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Empson wins again as Bass Rock summer series continues
Chris Empson won the fourth round of the Bass Rock Summer League in thick fog conditions on Seacliffe Beach by tempting seven fish for...
Seven up as Empson wins round three
Scottish international Chris Empson won round three of the Bass Rock Shore Angling League's summer league in a pegged match on Cockenzie Walkway.
The Dunbar-based...
Still planning a future for Cockenzie six years on
It is more than six years since the iconic twin chimneys of Cockenzie Power Station was demolished in a dramatic demolition.
But the question of...
Offshore wind developers are looking for local suppliers
Developers building an offshore wind farm which will bring energy ashore in East Lothian are urging local suppliers and workers to get involved, as...
Second planning application for electricity substation at Cockenzie
A SECOND plan to build a substation to bring energy onshore at the former Cockenzie Power Station has been lodged with East Lothian Council.
The...
Plans for 360 centre at Cockenzie
by Marie Sharp Local Democracy Reporter
Scotland's own Eden Project could be created at the former Cockenzie Power Station site as part of a...
Pinsent Masons advises Red Rock Power on landmark Scottish offshore wind project
Multinational law firm Pinsent Masons has advised Red Rock Power Limited on the sale of 50% of the Inch Cape Offshore Wind Farm development...
Noisy birds at Cockenzie
by Marie Sharp Local Democracy Reporter
A noise survey at an industrial site proposed for testing rocket engines found the loudest sound in the surrounding...
East Lothian Council likely to buy Cockenzie site
Scottish Power has confirmed that East Lothian Council is the preferred bidder to purchase the former Cockenzie Power Station site.
Depute Council Leader Norman Hampshire...
Letter from Scotland
We’ve been enjoying a spell of wonderfully calm, sunny days. On such days the Bass Rock in the Firth of Forth shines dazzlingly white...
Lament for a power station
So the twin towers of Cockenzie Power Station have gone. “It’s sad,” said the lady standing beside me as we watched them fall. There...
Demolition at Cockenzie in photos
Just ahead of 12 noon the twin chimney stacks which have dominated the East Coast skyline for so long stood proud. Then there was...
Letter from Scotland
Forty years ago the new Longannet power station was a big story for me. I was an apprentice journalist on the Alloa Advertiser and the...
Iconic Cockenzie Power Plant given final salute by local artist
Cockenzie Power Plant in East Lothian stopped coal-fired electricity generation in March this year. Photographer Alex Hewitt wanted to tell the story of this...
Greens want community to have a say on future of Cockenzie
COCKENZIE SHUTDOWN: COMMUNITY MUST HAVE SAY IN FUTURE
East Lothian Greens are calling for the local authority and The Scottish Government to help communities around...
Jack drew the lot
Six-year-old internet sensation Jack Henderson of Prestonpans finished his 536th and final commissioned drawing to raise funds for charity this week, marking the end...
Cockenzie Power Station Approved
Plans to replace the coal fired power station at Cockenzie in East Lothian with a high efficiency gas station have been approved by Scottish...
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