Kirsty Gibbins
Below are recent stories by Kirsty Gibbins, use the site search facility if you are looking for something else, or try our archive browser for more help.
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.
Tearful, cheerful... and confrontational!
There were tears, cheers and no little animosity as candidates and supporters eagerly gathered in Haddington's Corn Exchange last Friday morning to learn the outcome of the East Lothian Council 2012 election.
TRANSPORT Scotland was to invest £90,000 in resurfacing works on the southbound A1 near Dunbar, between Thistly Cross and Spott Roundabouts.
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.
Tories can tip the scales in balance of power for control of East Lothian
THE results of East Lothian Council's 2012 election are in - but the question of who will control the local authority for the next five years is still to be answered.
Warrant issued for ear-biting attacker
An arrest warrant has been issued for a man in connection with a serious assault where part of a man's ear was bitten off in a Tranent pub.
Ear bitten off. . . then eaten
A SICK thug who bit off part of a man's ear in a pub brawl picked it up from the floor and ate it, the bar's licensee has told the Courier.
Alternative bus provider chosen to 'secure' county's threatened transport services
AXED First bus services to Ormiston and Pencaitland are to be taken over by Lothian Buses - with the chosen tenders for other threatened routes in East Lothian set to be revealed within days.
Mum leads town crime fightback
A SPATE of crimes and anti-social behaviour in Prestonpans - including an alleged incident involving an air rifle and an OAP bag snatch - has driven a town mother to lead plans for a neighbourhood watch scheme.
Hard-up NHS 'committed' to new community hospital
NHS Lothian has denied that massive cuts to its budget threaten the East Lothian Community Hospital project.
'Botched' job drives community leaders around the bend
A "botched" new roundabout, built to serve a major housing development at the eastern edge of Tranent, has been described as a shambles by community leaders.
Deadline looms for bids to replace axed bus services
PLANS by East Lothian Council to replace terminated First bus routes have been accelerated to ensure there is no gap in the service when the company scales back its operations.
Gone with the wind: Sir Garth thwarted over planned turbine
EAST Lothian's Lord Lieutenant has failed in a bid to erect an 18.5-metre tall wind turbine on his land at West Fenton Farm.
'House plan is cherry on very smelly cake'
PROPOSALS to erect two houses and a garage on land near to Dunbar's Eden Hotel have been rejected by councillors - with one elected member describing the plans as "the cherry on top of a very smelly cake" due to perceived overdevelopment of the area.
20 jobs in store at former Haldanes supermarket site
One of the UK's fastest-growing retail businesses is pumping £250,000 into a new store in Tranent, creating 20 new jobs.
Communities unite for bus cuts meeting
Ormiston and Pencaitland Community Councils are joining forces to hold a public meeting on Tuesday to discuss the impact of bus service cuts on the county's rural communities.
Union vents anger over principal teacher cuts
THE demotion of more than 20 principal teachers in East Lothian's secondary schools has led union bosses to accuse education chiefs of "autocratic policy-making" and bringing staff morale to an all-time low.
Salmond backs bid to save county bus services
THE First Minister has welcomed the efforts made to save axed bus services in the county, despite East Lothian MSP Iain Gray describing the cuts as "a crisis of the SNP's own making".
CONSTRUCTION of a new £2.5 million garden centre that will provide more than 30 new jobs on the outskirts of Dunbar is set to get under way in the coming weeks.
NOMINATIONS are being accepted for candidates for this year's Tranent Achievement Awards.
