Hand carts form flower beds with a difference in North Berwick

NORTH Berwick In Bloom volunteers have been busy restoring two hand carts which date back to traditional working practices.

Posted 22 May 2013 09:00

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.

Posted 18 May 2013 11:00   Joel Sked   0 Comments

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.

Posted 16 May 2013 09:44   Joel Sked   0 Comments

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.

Posted 14 May 2013 10:40   Editorial   0 Comments

Raft race could sink without new leader

A POPULAR North Berwick seaside event, which has been running for decades, could be heading for choppy waters unless a new organiser comes forward.

Posted 12 May 2013 09:00   Joel Sked   0 Comments

North Berwick legend Fred will not be forgotten

A NORTH Berwick icon was honoured at the weekend with the unveiling of a plaque at the town's harbour.

Posted 11 May 2013 11:00   Joel Sked   0 Comments

Long and winding road ends in glory for Alan

A RETIRED North Berwick businessman has completed an incredible 3,600-mile drive in a 40-year-old open-top classic car across Europe and the UK to raise £45,000 for charity.

Posted 10 May 2013 11:30   Editorial   0 Comments

Residents' 'legal objection' to council over golf club lay-by

A GROUP of North Berwick residents is launching appeal proceedings and lodging a complaint to the Scottish Public Services Ombudsman against East Lothian Council after its decision to grant North Berwick Golf Club permission for a lay-by on Beach Road.

Posted 10 May 2013 09:00   Joel Sked   3 Comments

End of the road for town garage

A BUSINESS which has been serving North Berwick's motoring needs for 40 years has ceased trading - in a building which has been part of the town's transport history since the early 1900s and is now set to be turned into flats.

Posted 3 May 2013 10:00   Joel Sked   1 Comments

National housebuilder boss wins battle to extend historic home

THE chief executive of a major housebuilder has had a planned extension of his listed 19th century North Berwick home approved - including the addition of a swimming pool - despite several objections.

Posted 28 Apr 2013 11:00   Bryan Copland   0 Comments

Friends of Coo's Green condemn parking plan

A GROUP of concerned North Berwick residents have rallied to try and protect the land at Coo's Green from being turned into a car park.

Posted 27 Apr 2013 09:00   Joel Sked   0 Comments

Ferrygate homes needed, says developer, to ease 'crisis'

CONTROVERSIAL plans to build 140 homes on North Berwick's western edge, which have drawn 24 objections, have come before councillors for the first time.

Posted 19 Apr 2013 09:00   Editorial   1 Comments

Cries of London in North Berwick

THERE will be Cries of London in North Berwick on Friday as an innovative vocal ensemble of the same name performs at St Baldred's Episcopal Church.

Posted 15 Apr 2013 10:30   Editorial   0 Comments

Have your say on future of town health services

NORTH Berwick residents are being encouraged to have their say on the future of health services in the town through a survey created by North Berwick Community Council.

Posted 13 Apr 2013 07:00   Joel Sked   0 Comments