SHOCKING: Tranent - What They Never Told You

Firefighters battle east coast fires overnight

FIREFIGHTERS remain at a blaze on the outskirts of Tranent after emergency services were called out yesterday

The National (Scotland) · Aug 7, 2025

Popular Spanish film festival returns to Scotland

A SNAPSHOT of the best new Spanish language cinema is to be presented in Edinburgh next month with an outreach programme for Stirling, Tranent,…

The National (Scotland) · Sep 22, 2024

Investigation launched after 91-year-old man dies in Christmas house fire

A 91-year-old man has died following a fire at his home in Tranent shortly after midnight on Christmas evening.

The National (Scotland) · Dec 27, 2023

A1 East Lothian incident: Emergency services rush to car engulfed in flames

Two fire appliances and the ambulance service rushed to a car that burst into flames on the A1 westbound Bankton junction between Cockenzie and Tranent on Monday afternoon

Edinburgh Live · May 1, 2023

Bid to save East Lothian road delayed as council leader calls for new report

The Johnnie Cope Road links Tranent and Prestonpans but was deemed 'unnecessary' following the opening of the A1 bypass in 1986, council officials recently resurrected 37-year-old plans to close it

Edinburgh Live · Apr 25, 2023

Closure of last bank in East Lothian town branded 'appalling'

The Royal Bank of Scotland decision to close its Tranent branch, leaving the town with no bank, comes seven years after they left residents in the neighbouring town of Prestonpans in the same boat

Edinburgh Live · Apr 20, 2023

Fight over plans to close East Lothian road 37 years after it was first proposed

The council says the narrow Johnnie Cope Road which links Tranent and Prestonpans was never built to cope with the volume of traffic it now faces and could be a valuable addition to its active travel plans by restricting access to walkers and cyclists

Edinburgh Live · Apr 19, 2023

East Lothian firefighters race to blaze as caravan torched and locals watch on in horror

Alarms were raised on Sunday night after locals in Tranent spotted smoke in the sky, with police racing to a caravan fire just before 6.30pm that is now being 'treated as wilful'.

Edinburgh Live · Apr 17, 2023

Last remaining Royal Bank of Scotland in East Lothian town closes for 'digital solution'

The Royal Bank of Scotland in Tranent is set to close in summer, as counter transactions decrease by 48 per cent over a three year period and users on their mobile app increase.

Edinburgh Live · Mar 29, 2023

Slavery and the Guardian: the ties that bind us

There is an illusion at the centre of British history that conceals the role of slavery in building the nation. Here’s how I fell for it

The Guardian - UK · Mar 28, 2023