Letters

Letter of the week

Were the Provost's chains ever in the water off the coast of Cockenzie? Copyright Richard Webb and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence.

Lead letter: Searching for the Provost’s chain
I was fascinated to read the report from 50 years ago in last week’s Peeps from the Past about the search for the stolen Provost’s chain in Cockenzie and Port Seton.

Torness Power Station. Copyright Ian Capper and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence.

Letter of the week Letter of the week: ‘Torness 2 key to fuel poverty problem’

Haddington Farmers Market

Viewpoint Letter of the week: They are selfless not selfish

Christmas cabins

Letter Letter of the week: Cabins are adding festive sparkle

A snack van has been given the go ahead at Belhaven Bay. Copyright Richard West and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence.

Letter of the week Letter of the week: What would John Muir have thought?

A lateral flow test

Letter Letter of the week: 'Flow before you go' this festive season

The new recycling scheme was launched seven days ago

Letter of the week Letter of the week: My solution on recycling

The changes to recycling collections come into effect on Monday

Letter Letter of the week: Why we're making changes to recycling collections

The Edington Hospital in North Berwick

Letter Letter of the week: Family’s ‘outrageous’ experience shows why Edington must reopen

Medical centres across East Lothian have been stretched in recent months

Letter Letter of the week: ‘Time again to put patients first’

The number of campervans at a site in North Berwick has caused concern

Letter Letter of the week: Not impressed with number of campervans at North Berwick seafront

This year's flu vaccine rollout is under way

Letter Letter of the week: I'm nearly 92 and they've asked me to do this?

The Edington Cottage Hospital in North Berwick

Letter Letter of the week: 'Do nothing and superb care at the Edington will be lost forever'

Wildlife, like this heron, are attracted to the River Tyne near Haddington’s Victoria Bridge but have to share it with old tyres and abandoned shopping trollies. Images: Ron Goldie

Letter of the week Letter of the week Is this heron enjoying its surroundings?

Concerns have been raised about potentially substandard work being carried out. Picture: Unsplash/Jorg Hofmeier

Letter Letter of the week: Warning after garden incident

Are there too many chippies and fast food places in East Lothian?

Letter Letter of the week: County’s ‘great chippiefication’

Dunbar Railway Station

Letter Letter of the week: Potential loss of Dunbar trains a big concern

Letter Letter of the week: The sad state of Dunbar’s toilets

Letter of the Week: It's important to preserve Gaelic

PREMIUM Letter of the Week: It's important to preserve Gaelic

Dunbar Railway Station

Letter Letter of the week: Reduced train service is ‘astonishing’

Concerns have been raised about the B6369 between Haddington and Gifford. Picture: Google Maps

Letter Letter of the week: Road in need of ‘urgent attention’

There are already some bilingual road signs at Meadowmill

Letter Letters: Two responses to East Lothian Council's Gaelic Language Plan

[UNVERIFIED CONTENT] Dirleton Castle lies around 2 miles (3.2 km) west of North Berwick, and around 19 miles (31 km) east of Edinburgh..

Letter of the week: ‘Heads should roll’ after closure of national heritage properties

Neilson Park is one of the areas which has seen anti-social behaviour

Letter Letter of the week: What can be done to tackle 'unruly behaviour' in Haddington?

Housebuilding is taking place in many locations in East Lothian, including at Letham Mains in Haddington

Letter Letter of the week: 'An irreplaceable resource' lost

A Climate Forest is proposed

Letter of the week: 'Climate Forest' must be done right

The near-empty car park at the Hopes Estate. Image: Facebook

Letter of the week: 'Deeply saddened' at 'heavily restricted' parking at Hopes Estate

Hopes Reservoir. Photo: David Gray

Letter of the week: 'Access issues' at the Hopes Estate

Aberlady. Copyright M J Richardson and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence.

Letter of the week: Sewage in protected waters

North Berwick. Copyright Mat Fascione and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence.

Letter of the week: Offering neighbourly support

Letter of the week: How do we solve parking issues?

Police have been accused of 'losing an element of control'

Letter of the week: Police 'have lost an element of control' at weekends

The former Cockenzie Power Station site. Image: Gordon Bell

Letter of the week: Commitment needed to port facility at Cockenzie

The coronavirus vaccination rollout is in full swing. Image: PA

Letter: Why are education staff waiting for their coronavirus vaccinations

A piece of land in Tranent on Elphinstone Road and Castle Road went up for auction last week

Letter of the week: 'Buyer beware' over land plot sales

Barry Turner says there is still a lot of traffic, despite lockdown

Letter of the week: It's lockdown, why is there so much traffic?

Haddington in the snow during the Beast from the East 2

Letter of the week: Town centre 'fraught with difficulty' during Beast from the East 2

Letter of the week: How I'm coping during lockdown

Plans were previously revealed for a motor racing circuit at Musselburgh Lagoons

Letter of the week: Monaco, Singapore and Musselburgh?

Work is under way on building a new town at Blindwells

Letter of the week: How about a new 'super school' for Prestonpans and Blindwells

A statue of Bonnie Prince Charlie on horseback is hoped for at Blindwells, similar to this one in Derby. Image: Google Maps

Letter of the week: Battle of Prestonpans gives new community 'strong sense of place'

East Lothian has a nuclear power station at Torness

Letter of the week: 'Respect, don't fear, radioactivity'

Saltoun Big Wood. Image copyright Richard Webb and licensed for reuse under Creative Commons Licence

Letter of the week: Concern over access at woods at West Saltoun

Ponies on Traprain Law. Image by Sylvia Beaumont

Letter of the week: 'Selfish' to remove Traprain Law ponies

Our letter of the week

Letter of the week: New pathway 'a waste of funds'

The garden land where the new house will be built

Letter of the week: 'Inconsistency' over plans for homes in gardens

Concerns have been raised over safety on the A1. Image Google Maps

Letter of the week: Action to make A1 safer is needed now

Halloween will not be the same this year

Letter of the week: Halloween advice 'a little spooky'

An artist's impression of the proposed new housing development at Goshen Farm

Letter of the week: Our green belt is now a 'rust belt'

Musselburgh Tesco. Image Google Maps

Letter of the week: Spare a thought for the young during the coronavirus crisis

Tesco Musselburgh

Letter of the week: 'Invasion' of pupils at Tesco a Covid-19 risk

Letter of the week: Nobody obeys new 20mph limit

Letter of the week: Nobody obeys new 20mph limit

Lewisvale Park. Photo: John Shields

Letter of the week: We can still find things to smile about

Face masks are mandatory on public transport

Letter of the week: Time to enforce face mask rules