A RETIRED church minister’s vision of a greener and fairer Scotland will feature during a global summit in Glasgow at the end of the month. The Rev Jock Stein’s poem The World I Want will be part of a unique virtual art exhibition ahead of the
A North Berwick couple’s race car manufacturing company has sped off with a prestigious award. Kirstin and Andy Entwistle’s Raptor Sports Cars operates from a factory based at Gilmerton, near Athelstaneford. Their drive saw them win Vehicle
Scotland's booster jab scheme launched this week as part of the country's efforts to prepare for a winter wave of Covid. It comes after Nicola Sturgeon announced last week that certain groups would receive a third vaccine, referred to as a booster
A TALE of a ‘doctor gone wrong’ is at the heart of a prolific author’s new book. The murderous story of Dr George Henry Lamson, who is thought to have killed his two brothers-in-law, has been told by Dr Jan Bondeson in Doctor Poison. Dr Lamson
PRESTON Lodge High School pupils and staff were delighted to host their first face-to-face school event in over 18 months. The high school recognised the academic achievements of its students at a live in-person school event in the assembly hall
POTENTIALLY life-saving equipment is set to find a home in a growing village. Plans have been approved East Lothian Council to see a defibrillator put up outside Pencaitland and Winton Bowling Club, in Pencaitland Park. The defibrillator will
A SECTION of the A1 will be closed overnight for a week at the end of the month to allow 2.3km of carriageway to be resurfaced. BEAR Scotland will work on the stretch of road between Dolphingstone and Wallyford junctions. The work will take
EAST Lothian councillors have been urged to “stop sitting on their hands” when it comes to investment in fossil fuels and high-polluting companies. Friends of the Earth has uncovered data that shows that Lothian Pension Fund’s investments in fossil
TRANENT residents better watch out, they better not cry, they better not pout, and we’re telling you why...because Santa Claus is coming to town – again! Plans are currently under way for a tour of the town by Santa Claus and his elves this Christmas
A SNACK bar in “an important tourist destination” has been given the go-ahead – despite concerns from residents and two neighbouring community councils. Temporary permission allowing the snack bar, which will serve Middle Eastern food, to be in
FEARS have been raised that an express bus service connecting North Berwick to Edinburgh has been “silently scrapped”. East Coast Buses’ X5 ran through Dirleton, Gullane and Aberlady on its way into the Capital via the A1. However, the service
