Locally the public counter at Tranent Police Station may close, whilst all police traffic wardens are likely to be withdrawn across Scotland.
As it affects this part of the county, Tranent will probably lose its public counter provision. Changes would also be made to the opening times of the public counters at the Musselburgh and Haddington police stations, both of which would open 8am-6pm seven days a week – increasing the number of days the stations open and meaning they would open early all days, but losing late openings during the week.
Police Scotland is keen to get feedback from anyone with a view on this re-organisation. You can get further details from the Police Scotland website
Alternatively you can email your views directly to PublicCounterReview@scotland.pnn.police.uk for comments on the withdrawal of counter services and TrafficWardensReview@scotland.pnn.police.uk on Traffic Warden plans.
In the 10 years I’ve lived in Pencaitland any occasions when we needed to have the police (and there haven’t been many fortunately) we’ve either called from our home line or a mobile. I’m sure that police counters and having a physical base that the public can go to has value, but I suspect that losing counter service in Tranent, at least from the point of view of villages around the Fa’side ward, will have little, if any, effect. That may be a different story for Tranent residents and I can’t speak to that.
Meanwhile I’m far more concerned about Police pulling traffic wardens entirely from the whole of Scotland. Not sure the void this creates will be filled by local authorities. In any event, where local authorities, such as Edinburgh, employ or outsource warden contracts, you are always left with the suspicion that it’s an exercise in generating revenues…