A PROTEST petition calling on the Musselburgh Flood Protection Scheme (MFPS) to be paused immediately is due to be re-presented tomorrow (Wednesday) after East Lothian Council officers rejected it. Petition organisers claim that the council has
DEVELOPERS of an award-winning housing estate have been ordered to work with neighbouring residents, amid claims that new housing will take away their privacy and leave them unable to park outside their homes. Residents living in a row of Category
THE red grouse is an unmistakable plump bird with reddish-brown plumage about the size of a small domestic hen that is commonly found in upland heathlands. Its mottled feathers provide good camouflage which blends well into the heather-coated hills
A school reunion in Musselburgh was such a success that everyone is keen to repeat the fun next year. The first-year class of 1968 at Musselburgh Grammar School enjoyed a get-together in the lounge at Staggs bar recently. This year marks 55
More than 100 pupils at Ross High School celebrated the end of their school journeys at a graduation ceremony last Thursday (June 1). S6 pupils marked the end of exams, and their time at the school, with a ceremony which included speeches, a video
DUNBAR United’s chaplain has climbed Scotland’s highest mountain in a bid to encourage people to open up and talk. James Stout was part of the group making their way up Ben Nevis last month in aid of Sports Chaplaincy UK. Members of the group
COUNCILLORS have approved plans for a roof terrace on a historic beach house, despite a plea from the great-grandson of its original owners to stop the change. Blair Dickson, who owns the lower half of the house, known as Seafield, which looks
FUNDRAISERS have stayed on dry land to boost Dunbar’s RNLI. Volunteer members of the crew ran a Mayday Mile up and down High Street and joined the fundraising team for a street collection. Volunteers were also at Dunbar Primary School Fair,
INFORMATION about Tweedmouth in a noticeboard in Haddington will be replaced. Haddington and District Community Council has been cleaning up the noticeboard outside the Corn Exchange on Court Street. Photographs of each of the group’s members
A representative for NatWest has claimed the banking group is taking seriously its responsibility to support people who face challenges moving to online banking. It comes after the group, which owns Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS), announced it would
A North Berwick resident is playing a key role in a new campaign to make sport more accessible to those who are blind or partially sighted. The Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) and British Blind Sport (BBS) launched the See Sport
LEGO lovers are in for an awesome weekend as the National Museum of Flight's brick-building event returns to the county. Awsome Bricks takes place on Saturday and Sunday, June 17 and 18 at the museum in East Fortune and will allow master builders
A summer concert will be staged by musicians from the Mansfield School of Music in Musselburgh on Sunday, June 18. The event will be held at Loretto School’s chapel, with doors opening at 6pm for a 6.30pm start. The concert will feature a variety
YOUNG athletes from East Lothian Swim Team (ELST) were in action at the Glasgow International Swim Meet over the weekend, held at Tollcross International Swimming Centre. The prestigious meet featured elite adult and junior swimmers from around
A wellbeing afternoon is on offer to carers in East Linton on Wednesday. Taking place at The Mart, the afternoon organised by Carers of East Lothian, is split into three sessions. The first offers a mindful movement class from 12.30 to 1.30pm
A GRATEFUL mum has praised her son's quick-thinking friends who rushed to his aid when he fell off play equipment in a new play park near his school in Musselburgh. The three boys ran to nearby Musselburgh Grammar School to report the accident
Transport Scotland has disputed one of East Lothian Council’s main claims in favour of the closure of Johnnie Cope’s Road. The road, which crosses the A1 and connects Prestonpans and Tranent, faces closure after council officials revived a plan
WALLYFORD'S Gala Queen and King have been crowned. The village's celebrations took place on Saturday with Gala Queen, Lacey Doman, and Gala King, Kayden Clelland, crowned by Alister Hadden, former chairman of Wallyford Community Council, who recently
A Pencaitland man has admitted assaulting a woman in the village. Gary Logan, of The Green, assaulted the woman by striking her to the head to her severe injury during an incident on April 2. Logan pleaded guilty to an amended charge of assault
