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Church buys former bank building in heart of town THE former Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) building in Tranent could soon be home to a new church following the successful purchase of the building. Scottish castle becomes first in the world to be awarded prestigious title A castle in Scotland has become the first such place in the world to be given the prestigious B Corp Certification. Additional rail service connecting county and Edinburgh coming in June AN EXTRA service in the morning rush will help passengers get from Prestonpans into Edinburgh. Two men in court facing string of air weapons charges TWO men have appeared in court to face a string of charges relating to air weapons. First glimpse into how The Leddie hotel could look in village A FIRST look at the transformation of the former Ducks Hotel has been revealed. UK removes first failed asylum seeker to Rwanda via voluntary scheme The unnamed man is understood to have taken part in a voluntary removal scheme, and is now in Rwanda. Teenager who repeatedly shouted racist slur at hospital staff admonished A TEENAGER who made racist remarks to hospital staff at the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh has been admonished. Man banned from road after being caught with drugs in his system A WALLYFORD motorist has been banned from the road after he was caught driving with drugs in his system. Paul Sleigh, 32, was found to have 7mg of Delta-9 – a chemical found in cannabis – per litre of blood after he had been stopped by police on the village’s Salters Road on November 16, 2022. The legal limit is 2mg per litre of blood. Sleigh, of Affleck Rise, pleaded guilty at Edinburgh Sheriff Court last Thursday. He also had a not guilty plea accepted to possessing a quantity of cannabis. Sheriff Peter McCormack banned Sleigh from driving for 12 months and fined him £580. Musselburgh singer Callum Beattie learns CPR on visit to ambulance control centre MUSSELBURGH singer-songwriter Callum Beattie visited the Scottish Ambulance Service’s East Ambulance Control Centre (ACC) last Thursday to learn life-saving skills and thank staff. Plans approved for community hub outside football ground Plans for a community hub outside the grounds of Tranent FC have been given the go-ahead by East Lothian Council. The football club outlined plans in January to offer a range of community activities from the former Army Cadet hut next to the club’s Foresters Park home. The Lowland League side said that the hub would provide a space for sports groups and lunch clubs to meet. It was also hoped that the hub would increase matchday revenue opportunities by providing an area to sell tea and coffee

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