £1,725 donation from Tranent’s St Martin’s Men’s Group.
Published: Thursday, 24th April, 2008 08:00
Bringing joy to victims of AIDS crisis
THE suffering of children is a reality which many people understandably prefer to keep at a distance.
Published: Thursday, 17th April, 2008 08:10
Support worker to help new parish minister
IN a bid to attract a new generation of churchgoers to Tranent Parish Church, Lothian Presbytery plans to appoint a support worker to work “hands-on” with the community.
Published: Thursday, 17th April, 2008 08:05
Long battle over ‘shoddy’ repairs
A TRANENT pensioner has slammed East Lothian Council for failing to heed his repeated complaints over “scandalously shoddy” repairs carried out to the block of flats where he lives.
Published: Thursday, 17th April, 2008 08:00
A NEW £4.2 million affordable housing development in Tranent should have been designed with only East Lothian home buyers in mind, a leading councillor declared this week.
Published: Thursday, 10th April, 2008 08:30
Planning team feeling confused and neglected
THERE’S growing confusion over the role of Fa’side Community Planning Group – and local councillors are not helping matters by neglecting the scheme.
Published: Thursday, 10th April, 2008 08:15
A “HUSBAND and wife team” are set to take over as the new licensees of Tranent’s P.G McIntyre’s pub, as landlord Punch Taverns successfully booted sisters Frances Lugton and Mary Miller from the premises last Friday.
Published: Thursday, 10th April, 2008 08:05
