News / East Lothian Courier

Museum to be Open to all during golf major
THE Coastal Communities Museum in North Berwick is expected to open its doors in July with a special golfing exhibition for The Open Championship - but its official opening may not be for another two years.
Published: 11:00 18th May
Italian adventure arrives for pupils
YOUNG ambassadors and teachers from two primary schools are heading to Italy to meet their Tuscan counterparts.
Published: 09:00 18th May
Well done Alexander!
A MUSSELBURGH teenager who spent more than a decade visiting Edinburgh Sick Kids Hospital has been honoured for his fundraising work to help his "second home".
Published: 11:30 17th May
Pensioner's home at Haddington sheltered housing 'gutted' by fire
A PENSIONER was treated in hospital for smoke inhalation after a fire in her sheltered accommodation.
Published: 11:00 17th May
Court costs concern
THE future sale of Haddington's court building could be "seriously jeopardised" by a backlog of maintenance costs for the property worth nearly £500,000, according to East Lothian Council's chief executive.
Published: 09:30 17th May
Millionaire changes menu for 11-year-old
IT MAY serve everything from sushi to burgers but when a Musselburgh school pupil visited The Quay restaurant's new World Banquet, he found one of his favourite types of food missing.
Published: 09:00 17th May
Cockenzie House to re-open at last
AFTER years of planning and preparing, Cockenzie House, Cockenzie, is ready to open its doors to the public.
Published: 07:00 17th May
Priest vows to fight Vatican over Cardinal's residency
THE parish priest for Dunbar and North Berwick says he is willing to take on the Vatican in a legal fight to ensure that Cardinal Keith O'Brien is able to retire in the county.
Published: 10:45 16th May
Staff 'scared to work' due to incidents
A HADDINGTON shopkeeper has claimed his staff are "very scared to work" after a series of incidents at his High Street shop.
Published: 09:45 16th May
Work to start on blaze-hit fire station
NORTH Berwick fire station is expected to be operational again in November - nearly a year after the Station Road property went up in flames.
Published: 09:44 16th May
Open day at Belhaven Hill School
BELHAVEN Hill School in Dunbar holds an open day on Saturday 10.15am-12.30pm.
Published: 07:00 16th May
MP hears of Tranent pupils' water fight
PUPILS from St Martin's RC Primary School in Tranent welcomed Fiona O'Donnell MP to the school last Friday for their Rights Respecting School Water Aid showcase.
Published: 13:55 15th May
Land Rover overturns on A1 slip road at Haddington
POLICE and firefighters were called to a slip road of the A1 near Haddington on Monday after a Land Rover pulling a trailer overturned, spilling its load onto the A1.
Published: 13:30 15th May
Torness open to visitors for first time in 12 years
VISITORS are being welcomed back to Torness Power Station near Dunbar for the first time in 12 years.
Published: 10:00 15th May
Night-time adventures on offer at county's museums
MUSEUMS across East Lothian host a variety of night-time adventures this week.
Published: 07:00 15th May
Drug dealer evicted from council tenancy
A CONVICTED drug dealer has been evicted from his council tenancy.
Published: 10:45 14th May
Law Primary pupils praised by MSP for Euroquiz efforts
FOUR pupils from Law Primary School in North Berwick competed in the final of the annual Euroquiz competition run by the Scottish European Educational Trust (SEET) on Monday.
Published: 10:40 14th May
East Lothian Courier seeks senior reporter
The East Lothian Courier is searching for a talented senior reporter to join its team in Haddington.
Published: 10:15 14th May