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East Lothian village pub finally set to reopen after two years

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AuthorMarie Sharp
Published date23 June 2022
Publication titleEdinburghLive (Scotland)
The Winton Arms, Pencaitland, was taken over by Caledonian Heritable Ltd in 2019 and has been closed while building work was carried out. At a virtual meeting of East Lothian Licensing Board today members were told it was expected to reopen mid July and would operate as a restaurant with a bar with a focus on Scottish produce

Caledonian applied for a major variation to the operating licence for The Winton Arms to allow conference facilities and a range of events from wedding ceremonies to quiz nights and comedy performances to be held. They also applied for permission to provide outdoor dining and children of all ages access to the new facility.

The local authority's licensing standards officer Karen Harling told the board she had visited the new building ahead of its reopening and had no objections to the changes to the licence although she asked that outdoor areas are restricted to use between 10am and 10pm.

She said the pub's previous layout had been for a "vertical drinking establishment" with children not allowed access but it has been changed adding the introduction of the restaurant had reduced capacity from around 250 to 149 at any given time.

The board heard one objection had been received raising concern about...

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