A bid to open a community boxing gym in industrial units with the support of £250,000 of private funding has been given the go ahead by East Lothian planners.

Joe’s Gym, is central to a new facility planned by Haddington Community Interest Company (Haddy CIC) in its town, and is named after local businessman Joe Forte.

Haddy CIC, a non profit organisation run by volunteers with private donations, applied for planning permission to turn one of the main units on the site into the gym as part of plans to create a number of community facilities.

As well as the boxing gym, there are plans to create a men’s shed and multi use spaces in additional buildings on the leased land which can be used by community groups, arts events and other groups in need of premises.

Haddy CIC said the main g

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