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Pandemic, hurricanes and an amazing journey: county couple spend lockdown on a boat in Antigua
WHEN North Berwick’s Lynda and Steve Dalgleish departed on an 18-month sailing adventure around the world, they had no idea what would await them on their journey. The couple, from Melbourne Place, set off on their trip to kickstart their retirement
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Man stopped at Dunbar's Asda charged with driving offences
A MAN was charged in Dunbar today (Thursday) with several road traffic offences. The 22-year-old was stopped by community police officers, who were out on mobile patrol at the time, while driving a vehicle at the town’s Asda store. Roads police
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Funding secured for heritage park to be created at Prestongrange
PLANS to create a heritage park at Prestongrange have been given a major boost with the confirmation of a £685,000 award from the Scottish Government. East Lothian Council has secured the funding from the Regeneration Capital Grant Fund to support
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Road linking Dunbar and Belhaven closed till next month
A SECTION of road linking Dunbar and Belhaven will be closed until the beginning of next month as work is carried out. Part of Beveridge Row was due to be closed yesterday (Wednesday) as construction work began to take place. The road, to the
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Tranent's Fraser Centre to reopen for first time since lockdown
THE Fraser Centre in Tranent is reopening on Monday and running a limited number of events. The centre closed on March 19 due to the coronavirus pandemic and the subsequent lockdown but now, as restrictions ease, it is able to reopen its doors once
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All the new lockdown changes and exemptions as social gatherings cut in Scotland
Scotland is to see a significant tightening in coronavirus lockdown restrictions. Nicola Sturgeon announced a raft of new rules at today's lockdown review. The First Minister confirmed the country will not be entering the fourth phase of the
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Councillors agree to shift funds from car park plan to Preston Tower
A MEDIEVAL tower and doocot will be given a near-£1million refurbishment after East Lothian councillors agreed to fund the project. A meeting of the cabinet approved plans to take funding earmarked for a controversial car park plan in Haddington
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STV viewers 'baffled' as anti-masker is given platform on Scotland Tonight
STV’s Scotland Tonight is facing criticism after platforming a campaigner calling for face coverings not to be mandatory in schools. Jo Bisset, co-founder of campaign group Us for Them, appeared on the programme as part of the “Listen Up” debate
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Aberlady Post Office to close its doors for the last time today
A VILLAGE’S Post Office dating back to the 1800s is set to close its doors for good this afternoon (Thursday). Aberlady will be left without a Post Office from 1pm after Ross and Louise Searle shut up shop for the last time. The Post Office
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Man's body pulled from the water off coast of Cockenzie
A MAN’S body has been pulled from the water off the coast of Cockenzie. Emergency services, including police and coastguard teams, were called out yesterday (Wednesday) to West Harbour Road at about 7.10pm. A spokesman for Police Scotland said
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Coronavirus Scotland app launched: What is it and how does it work?
NHS Scotland have launched a new test and protect mobile phone app, "designed to help us protect each other, reduce the spread of coronavirus and avoid further lockdowns". The app will alert you if you have been in close contact with another app
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First look at planned £45 million high school at Wallyford
THIS is how a new £45 million high school at Wallyford could look when it opens its doors. An online public exhibition on plans for a second high school for the rapidly expanding Musselburgh area, which would be home to nearly 1,000 pupils, gets
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Parents' heartbreak as little Dax 'leaves for the stars'
THE devastated parents of a two-year-old boy who bravely battled a cancerous tumour have paid tribute to him after he “left for the stars”. Dax Peek passed away on August 31, less than six months after he was initially diagnosed with an acoustic
