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New book chronicles the lives of Scotland s heroic lighthouse keepers

Rising 138 feet high from its rocky foundation, relentlessly pounded by waves that surge from the depths of the Minch, Skerryvore lighthouse has provided a beacon of hope for those in peril on the sea for almost 180 years. Built using rosy-coloured granite quarried from the Ross of Mull and shaped into 4300 blocks by a team of 80 stonemasons, it is Scotland’s tallest lighthouse; as elegant in design as it is dangerous to approach. For years, supplies arrived by boat. A perilous journey that meant travelling 11 miles southwest of Tiree to bob above the treacherous reef while essentials were hauled onto the jagged rock and dragged along a rusting iron slipway.

Coastal car parking charges to increase later this summer

Members of East Lothian Council’s cabinet approved the plans at a virtual meeting earlier today. The move will mean daily charges will go from £2 to £2.50, with a season ticket rising from £40 annually to £50. Councillor Jim Goodfellow told the cabinet meeting that the fee was cheaper than an ice cream for visitors to the council-operated car parks. He told members: “To put it in perspective, people pay more for their ice cream than they pay to park.” The minority Labour administration cabinet unanimously supported the increase in the charges. Councillor Norman Hampshire, depute leader, who chaired the meeting, said that visitors to East Lothian’s 40 miles of coastline expected quality and that needed income.

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