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A BID to build a three-storey family home on a town centre site a little more than four metres wide but almost 29 metres long was dubbed a “Grand Designs experiment” as it was rejected by councillors. Architect Robin Sutherland came up with the Passivhaus build for his family after they bought property at 82 High Street, North Berwick. With the front of the property refurbished into a new shop front with offices for the architect upstairs (see black building, pictured), he turned his attention to designing a family home on the strip of land behind it, which measures 28.6 metres long and 4.2 metres wide.
A FORMULA 1 race track at a site earmarked for a wildlife haven would bring more benefits to the local economy, council chiefs are being told. A proposal for an international race track at Musselburgh Lagoons is being put forward by The Sunbeam Trust, set up by retired Peebles businessman Bob Jamieson. He says the trust is currently involved in a project to start producing hydrogen fuel in Scotland through one of its subsidiaries, Alba H2 Fuel, and it is hoped the track could eventually feature hydrogen cars which would create zero emissions and silent racing . The proposal would see other sports facilities based at the site, including an ice rink, gym and speedway venue; however, the main focus would be a race track.