Bryan Copland

Stories by Bryan Copland

Below are recent stories by Bryan Copland

• Published: 29 Jul 2010 09:25

  Fish going back to bare bones

  HADDINGTON rocker Fish has promised to go back to the “bare bones” of songwriting as he works on his forthcoming album.

• Published: 29 Jul 2010 09:24

  Vacant pavilion is set for a fashionable future

  CELEBRATED Dunbar designer Jacqui Burke has been given the backing of East Lothian Council leader Paul McLennan to go ahead with a project to reopen Winterfield Park pavilion as a fashion school.

• Published: 29 Jul 2010 09:24

  Splash out on fun at town's lifeboat fete

  Aerial acrobatics, a parade and a crowning ceremony will be some of the fun on offer to all the family at this year’s North Berwick RNLI Lifeboat Fete, taking place tomorrow (Saturday).

• Published: 29 Jul 2010 09:24

  Go Potter at Doodleville exhibit

  A WACKY new exhibition from a Borders-based artist is taking place at Peter Potter Gallery.

• Published: 29 Jul 2010 09:22

  Shopwatch launched

  RETAILERS and police officers came together at Haddington Town House last Monday to launch the town’s new Shopwatch scheme.

• Published: 22 Jul 2010 09:25

  Birthday girl Sara's shot at world glory

  TALENTED Wallyford archer Sara Black has added to her growing reputation with victory at the UK and Ireland Field Archery Championships in Cardiff.

• Published: 22 Jul 2010 09:25

  Tourist info point on the move?

  DUNBAR could have an all year-round visitor information point located in the Town House – after plans to relocate the current information centre on High Street were announced.

• Published: 22 Jul 2010 09:23

  Roll on our skate park!

  A CAMPAIGN by youngsters to erect a skate and BMX park in Gullane is nearing completion after East Lothian Council granted planning permission to the project.

• Published: 22 Jul 2010 09:23

  Star trek to USA

  FOR most, travelling beyond planet Earth is something they can only imagine and dream of. But for one space-mad Belter, it became something of a reality... twice!

• Published: 22 Jul 2010 09:23

  Disabled Colin defies doctor to achieve PhD

  A DUNBAR man who was left disabled after being seriously injured in a car accident as a child has been awarded a PhD – after completing a thesis on the experiences of people with disabilities.

• Published: 22 Jul 2010 09:23

  Ca Marche c'est magnifique

  ABOUT 50 members of Haddington’s award-winning pipe band and representatives from the town have returned from France following another successful visit to twin town Aubigny-sur-Nére.

• Published: 22 Jul 2010 09:22

  An award-winning career carved out

  IN TOUGH economic times, getting your business to work is all about going the extra mile.

• Published: 22 Jul 2010 09:21

  Leafing through garden centre plans

  A FINAL recommendation from East Lothian Council planning officers on controversial plans for a garden centre on the outskirts of Dunbar is expected in September or October.

• Published: 22 Jul 2010 09:21

  Club to have a ball celebrating centenary

  HADDINGTON Rugby Football Club is to celebrate its centenary year in style – starting with a family fun day on August 14.

• Published: 22 Jul 2010 09:20

  Next stop for us is a well-earned rest!

  THEY are used to travelling hundreds of miles each week at the wheels of their buses.

• Published: 15 Jul 2010 09:20

  GPs pioneer text service

  Dunbar doctors have become the first GPs in Scotland to launch a new innovative patient messaging service.

• Published: 15 Jul 2010 09:20

  Golfers remember popular pub boss

  NEARLY 100 golfers helped raise more than £4,000 for a cancer charity – in memory of a popular Haddington publican who passed away late last year after a short battle with the disease.

• Published: 15 Jul 2010 09:19

  Teachers praised

  TWO teachers who served Knox Academy for more than 50 years between them have retired.

• Published: 15 Jul 2010 09:18

  Smashing cars

  POLICE are appealing for witnesses after five vehicles were damaged by vandals at a Haddington garage.

• Published: 8 Jul 2010 09:27

  Blazer of glory for veteran Alex

  EAST Linton centenarian Alex Reid enjoyed an extraordinary birthday celebration last Friday – as he was honoured for his service during the Second World War.

• Published: 8 Jul 2010 09:24

  Kid 'traumatised' following incident

  A PLAYGROUP has been told to tighten its security after a child was found playing outside its Haddington premises, unsupervised, on his first day there.

• Published: 8 Jul 2010 09:24

  Brewery has Scot the lot

  DUNBAR brewer Belhaven achieved record operating profits and sales during the year 2009/10, owner Greene King has announced.

• Published: 8 Jul 2010 09:23

  Burning desire to see New York

  HE IS used to tackling flames in the east of the county – but a part-time fireman will take on one of his toughest challenges yet when he races 26 miles around the Big Apple.

• Published: 8 Jul 2010 09:22

  Water wheel restored

  A £5,000 REFURBISHMENT of an historic Haddington landmark has taken place after the Lamp of Lothian Trust was awarded a grant from East Lothian Council.

• Published: 8 Jul 2010 09:22

  New play area part of 'mission' to rejuvenate East Beach area

  WORK has begun on a new £80,000 playpark in Dunbar – which organisers hope can help “rejuvenate” the town centre.

• Published: 1 Jul 2010 09:23

  Torness operator defends wind turbine plans

  PROPOSALS to build three wind turbines near Skateraw will only encourage the “widely held view” of East Lothian as a “dumping ground” for industrial developments if approved, a critic of the plans has claimed.

• Published: 1 Jul 2010 09:23

  Herbalist couple set up shop in historic town centre site

  THE new leaseholders of an historic Haddington building hope to uphold its heritage after re-opening it as a herbalists.

• Published: 24 Jun 2010 09:30

  My home, my prison

  A DISABLED man has been left a “prisoner” in his mother’s Haddington home after he miraculously survived a fire which destroyed his own house. Flames ripped through Tymon Gaja’s Lennox Road house, gutting the council-owned ground floor flat.

• Published: 24 Jun 2010 09:20

  School receives mixed report card

  EDUCATION chiefs have praised the welcoming ethos, helpful pupils and good community partnerships of Wallyford Primary School and Nursery – though they say more needs to be done to boost pupils’ achievements.

• Published: 24 Jun 2010 09:20

  New boxing club packs a punch

  A NEW county boxing club has officially opened – offering coaching and equipment for amateur fighters.