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Drawings showing logos for Premier are now with East Lothian Council's planning department. Image: East Lothian Council planning portal

New store planning to open its doors in the housing development

Museums across the county are gearing up to welcome visitors

Museums across East Lothian now open for the summer season

Lighter nights could result in more reports of anti-social behaviour according to police. Image: Copyright Mary and Angus Hogg and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence.

Warning lighter nights could bring more youth anti-social behaviour

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Tranent and Preston Village (batting) has reiterated its stance against discrimination

Cricket club encourages others to join fight against racism

Preston Lodge stalwart Joe Ray passed away last month aged 67

Tributes paid to rugby club legend Joe Ray

A curry night helped raise funds for Prestonpans Gala

Successful curry night raises funds for Prestonpans Gala

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Angus Campbell (right) has received a top award from the Royal Caledonian Horticultural Society

Prestigious horticultural honour for East Lothian’s plant nursery head Angus

Montgomery Optometrists in Tranent (left) has now closed. Image: Google Maps,. Right: The closed optometrists in Prestonpans

Two county opticians now closed as patients asked to travel to Musselburgh

A team of sisters – Lucy, Emma and Amy Darling – from Preston Lodge High School have won a national competition

Team of three sisters triumph at national competition

Pictured left to right: Jack MacGregor, Scott Walker, Phil O’Brien, Thomas Stewart and Sharon Thomson of Forth Blinds

East Lothian Courier Foodbank Appeal sponsor profile: Forth Blinds

Artist Andrew Crummy and stitchers Heather Swinson and Gillian Hart show a panel from the cancer tapestry

Documentary features ‘universal’ cancer tapestry

The new official portrait of the King (Hugo Burnand/Royal Household 2024/Cabinet Office/PA)

‘No room’ for portrait of the King says group

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The Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service stops off at the Preston Road venue on April 22

Donors urged to give blood this month

East Lothian's MSP Paul McLennan met with pupils from Preston Lodge High School at an event looking at climate solutions

Praise for pupils’ ‘brilliant’ ideas for sustainable future

Harlawhill visitor Betty, pictured with Knit and Natter member Christine, was particularly impressed with the display

Knitters delight Prestonpans day centre with Easter art

Volunteers are being sought to help monitor speeding in county towns and villages

Police to train volunteers to monitor driver speeds across East Lothian

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School pupils from Preston Tower Primary School and St Gabriel's RC Primary School have been celebrating meeting in person after months of writing to one another as pen pals.

Pen pal pupils finally meet to build Lego together

The man appeared at Edinburgh Sheriff Court earlier this month, where he pleaded not guilty to charges of sex offences against children

Protests take place outside home of man charged with child sex offences

Fourth drink-drive charge for man drinking behind wheel

The Elms Manse in Prestonpans is listed for sale by the Church of Scotland. Image: James Crawford Photography

Church puts manse up for sale in bid to be 'more sustainable'

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Residents and business owners will be asked for their thoughts on parking in the town. Image: Google Maps

Town's parking consultation will be ‘very different’ to North Berwick

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Pupils at Preston Lodge High School have been planting trees in the school grounds.

School pupils plant trees at high school as part of tradition

Prestonpans High Street

Some town stores being shoplifted from ‘several times per day’

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Edinburgh Sheriff Court

Man caught with thousands of pounds of Class A drugs sent to prison

The installation of a staircase at Preston Tower has begun. Image: Friends of Preston Tower Facebook

Staircase starting to take shape at Preston Tower

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Police are trying to find Ben McDougall and Stuart Munro

Search launched to find two missing teenagers

Montgomery Optometrists in Tranent (left) is to close. Image: Google Maps,. Right: The closed optometrists in Prestonpans

Independent opticians to close second branch as another town loses its only opticians

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A “soft opening” of Preston Tower to the public will take place at the end of the month as work at the tower nears completion.

Tower to host ‘soft opening’ as refurbishment nears completion

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Edinburgh Sheriff Court

Man admonished after breaching bail conditions by failing to answer door to police

The alleged incident took place near Corporal John Shaw Court in Prestonpans. Image: Google Maps

Man arrested and charged in relation to alleged assault

Green bin collections will be once every three weeks from April 1

East Lothian 'could look like third-world country' due to long waits for bin uplifts

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Middleshot Square, Prestonpans, is under special letting restrictions

Street described as ‘war zone’ by residents after anti-social behaviour surge

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Johnnie Cope's Road. Image: Google Maps

Controversial road between Prestonpans and Tranent to close for carriageway works

4

The open day at Preston Lodge High School was a huge success

P7 pupils enjoy a taste of high school life at open day

Preston Lodge High School

Final repair works completed at Preston Lodge High School as PE facilities reopen

Seton Burns Club held a successful Lads and Lassies Burns supper. Image: Gordon Bell

‘A great night’ for the Lads and Lassies at Seton Burns Club supper

The incident happened at about 2.45pm on Wednesday (28 February).

Police seek witnesses after 61-year-old dog walker assaulted in town

Prestonpans stalwart Alex Park, 77, has passed away after a battle with cancer

Tributes paid following death of 'wonderful' town stalwart Alex Park

The Courier understands that Montgomery Optometrists on the town’s High Street closed its doors at the end of 2023. Image: Google Maps

Town's only opticians closes its doors as residents forced to go elsewhere

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An artist's impresion of what the new pub would look like

£100,000 refurbishment aims to make pub ‘the best in the area’

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Preston Tower Primary School

School asks for ideas on what to focus on to prepare children for the 21st century

Annalise Kelly, 10, is donating 12 inches of her hair and raising funds for the Little Princess Trust

Girl, 10, cutting off her hair to help others for a second time

One of the two events takes place in North Berwick. Image: Copyright Richard Sutcliffe and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence.

Events planned to help people stay in their homes for longer

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The 1722 Waggonway Project plans to create a working 18th cetury waggonway in East Lothian

Dream of a historic working waggonway set to come true

Youngsters in Prestonpans have raised money for the Edinburgh Children's Hospital Charity

Kind-hearted youngsters at Friday club help raise money for hospital

A new rail service connecting Prestonpans, Wallyford and Musselburgh with Edinburgh will launch this summer. Image: Danny Lawson/PA Wire.

Additional morning Edinburgh-bound rail service to launch this summer

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Vaterans joined together for a special breakfast to celebrate East Lothian Armed Forces & Veterans Breakfast Club's anniversary

Veterans gather to celebrate breakfast club turning seven

The event will support Prestonpans Children's Gala

Delicious curry to boost town's gala day

A new grant scheme has been launched

Community groups in Prestonpans, Cockenzie and Port Seton can apply for share of £45k

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Tent and touring pitches at Drummohr Camping and Glamping Site

Camping and glamping site in East Lothian named the best in the UK

Preston Lodge won the league title earlier this month

Preston Lodge RFC's league title win celebrated at Scottish Parliament

The rarely-available home in Prestonpans has been listed for sale

Take a peek inside this rarely available £195,000 home with outdoor summerhouse

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Some of the shopfronts in Prestonpans. Image: Prestonpans Communtiy Council

Town shopfronts now in line for upgrade thanks to new £5k grant

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The final classrooms at Preston Lodge High School have now reopened. Image: Gordon Bell

Delight at Preston Lodge as classrooms back open after repair work

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