A LINK stretching back 21 years has been cemented with the naming of a new street.

Lignieres Way was officially unveiled on Monday, off Dunbar’s Brodie Road.

The unveiling took place at the same time as more than 25 members of Lignieres Twinning Association are visiting the county.

The party, from the small French town in central France, along with members of Dunbar and District Twinning Association and local residents, were special guests of Persimmon Homes to welcome the unveiling of Lignieres Way. The two, three, four and five-bedroom properties are part of Persimmon Homes’ Earls Gate development.

Richard Smeed, chairman of Dunbar and District Twinning Association, said: “We were delighted that Persimmon Homes East Scotland liaised with Dunbar Community Council to name the street after our French counterparts. We hope our VIP guests enjoyed seeing their town commemorated at Earls Gate.” The East Lothian town twinned with Lignières in 1994 and since then representatives from the two towns have enjoyed annual visits.

Lorraine Clelland, Persimmon Homes East Scotland sales director, said: “Lignieres has a strong connection with Dunbar and a brand new development seemed like the perfect opportunity to reinforce the link between the two towns. We hope that the people of Lignieres feel an even stronger connection with Dunbar now they have visited Earls Gate, and viewed the street to be named after their town.”