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DunBear does his bit ahead of celebrity BBC programme
A BEAR-ILLIANT sculpture on the outskirts of Dunbar is donning a virtual spotted eyepatch as part of the joint BBC Children in Need and Comic Relief ‘Big Night In’. The five-metre high DunBear sculpture, created by renowned Scottish artist, Andy
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Declan Glass secures rare league double
IN THE blink of an eye, Declan Glass was celebrating a rare league double. The teenage footballer spent the first six months of the football season on loan at Cove Rangers before returning to Dundee United at the end of 2019. Earlier this month
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Brown bin collections temporarily reinstated
BROWN bins will be emptied by East Lothian Council on the first two weekends of May. Garden waste collections had been halted throughout the county due to the coronavirus. Many residents had taken to social media urging the council to reinstate
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Funeral director suggests coffin salute as mark of respect
A FUNERAL director, with a branch in Haddington, is backing a national campaign encouraging communities to stand in salute as coffins pass. With funerals restricted to immediate family only, and established ways of marking respect, such as flowers
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Man seriously assaulted in Musselburgh
POLICE are appealing for information after a man was seriously assaulted in Musselburgh. The incident happened at about 5.40pm on Tuesday (April 21) on Stoneyhill Farm Road. Two men exited a white long wheel base Ford transit van and assaulted
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Trio unite to help put food on the table
A KIND-HEARTED taxi driver has launched a campaign to help ensure vulnerable members of the community have food on the table. Stephan Worobec Malcolm has called on friends and people from throughout East Lothian to do what they can to support a
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Students doing their bit in coronavirus battle
STUDENTS at Musselburgh’s Queen Margaret University are at the forefront of national and local Covid-19 efforts. Healthcare students have responded to calls from the Scottish Government to join Health and Care Professions Council’s emergency registers
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Residents falsely accused of self-isolating in second homes
THREATENING letters wrongly accusing residents of self isolating in second homes across East Lothian have been branded “totally unacceptable” by the county’s MSP. Reports of people being confronted by strangers about their right to be in their
