HRH The Princess Royal made a special visit to Leuchie House this afternoon to mark the charity's 10th birthday. Princess Anne met staff, guests and supporters of the national respite centre, near North Berwick, during her visit and gave a speech
VISITORS to this week’s Scottish Open are being urged to keep themselves safe during the tournament. Some of the top golfers from throughout the world are attending at The Renaissance Club from Thursday. The tournament, which is being held
A VOLKSWAGEN driver was stopped in Dunbar on Friday afternoon. The town’s road policing team highlighted the incident on social media and said the driver had no insurance to drive the vehicle while the vehicle did not have a current MOT certificate
AN AWARD-WINNING brass band is stepping up its preparations before representing East Lothian and Scotland at the National Brass Band Championships of Great Britain in September. Dalkeith and Monktonhall Brass Band, based in Prestonpans Red School
Millions of UK workers are set for a pay rise this week amid National Insurance changes coming into force. As of Wednesday, July 6 2022, the threshold at which Brits will start contributing to National Insurance payments will rise fromm £9,880
A fish and chip shop in Musselburgh has been named the best in Scotland and one of the top 10 in the UK by The Sunday Times. With an estimated 10,500 chippies across the UK, the national newspaper singled out East Coast Fish and Chips takeaway
MORE than £400 has been raised in a contest to guess the amount of money in a bucket at a village pharmacy in aid of an annual gala. Organisers of Longniddry Gala thanked the staff at the village’s pharmacy for raising money via their big blue
A LONG-ESTABLISHED North Berwick hotel is up for sale at offers over £2.6m. Nether Abbey Hotel, on Dirleton Avenue, is owned by Stirling Stewart and his wife Jela, and has been a family-run business for over 60 years. The Nethers, as it is
MORE than 70 solar panels have been given the go-ahead to provide renewable energy to a category B listed house on the outskirts of Gifford. East Lothian Council approved the scheme from applicant Anna Dalrymple for land north west of Broadwoodside
THE UK Government’s proposals to repeal the Human Rights Act and replace it with the UK Bill of Rights is dangerous and unnecessary. The Human Rights Act safeguards every member of our society – there is absolutely no requirement for a new Bills
A DRIVER was stopped in Prestonpans last night and arrested after providing a positive reading for cannabis and cocaine. The driver was also found to be in possession of cocaine. After being pulled over, the individual was drug tested and provided
THREE drivers have been warned after being caught flouting traffic restrictions outside Haddington schools. Community police officers were on the town’s Neilson Park Road and Victoria Road last Wednesday morning. Traffic restrictions were introduced
BUDDING young footballers are looking superb thanks to Specsavers. The opticians are supporting Musselburgh Windsor Football Club’s 2016 boys’ team. The group, which has more than 30 participants, secured a £1,331 sponsorship deal with the
A Cook Club is set to open in Musselburgh. Aimed particularly at those in need, it has been launched by Musselburgh Churches Together in partnership with the Cyrenians. Running every Wednesday, 4-5.30pm, people can enjoy something to eat in
A Tranent mum has praised the actions of two Good Samaritans who stepped forward to help her son, who has fragile bones. Pauline Dodds said that the gifts of a mobility scooter and Xbox to her 13-year-old son Reece by Musselburgh businessman Alex
DEVELOPERS behind DunBear Park have been urged to provide a full picture of what is planned for the site. Hundreds of jobs could be created at the area to the rear of Dunbar’s Asda store, but community councillors have called for a full plan for
