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Splashing out with town’s new lifeboat 
DUNBAR RNLI has replaced the crippled Sir Ronald Pechell Bt– which snapped its moorings and was tossed onto rocks two months ago – with a newer, younger model.
The £1 million boat – in operation since 1995 – was damaged beyond economic repair during severe storms on March 22.
‘Exciting time lies ahead’ for Alex
A BUS LOAD of well-wishers from Belhaven Parish Church will journey to Glasgow on Monday to attend the ordination of a local parishioner turned clergyman.
EXPERTS have confirmed that supporting pillars inside McArthur’s Stores are the most complete set of timbres from one merchant ship to be found anywhere in Scotland.
TOWN leaders have suggested new methods of deterring disruptive youths from attending the annual spring shows at the Bleachingfield.
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BUSINESS leaders are to discuss possible ways of assisting troubled Haddington-based Corsie Group, amid growing fears for the company’s 35-strong workforce.
SPEEDING drivers on the county’s rural roads could soon be caught on camera and brought to book.
Planning chiefs get tough with housing developers
EAST LOTHIAN planning chiefs have vowed to take a tough line over developers who fail to meet agreed conditions, after hearing this week that residents have been waiting for four years for a playpark which has still failed to materialise.
HOLY matrimony took on a whole new meaning for Prestonpans minister, the Rev Robert Simpson, when he tied the knot with Susan Sadler, his partner – and parishioner – of two years!
A NINE-year-old girl is said to be in a state of distress after a youth indecently exposed himself in front of her.
ARTEFACTS from the life of Nigel Tranter, hailed as Scotland’s greatest storyteller, have been immortalised in a public exhibition in Athelstaneford Parish Church.
REVISED plans for a £1.6 million veterinary surgery and canine rehabilitation centre in Haldane Avenue have been given the green light by councillors – despite objections from nearby residents and the town’s community council.
A MAN was taken to hospital after fire tore through a kitchen in Wallyford on Saturday.
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