Category: News & Updates
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Newlands Hill Wind Energy Hub update
Belltown Power have let us know that their application for 15 wind turbines and a battery storage facility is now proceeding to Public Local Inquiry (“PLI”) after East Lothian Council raised an objection to the Proposed Development in September 2024. As per the PLI process, the project has recently moved from the Energy Consents Unit…
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Free heat surveys!
Following on from the Energy Efficiency workshop in October, alongside Sustaining Dunbar and Insulate Innerwick’s work, you now have the opportunity over the coming weeks to have your home surveyed with a thermal imaging camera for free by a trained member of Sustaining Dunbar’s Community Heat Team. East Lammermuir’s ambition is for “all properties within…
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Active travel and walking survey
Let us know your views by 4th December! Fill in the online form here Following last night’s Active Travel workshop, we are sharing an opportunity for residents and visitors to share your experiences of walking, cycling or other forms of active travel in East Lammermuir and any barriers you face. Towards the end of the…
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Taking forward our community priorities
Our series of workshops looking at next steps for the 4 community priorities drawn from the East Lammermuir Local Place Plan, are well underway! The first workshop was held on 9th October and focused on Energy Efficiency. The facilitator (Energy Saving Trust) is now working on the report from this, which will guide the spend of community benefits and other means to…
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Lorries in Our Lanes
Monday 10th November 6:30 – 8pm Innerwick Old School House Join us on Monday 10th November for updates on the current and upcoming construction of energy projects, focused on their impacts on traffic and travel. There will be opportunity to hear your views on how disruption can be minimised for you as local residents. Updates…
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Innerwick Community Councillor vacancies:
The new East Lammermuir Community Council has members from Stenton, Spott and Oldhamstocks – but no one from Innerwick. There are two seats available. No one person can fully represent the whole village, but if you feel able to help and would be willing to be co-opted please come along to the ELCC meeting on…
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Crystal Rig 1 Repower
Fred. Olsen Renewables have submitted an application to the Scottish Government’s Energy Consents Unit for the repowering of Crystal Rig 1. The planning notice, with details of how to respond to the consultation can be found here. Please note representations should be received by the ECU by 3rd November 2025. Comments can also be sent to…
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notice of agms
The AGMs of both East Lammermuir Community Benefit Trust and East Lammermuir Community Benefit Fund Ltd will take place at Stenton Village Hall on Monday, 13th October 2025 at 19:30 Agenda: All are welcome to attend
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Beth’s Blog – Delving deeper
As summer draws to a close, I am rapidly approaching six months in this “new” role. Since I last wrote the pace has picked up significantly as the path forward takes shape and it’s time to delve deeper (to mix metaphors!). The focus so far has mainly been on getting to know the lay of the…