Kirsty Gibbins • Published 10 May 2012 09:30 
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AN UNLIKELY alliance between Labour and Conservative councillors to form a ruling coalition on East Lothian Council is about to be finalised - and steps are being taken to reverse decisions made by the previous SNP/Lib Dem administration.
It's lights, camera... Cockenzie
EAST Lothian residents caught a glimpse of two big screen icons as they filmed scenes for a new film in the county this week.
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THE majority of county communities will continue to have a bus service past June after East Lothian Council awarded contracts for routes which First will terminate next month.
- Publican's murderer has minimum jail term increased
- Mongol Rally... in a £800 Skoda
- Tearful, cheerful... and confrontational!
- Hi Hi's title hopes hanging by a thread
- A1 road repairs planned
- Pitch vandals play for free
- Planting trees in memory of much-loved Peter
- Thousands sample John Gray centre
- Miners' memorial plan lodged
- Elderly residents face Tranent flit
- Gran feels loneliness of long-distance swimmer
Haddington 
Planting trees in memory of much-loved Peter
A HADDINGTON family is encouraging the public to help restore part of a Highland forest in memory of a teenager who died 10 years ago.
North Berwick
Plans for 120 new NB homes submitted
Planning applications for 120 new homes on North Berwick's south-western edge have been lodged with East Lothian Council.
Dunbar
Mongol Rally... in a £800 Skoda
THEY were told when they signed up that they were putting their health and lives on the line.
Musselburgh
Elderly residents face Tranent flit
Residents of a Musselburgh care home are expected to make a permanent move to Tranent when the lease on their current council-run premises expires.
Tranent
VANDALISM problems at the new state-of-the-art synthetic sports pitch at Tranent's Foresters Park have "died down" - though concerns remain about youngsters accessing the facility at night and for free.
Prestonpans, Cockenzie & Port Seton
A project to place a memorial to the miners who died in Prestonpans pits at a prominent town junction is gathering pace.
Around the County
Publican's murderer has minimum jail term increased
A MAN who murdered the landlord of a Whitecraig pub after driving over him in his victim's car had his minimum jail term increased by appeal judges.
Sport
New division and new manager for promoted Preston
PRESTON Athletic are back in the top division of East of Scotland football after a dramatic late equaliser on Saturday saw them promoted from the First Division.
