BLINDWELLS has been approved as the name of East Lothian's new town.
Six names had been shortlisted for the new town being created at the former opencast mine at Blindwells, between Tranent and Longniddry.
East Lothian Council had initially said it wanted a "new name for a new town" and asked school pupils to help it compile a shortlist.
However, the move brought anger from some areas of the local community, who believed the settlement should retain the name of Blindwells.
The full list of names put out to public consultation was: Blindwells, Charlestoun, Hattonfield, Hopetoun, Muirdale and Nethermuir.
A meeting of East Lothian Council in Haddington this morning (Tuesday) heard that 70 per cent of those taking part in the consultation had stated that Blindwells was their preference for the name of the new town.
Council officials therefore recommended approving Blindwells as the town's name and this was unanimously agreed by councillors.
Planning permission for the first 1,600 houses at the site has already been granted and groundwork is under way.
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