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Marie Sharp

Reporter · GB

Indexed articles, last 90 days
56
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Oct 1, 2026
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Jul 6, 2026

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  1. Article · Oct 1, 2026 · Marie Sharp

    Street light blackouts from ScottishPower cables blamed for negative views of council (opens the original)

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    STREET blackouts in East Lothian have damaged public confidence in its council, despite claims by officers that they are being caused by old ScottishPower cables. A report on the state of the county’s roads admits that investment in street lights has fallen in recent years, with the cost of replacing a backlog of columns which have passed their life expectancy estimated at £14 million. East Lothian Council says that one in four lighting columns have outlived their working life – more than 5,000

  2. Article · Sep 29, 2026 · Marie Sharp

    Street blackouts in East Lothian blamed on ScottishPower (opens the original)

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    Street blackouts in East Lothian have damaged public confidence in the council despite claims by officers they are being caused by old ScottishPower cables. A report on the state of the county’s roads admits investment in street lights has fallen in recent years with the cost of replacing a backlog of columns which have passed their life expectancy estimated at £14million. The council says one in four lighting columns have outlived their working life – more than 5,000 – with funding only availab

  3. Article · Sep 28, 2026 · Marie Sharp

    Farm shop allowed to sell alcohol for Christmas hampers after licence breach (opens the original)

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    AN EAST Lothian farm shop found to be selling alcohol without a licence has been given the go-ahead to put it back on the shelves so it can meet orders for Christmas hampers. Carfrae Farm Shop, near Garvald, faced East Lothian Council licensing bosses last week after applying for a string of occasional licences to cover the festive period. The licensing board heard that the shop had been operating with occasional licences since 2021 as it waited for a provisional premises licence to be confirmed

  4. Article · Sep 25, 2026 · Marie Sharp

    Empty pub set to be high end restaurant after decade of closure (opens the original)

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    A former pub which has lain empty for more than a decade is set to reopen as a high end restaurant after being bought by its neighbours. The Stand, on Musselburgh High Street, has been bought by the owners of neighbouring restaurant Parrilla. A meeting of East Lothian Licensing Board heard the new owners had already arranged a meeting with their architects at the building and hoped to begin work after Christmas. The former pub’s premises licence was up for review after board members raised conce

  5. Article · Sep 24, 2026 · Marie Sharp

    Former pub empty since 2014 to reopen as high-end Musselburgh restaurant (opens the original)

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    A former pub which has lain empty for more than a decade is set to reopen as a high-end restaurant after being bought by its neighbours. The Stand, 74 Musselburgh High Street, has been bought by the owners of neighbouring restaurant, Parrilla Argentinian Grill. A meeting of East Lothian Licensing Board today heard that the new owners had already arranged a meeting with their architects and hoped to begin work on the boarded-up building after Christmas. The former pub’s premises licence was up fo

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