By Sam Berkeley, News Editor WHAT exactly are our drug laws based on? Why are some drugs banned and others legal? Why do some carry far more severe penalties than others? You probably think, like I used to, that it’s down to how dangerous or
THE galas held each year in East Lothian’s towns and villages are brilliant events. I know from growing up here they are a highlight looked forward to for months in advance and thoroughly enjoyed on the day itself – the showgrounds, far too much
THE Brexit countdown continues and last week saw another series of votes in Parliament, with MPs attempting to take control of the situation. I voted against Theresa May’s deal, which had not changed in any meaningful way since the first vote.
NEW figures have been released by the Scottish Government estimating that businesses across East Lothian will save £0.3million thanks to an SNP policy to protect small businesses. The Scottish Government’s decision to cap increases in poundage
ONE of the great strengths of the Scottish Parliament was always meant to be the committee system. Parliamentary committees have a number of responsibilities, including holding government ministers to account and scrutinising legislation. Some
A MEMBER of Dunbar’s RNLI crew is one of the faces of a new campaign launched by an international clothing giant. Rebecca ‘Becs’ Miller was selected for the new promotional campaign to showcase the charity’s partnership with Helly Hansen – the supplier
A CAMPAIGN is being launched in a bid to tackle “astonishing” levels of dog fouling on Tranent’s parks. Sports clubs are working alongside East Lothian Council in a bid to reduce the number of people failing to clear up after their pets. Three
THREE East Lothian schools place in the top 100 in Scotland based on the percentage of pupils gaining five or more highers. The figures have been released by The Times, ranking all 339 state secondary schools in Scotland. Top of the class for
A WOMAN was pushed to the ground and had her handbag snatched on a Musselburgh street last night (Wednesday). The incident happened at about 11.20pm when a 59-year-old woman was passing the rear of the Royal Mail sorting office on Millhill Lane
NEW powers to suspend council tenants from housing waiting lists if they act in an “immoral or illegal” manner are being introduced in East Lothian. The tough new measures also give East Lothian Council the right to suspend applicants for up to
A 15-YEAR-OLD East Lothian boy has become the 100th child in Scotland to receive a kidney from a living donor. . . his mum. Stephen Gallacher, an S3 pupil at Musselburgh Grammar School, received the organ from his mother Cheryl, 44, in a transplant
