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A TEENAGER from Cockenzie is the first cadet in the UK to be awarded the Cubby Sword for Leadership by the RAF.
Robbie Mcleod, a cadet sergeant with Musselburgh squadron of the Air Training Corps, was presented with the prestigious award at a ceremony on Wednesday.
THE new head boy and head girl at Preston Lodge High School (pictured above with head teacher William Galbraith) are 17-year-olds Calum McCombs and Rosie Smith.
THE 263rd anniversary celebrations of the Battle of Prestonpans have been hailed a huge success, with hundreds of local people joining in the five days of festivities which ended on Sunday.
FIVE tourist trails have been launched in Prestonpans to help visitors discover the town’s rich and colourful history.
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AN EARLY morning alarm call saved the lives of an elderly couple, who were rushed to hospital suffering from smoke inhalation and suspected carbon monoxide poisoning.
Leukaemia girl’s family ‘amazed’ at local support
FUNDRAISERS have rallied to support a couple whose little girl is battling leukaemia, by gifting nearly £3,000 to aid the family.
Wedding night woe after blunder
A GROOM is demanding compensation after claiming that a hotel blunder ruined a wedding night surprise for his wife.
Having lost the toss, North Berwick played down the Wardie slope in the first half of this East Division 1 match.
Row over access puts housing plan on hold
PLANS to turn a run-down historic town centre building into a residential development have been shelved in the wake of an on-going dispute over access.
COUNCIL workmen have been ordered to make a thorough check of the public toilets in the Lodge Grounds, following claims that two five-year-old boys were trapped inside the building by a faulty lock.
PROPOSALS for a wind farm at Lafarge Cement Works near Dunbar could take a step closer to reality next month if planners give the go ahead to a feasibility study.
£2m stables block plan strides on
THE management at council-owned Musselburgh Racecourse has been reined in – which will now pave the way for new stables and a community facility there worth £2.2 million.
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