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New Honest Lad and Honest Lass excited for 2024 Musselburgh Festival
THE countdown to this year's Musselburgh Festival officially began on Friday as the Honest Lad and Honest Lass for 2024 were introduced to a waiting crowd from the steps of the Old Town Hall. Honest Lad Billy Innes, 26, and Honest Lass Eilidh Bonthron
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Musselburgh Windsor celebrates platinum jubilee with day of awards
THE platinum jubilee of Musselburgh Windsor Football Club – one of the oldest and largest youth football clubs in Scotland – was celebrated at a gala dinner on Sunday. More than 140 members and guests gathered at the Royal Musselburgh Golf Club
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'Heavy heart' at decision to close beer specialist shop
THE owners of a beer shop on Dunbar High Street have announced it is with “a heavy heart” that they are to close. BEER ZOO, which also has a branch in Portobello, confirmed last week that it would be shutting down. The business, which sells
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Crafty group set to 'mend' harbour wall with knitting!
A group of crafty knitters are attempting to “fix” damage caused to North Berwick’s harbour wall… by covering the gap with a giant piece of knitting! The harbour wall suffered extensive damage last October when heavy storms hit the county.
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Volunteers left frustrated as community garden targeted by vandals
VANDALISM at a community garden, where a fire has damaged a polytunnel, has been described as “completely unnecessary and completely mindless”. A wooden table and shelves were destroyed during the blaze at Belhaven Community Garden. The incident
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Planting seagrass at county beach all in a day’s work for politician
East Lothian’s MSP Paul McLennan joined nature project Restoration Forth for an organised seagrass planting event at Tyninghame Bay. Restoration Forth is a conservation partnership between charities, community groups and scientists that aims to
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Nature writing workshop taking place this week
A NATURE writing workshop with Elspeth Wilson takes place in Dunbar Town House on Thursday (March 28). The session, which gets under way at 2pm, is all about writing about the natural world. To book a place, call 01368 865899.
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Domino’s plans for third branch in East Lothian rejected by councillors
PIZZA delivery chain Domino’s has lost a bid to open its third East Lothian branch after councillors said that lessons "have to be learned" from problems at existing sites. The international takeaway chain had applied for planning permission to
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Chance to explore Queen Margaret University at open day
The range of work at Queen Margaret University (QMU) in Musselburgh will be showcased at its annual open event next month. Representatives from business, industry and voluntary organisations, along with members of the local community and graduates
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Pen pal pupils finally meet to build Lego together
School pupils from Preston Tower Primary School and St Gabriel's R.C Primary School have been celebrating meeting in person after months of writing to one another as pen pals. The children have been pen pals through Prestonpans Library class visits
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Thief fined for stealing diesel from farm
A THIEF has been fined for stealing diesel from a county farm. Alan Hales, 39, was found to be taking a quantity of the fuel from a farm near North Berwick on August 3 last year. Hales pleaded guilty during an appearance at Edinburgh Sheriff
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Rugby: Youngsters impress to lift trophy after Troon trip
A TEAM of teenage rugby starlets have emerged unbeaten to be crowned champions in Troon. Knox Academy’s under-13s travelled west to take part in a rugby tournament hosted by Marr RFC. They defeated Greenock, Carrick and the hosts in the pool
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Musicians bring 'sounds of the sea' to church in support of RNLI
A group of musicians brought “sounds of the sea” to Abbey Church in North Berwick, in a concert organised by Lamp House Music to raise funds for the RNLI in celebration of the charity’s 200-year anniversary. The money will go towards the upkeep
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Baltimore bridge collapses after being hit by ship, sending vehicles into river
A portion of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore collapsed after a large boat collided with it early on Tuesday morning, causing multiple vehicles to fall into the water. Authorities and rescue crews say they are working to rescue at least
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Proposals lodged to turn empty building into mini golf course
AN “ADVENTURE” for kids – and big kids – could soon be on offer in the centre of Tranent. Ambitious plans to transform the office to the rear of the former Giancarlo’s restaurant into Mini Golf Tranent have been revealed. Proposals – featuring
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County man threatened his own father, 82
A TRANENT man has appeared in court from custody after he admitted to three separate offences, including acting in a threatening manner towards his own father. Scott MacDonald, of Lammermuir Terrace, was first involved in an incident near his home