Based in Tranent, Lammermuir Community Transport specialises in providing affordable and accessible transport to groups within East Lothian providing a minibus to suit your needs.
They currently have 3 minibuses available for hire – two 17 seater and one 14 seater. Any non-profit making community or voluntary group within East Lothian can book the minibuses provided they are involved in social welfare, education, sport, recreation or any other activity which is of benefit to the community.
The charge to use a minibus is 80p per mile when your own MiDAS qualified driver is used or they can offer a with driver hire at 90p per mile (subject to driver availablilty). There is a minimum hire charge of £20. All User Groups are required to pay an annual membership fee of £15 to register with the project. For more information and contact details click here
Bus Service 130 to Spott and Stenton will be Reduced from 4th May 2015
Eve’s bus service 130 is to be reduced to the villages of Spott and Stenton. From May 4th, services will be halved from 4 to 2 per day Monday to Saturday, and there will no longer be a Sunday service.
However, Innerwick village will be added from May 4th in the new 130 timetable, with 2 services per day Monday to Saturday.
It is thought these changes reflect current and past bus useage. To view the new 130 timetable click here
Rural Community Broadband Survey Results
The Haddington and Lammermuir Area Partnership have published a report summarising the results of the recent Community Broadband Survey.
528 responses were received to the survey, 69 of which came from the East Lammermuir area.
Unsurprisingly, a huge majority (80%) of respondant premises reported that they were dissatisfied with their current broadband provision. A massive 99% of respondants stated they would be interested in accessing superfast broadband in the future, and 72% of those stated that they would be prepared to pay more to have access to it, despite concerns that the rural communities were being disadvantaged by the lack of effective broadband provision.
View the report and find out what will happen next by clicking Rural Broadband survey – Summary report