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Plans were revealed last month to transform the three-storey Gardeners Arms in the centre of Haddington. The historic venue, on the town’s Kilpair Street, dates back hundreds of years, with The Fraternity of Gardeners of East Lothian once based in the town. They purchased a property which contained an inn on the corner of Market Street. However, last orders may have been called at the pub, which has not been open for about three years. Flats would be created on each floor of the building under DSI Properties Ltd’s plans. Haddington’s community council did not object to the p...

THE retail park being built on the outskirts of Haddington should be treated as “an opportunity not a threat” to the town centre, the Provost of East Lothian has said. Haddington Retail Park, on the western edge of the town, is due to open later this year and will include The Food Warehouse, Home Bargains, Costa Coffee and a petrol station. Aldi will also swap its town centre site off Whittingehame Drive for a new, larger store in the retail park, with the occupier of a fifth unit yet to be revealed. The retail park will have nearly 300 free-of-charge parking spaces and is also wi...

A CELEBRATION to mark the end of lockdown restrictions is being planned for Haddington. Discussions are taking place to see what could be organised to mark the historic occasion, with family events and a permanent memorial among the options being considered. Paul Kinnoch, from the town’s Tyneside Tavern and Mazzoli Italian Kitchen, is among those involved in planning a celebratory event. A promotions group – made up of members of Haddington Business Community Partnership (HBCP) and other members of the public – is exploring the possibility of some sort of festivity taking place....

A CALL for ‘Haddington’ to be dropped from the name of a retail park on the outskirts of the town looks likely to be unsuccessful. The retail park, which will include Aldi, Home Bargains, The Food Warehouse, Costa Coffee and a petrol station, is due to open on the town’s western edge this summer. Members of Haddington’s community council wrote to those behind the project and East Lothian Council to ask if the development could be called something other than Haddington Retail Park. Suggestions from members of the public included Gateside Retail Park or Oak Tree Retail Park to r...

Lammermuir Larder and Amisfield Preservation Trust have both benefited from housebuilder Mactaggart & Mickel’s building communities fund. Thirteen groups throughout Britain have received a share of £13,000, with the developer looking to help organisations navigate their way through lockdown restrictions. Lammermuir Larder was launched by the town’s resilience team, whose initiative is the third strand to food and clothing projects set up by Haddington and District Community Council during the coronavirus pandemic. Pat Lemmon, vice-chairwoman of the town’s community council, was...