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Down Memory Lane: East Lothian and its mining history
THIS week, we take a brief look at the county’s coal mining heritage. The earliest documented coal mines in Scotland lay between Tranent and Prestonpans. As the industry developed in the county, the biggest employers (several hundred workers
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Successful campaign to install defibrillator at sports pavilion
A POTENTIALLY lifesaving device has been installed at a community sports facility in North Berwick. The defibrillator has been put in place at the Pilmar Smith Pavilion next to Wotherspoon Green in the town. North Berwick-based Dr Wendy Thomson
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Dozen golfers swapped county for once-in-a-lifetime experience
A DOZEN golfers have swapped the greens of East Lothian for the ‘Home of Golf’ in the USA. Twelve junior golfers who regularly play in the East Lothian Junior Golf League visited Pinehurst, North Carolina, for the near-two-week trip. This was
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Chief Inspector Ben Leathes column: No room for sexism in the police
INTERNATIONAL Women’s Day was marked last Friday and, as part of this, our own Chief Constable Jo Farrell took part in an interview (tinyurl.com/4zh83pc2) with the Scottish Women’s Development Forum. Having listened to this myself, there is much
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Event highlighting range of services on offer to young carers
THE range of services on offer to young carers and the care-experienced community will be outlined at a special event next week. Carefest brings together a range of council services and local providers to give young carers and youngsters with care
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Teenagers hoping to secure international recognition
TWO teenage squash starlets are hoping to be called up for an international tournament after impressive form on the court. Phoebe Hamilton and Jamie Pearman are hoping to be selected for the end-of-season internationals in the Five Nations event
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Call made for oyster volunteers to help with nature project
RESIDENTS in Musselburgh got the chance to find out how they could help with a “groundbreaking” initiative to deploy native oysters into the Firth of Forth in East Lothian. Restoration Forth is a major marine restoration programme working with
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Man threatened to share intimate images of his ex-partner
A MUSSELBURGH man has been placed on a restriction of liberty order after threatening to share intimate images of his former partner. Callum Mooney will be electronically tagged and have to stay within his home on the town’s Eskview Crescent between