special event for people in the town. Local amenities Supermarkets The town has two supermarkets. On the east of the town's High Street, there is an Asda supermarket which opened in August 2015. There is also an Aldi supermarket on the far east side of the town which opened in October 2015. Healthcare Tranent falls within the NHS Lothian Health Board is home to two pharmacies: a Well Pharmacy and a Lloyds Pharmacy These pharmacies serve the local GP practice which is the responsibility of NHS Lothian. The nearest hospitals include The Roodlands General Hospital in Haddington which is a community hospital offering general medical and geriatric rehabilitation services to patients in East Lothian. It also provides older people's services, including continuing care for the elderly and the nearest Accident and Emergency hospital is the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh. Transport Tranent has good transport links with Edinburgh to the west and the more rural communities of East Lothian to the east. Roads The A1 road also runs by the town with junctions at the north and west ends of the town. The A199 road runs through the town westbound to Edinburgh, and eastbound to Macmerry. Public transport Lothian Buses Most bus services in the town are operated by Lothian Buses and it's division East Coast Buses which provide services : 26 Clerwood – Edinburgh Zoo – Haymarket – Princes Street – Portobello – Eastfield – Musselburgh – Prestonpans – Tranent X6 West End – Princes Street – Abbeyhill – Meadowbank – Duddingston South – The Jewel – Wallyford – Tranent – Macmerry – Haddington | Limited stop in Edinburgh 113 West Granton – Western General – Princes Street – Meadowbank – Edinburgh College, Milton Road – Musselburgh – Wallyford- Tranent – Ormiston – Pencaitland | Limited stop in Edinburgh 106 Fort Kinnaird – Musselburgh – Wallyford – Tranent – Macmerry – Gladsmuir – Haddington – East Linton – West Barns – Belhaven – Dunbar X44 Haymarket – West End – Princes Street – Meadowbank – Northfield – The Jewel – Wallyford – Tranent N113 Haymarket – Princes Street – Meadowbank – Willowbrae – Eastfield – Musselburgh – Wallyford – Tranent – Ormiston N106 Frederick Street – Meadowbank – Willowbrae – Musselburgh – Tranent – Macmerry – Haddington – East Linton – Dunbar Prentice of Haddington The town is also served by Prentice, a bus & coach company based in Haddington,