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Here are the fast-food chains preparing to reopen their doors to customers
A number of fast-food retailers are preparing to reopen to customers - according to reports. As of yesterday (Tuesday, April 28) - here's what we know so far. Greggs Greggs have confirmed it is looking to reopen with a number of stores
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Businesses beat lockdown with home delivery service
A VARIETY of businesses in Musselburgh are banding together to offer a delivery service to local residents during the Covid-19 lockdown. Sharon Brown, owner of Blueberry gifts, whose High Street premises are currently closed during the pandemic,
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Learning during lockdown can be tough, council admits
PARENTS working from home while overseeing their children’s education during lockdown might be finding the period challenging, education chiefs have admitted. Lesley Brown, East Lothian’s chief education officer, encouraged such families, while
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VIDEO: Community ResilDANCE
Volunteers at Port Seton Centre took time out to dance their cares away after another extraordinary week of community work. This video of them doing The Slosh while social distancing was shared on Twitter as they marked over 150 volunteer hours
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Hypnotherapy could be used to tackle broken sleep caused by coronavirus fears
A HYPNOTHERAPIST is bidding to help people who feel the coronavirus is having an impact on their sleep. Jackie Fraser is working to combat broken sleep patterns through hypnosis. While people are increasingly staying at home due to government-issued
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Abbey Gospel Choir encourage people to singalong
THE Abbey Gospel Choir in North Berwick has been singing its way through isolation... and is encouraging others to join in, too. Several members of the group sang You’ll Never Walk Alone on March 28, along with other communities across the UK who
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Arrest following alleged theft of puppies
A 59-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the alleged theft of a litter of Border Collie pups from a farm near Gifford. Police Scotland said eight six-week-old puppies were reported stolen from the farm on Friday evening. They
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Minute's silence to be held to honour workers who have died during coronavirus crisis
A MINUTE’S silence is being held at 11am today (Tuesday) to honour those who have died carrying out their duties amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. It also coincides with ‘International Workers Memorial Day’, held every year to commemorate
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Piper's boxing bid suffers temporary KO
A PIPER’S bid to step into the boxing ring and raise money in the fight against cancer has been temporarily KO’d. Grant Campbell had been due to take on a yet-to-be-announced opponent in aid of Cancer Research UK at a special event in Dundee last
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Tributes paid to owner of Whitecraig store
THE family of the popular owner of the general store in Whitecraig has paid tribute to members of the community for turning out to pay their respects on the day of his funeral amidst the Covid-19 lockdown. Local residents, observing social distancing
