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  • East Lothian Peeps into the Past: 1996, 1971 and 1921

    WE TAKE a look at the stories making headlines in East Lothian 25, 50 and 100 years ago.   25 years ago... FIREFIGHTERS were to join a movie set – to make it rain, reported the East Lothian Courier on July 26, 1996. Haddington fire

  • Carrick scoops glory in all-East Lothian final

    ANGUS Carrick has won an all-East Lothian final to be crowned the winner of the Scottish Men's Amateur Match Play Championship. The Craigielaw golfer was up against Connor Wilson, of Castle Park, in the final of the tournament at Murcar Links,

  • Volunteers come together to help keep Belhaven Bay clean

    CIGARETTE butts, dog poo bags and disposable barbecues were among the items collected by volunteers at a popular beauty spot. The Wave Project held a beach clean and fundraiser earlier this month at Belhaven Bay. More than 50 volunteers turned

  • Dave Berry column: Summer, but not as we know it

    HALFWAY through it, it’s been a funny old summer this year. The memory of 2019 already seems a long way in the past, but this year seems as busy with visitors. Even while a travel ban was still in force, local roads were getting busier, with chippies

  • Drivers warned they face a fine if speeding

    SPEEDING drivers are being warned they could face a £100 fine. Complaints about motorists breaking the 20mph limit in Haddington have been passed to community officers. Police were out last week carrying out speed checks on various roads in

  • New Haddington boss ‘striving for perfection’

    NEW Haddington Athletic boss Scott Bonar insists his club have not achieved anything yet as he targets glory. The Hi Hi’s impressive season, which saw them unbeaten in the league and enjoy a memorable debut Scottish Cup campaign, was cut short

  • Hamill makes switch from Hi Hi to Musselburgh

    JOE Hamill has his sights set on the Lowland League after swapping Haddington for Musselburgh. The former Hearts man had been in the managerial hot seat at Millfield for four years but has chosen to take the step up from the East of Scotland Football

  • Alleged dog attacks: woman appears in court

    A DOG walker has appeared in court in connection with a series of alleged dog attacks at a farm on the county’s western boundary. Heather Sian Hiram is alleged to have been in control of a Rottweiler and a Doberman which allegedly attacked and