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POLICE and council bosses have appealed for more community support to help an innovative anticrime project to realise its full potential.
Published: Thursday, 14th February, 2008 09:00
Double crash in fog at blackspot roundabout
A DRIVER and his passenger were thrown from a car which overshot a junction and mounted Thistly Cross roundabout in dense fog on Monday. And within minutes another car had done the same.
Published: Thursday, 14th February, 2008 09:00
MORE than fifty friends and relatives gathered to watch Alf and Mary Smurthwaite cut a ‘diamond-encrusted’ anniversary cake, marking 60 years of married life.
Published: Thursday, 14th February, 2008 09:00
Conquering Kilimanjaro for charity
UNSTOPPABLE fundraiser Candy Inglis let nothing stand in the way of her bid to scale the dizzying heights of Tanzania’s mighty Mount Kilimanjaro.
Published: Thursday, 14th February, 2008 09:00
COMMUNITY leaders and police are convinced that a youth shelter at the Port Seton Centre could have a major impact on reducing anti-social behaviour by teenagers.
Published: Thursday, 14th February, 2008 09:00
WASTE disposal giant Viridor is to take a fresh look at its controversial plans for a £140 million incinerator plant by Dunbar, set against the Scottish Government’s waste management plans which rule out large incinerators.
Published: Thursday, 14th February, 2008 09:00
THE congregation of Dirleton Parish Church is celebrating after securing an amazing £350,000 in funding from Lothian Presbytery – generated from the sale of church-owned land more than a year ago.
Published: Thursday, 14th February, 2008 09:00
Kids' digger rampage – £1 million damage
CHILDREN as young as 10 are alleged to have been involved in causing up to £1 million of damage at a caravan park – going on the rampage on a mechanical digger.
Published: Thursday, 7th February, 2008 09:30
Young gun Denton dodges controversy
A RIFLE club has defended its decision to allow an eight-year-old Tranent boy into its ranks – arguing that more children should be educated about the consequences of misusing firearms.
Published: Thursday, 7th February, 2008 09:30
Council offers to buy crisis care home from owners
A COUNTY care home on the brink of closure has been thrown an unexpected lifeline.
Published: Thursday, 7th February, 2008 09:30
HAIR of the dog has taken on a whole new meaning for police investigating a bizarre Ne’er Day theft in North Berwick.
Published: Thursday, 7th February, 2008 09:30
House prices rise by 169 per cent
AVERAGE property prices in East Lothian rose by 169 per cent between 1997 and 2007, a new Bank of Scotland survey has revealed.
Published: Thursday, 7th February, 2008 09:30
