Author: templar

No doubt there were loud cheers when McBurgher’s announced their intention to locate a new drive-through just down the road. And what…Continue readingDrive through Dumbar

Rotting seaweed with or without a blend of sewage can be malodorous, especially at this time of year, more so…Continue readingL’Odore della Notte (the smell of the night)

So East Lothian Council is running a series of consultation and action planning events as part of its wider ‘East…Continue reading4 more days

So the controversial revived plans to build a care home in the grounds of Cockenzie House have slipped through, with…Continue readingCockenzie House Development

After weeks and weeks of research and big data mining, I made a map of the street lighting. Actually I spent…Continue readingHow to paint orange black?

… may be over, but you’d be forgiven for thinking, like me, that there’s little evidence of that around here,…Continue readingThe Hegemony of the Car

Well it ain’t no more. For some time now – a century? –  our towns have been enveloped in a yellow /…Continue readingDark was the night

Who’d want a load of frat brothers moving in next door? No one, of course, but it is a great…Continue readingBad Neighbours

Satellites in Conservation Areas are bad, and on listed buildings they are ruinous. Good luck to the sales agent trying…Continue readingSatellite Conservation Area