Pylons row amid fears work could disturb ancient East Lothian battle site and Outlander location scotsman.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from scotsman.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
A GAELIC Language Plan has been published for the first time by East Lothian Council, with a pledge to promote the language s use in schools. Despite the most recent census finding that only 0.4 per cent of residents in East Lothian speak Gaelic – well below the 1.1 per cent national average – the council has produced a plan outlining how it will support the language locally. Among its key aims, the new plan commits the council to “include aspects of Gaelic language and culture to pupils educated by East Lothian Council, with the aim of attracting more young people to learn and use Gaelic”.
New East Lothian streets could be named after Battle of Prestonpans heroes scotsman.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from scotsman.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
A CHANGE to the way people shop has led developers of a new town to scrap plans for a large supermarket at its centre. The first residents of the new town of Blindwells are expected to move in by September next year. However, developers Hargreaves have revealed that the masterplan for the town, which will see an initial population in 1,600 new homes, has been revised to create a new shopping centre to fit demand. Speaking during a virtual public consultation on the detailed plans for the town centre, Iain Slater from Hargreaves, said that while they had initially been steered by East Lothian Council planners towards a mini retail park and supermarket at he heart of the town, times had changed.