WE TAKE a look at the stories making headlines in East Lothian 25, 50 and 100 years ago.

25 years ago

A NATIONAL awards ceremony recognising the best of Scotland was to feature a woman from Gullane, reported the East Lothian Courier on October 27, 1995.

A woman from Gullane has been nominated for Scot of the Year after battling against breast cancer, and dedicating her life to fighting the disease on behalf of others.

Audrey Jones, 64, is to be chauffeur driven from her home in Garleton Court to the luxury Forte Crest Hotel in Glasgow on November 11, to mingle with stars such as Dorothy Paul.

The nomination is in recognition of Audrey’s commitment to fighting breast cancer and the founding of her organisation ‘Scottish Breast Cancer Campaign’.

Audrey is very modest about the national recognition, and said that had it not been for a young woman who had recovered from breast cancer helping her through the tough times, she would never be where she is today.

50 years ago

A NEW library opened in Dunbar, told The Haddingtonshire Courier of October 30, 1970.

Dunbar Public Library has taken on a new look.

It has moved from its small cramped quarters in the Town House to spacious new surroundings at Castellau House on the Edinburgh Road.

Castellau House, which used to serve as flats for old aged pensioners, has also received a face-lift.

The ground floor is now taken up completely by the books which number over 6,000.

The top storey which comprises four flats is to be let.

The ground floor of the building also incorporates a committee room, which is to be known as The Gibb Room in memory of the late Provost J. Gibb, who left a legacy of £2,000 to be used for the adaptation or provision of a library.

100 years ago

STOLEN sheep from a farm near Tranent made headlines in The Haddingtonshire Courier of October 29, 1920.

On Sunday morning, at Dolphinstone Farm, the shepherds discovered that a flock of pedigree Suffolk sheep had been chased about, and that one of the ewes was missing.

Some of the sheep were lame, and the flock generally had the appearance of having been chased by dogs.

There were indications that some of them had been seized by the neck in an effort to capture them.

On a search being made, the carcass of the ewe was discovered in the vicinity.

It had been killed and disembowelled and partially skinned in a corner of the field.