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  • Life-saving treatment to be discussed at Holyrood

    A MOTION calling for a treatment, which saved a man’s life, to be made available across Scotland has been backed in the Scottish Parliament. Robert Baldock suffered a stroke, which dramatically changed his life, in March 2017. At the time, he

  • Animal sculptures to find a home at new hospital

    ACCLAIMED sculptor Kenny Hunter will breathe life into a new community hospital garden with work which recognises East Lothian’s heritage. Kenny, who grew up in Musselburgh, is creating a collection of animal sculptures which will make their home

  • Tranent Juniors dreaming of shot at glory

    GLAMOUR Scottish Cup ties at Foresters Park featuring Scottish footballing giants could become a reality. Tranent Juniors are hopeful of securing a full Scottish Football Association (SFA) licence, which would allow them entry to both the national

  • Micropub looks to extend drinking hours in pub's garden

    EAST Lothian’s smallest pub is keen to offer customers the chance to raise their glass a little bit later in their beer garden. Visitors to Station Yard Micropub, beside Dunbar Railway Station, can enjoy a drink outdoors until 8pm. But pub boss

  • Three arrested after men 'fighting in the street' in Dunbar

    THREE men have been arrested following a disturbance in Dunbar on Saturday morning. Police were called out at about 9.45am to Countess Road after claims men were fighting in the street. Chief Inspector Neil Mitchell, local area commander for

  • Retirement complex boss has her head shaved for charity

    A RETIREMENT complex boss has had her head shaved by her husband to raise hundreds of pounds for charity. Sharon Pearson waved goodbye to her locks on August 13, as husband, Derek, took control of the clippers in aid of Macmillan Cancer Support

  • Euthanasia campaigner dies at Swiss clinic

    A TERMINALLY ill former Musselburgh teacher has died at the Dignitas clinic in Switzerland amid calls for a change in the law on assisted dying in the UK. Richard Selley, 65, a former head of Loretto Junior School, had battled Motor Neurone Disease