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Down Memory Lane: Going back to East Lothian's mills
EAST Lothian’s mills were once major employers in the county, providing work to hundreds of residents and selling their goods all over the world. Although iconic names such as Brunton’s Wire Mill, Stuart’s Net Mill and Inveresk Paper Mill are long
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Emergency services attend to fire at village recycling centre
A fire broke out at Kinwegar Recycling Centre this afternoon with fire crew attending the scene. The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service confirmed that one appliance attended the scene in Wallyford at about 1pm this afternoon to extinguish the fire
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Barber aiming to show he is a cut above at national awards
A MUSSELBURGH barbers is hoping to show it is a cut above the rest by picking up an accolade in Scotland’s Business Awards 2024. Adam Abubaker, owner of Stallion Barbers on Shorthope Street, said that the business, which opened two-and-a-half years
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Police column: Using quad bikes to tackle anti-social motorbike use
THE last week or so of news has been dominated by events at Holyrood and backs up the saying that a week in politics can be a long time. The first week of May has brought some welcome sunshine and warmth after what feels like a cold spring. Politics
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Thousands call for reopening of village's recycling centre
MORE than 2,000 people have signed a petition calling for the reopening of Macmerry Recycling Centre. The facility – one of four of its kind in East Lothian – “temporarily” closed its doors in October last year. East Lothian Council said that
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Ex-Scotland ace out to inspire tomorrow’s rugby stars
A FORMER Scotland stalwart is helping to bring through the next generation of women’s rugby players. Megan Gaffney called time on her international career last year – more than a decade after picking up her first cap. Now, she has been named
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Town's annual plant sale proves a blooming great success
MUSSELBURGH'S annual plant sale was once again a ‘blooming’ success. The event, organised by Musselburgh Horticultural Society, repeated last year’s sell-out frenzy, with all stock going in under one hour. The doors of St Michael’s Church Hall
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Pensioner mounted pavement to pass bin lorry and ends up in court
AN IMPATIENT pensioner has landed himself in court after he failed to wait on a refuse lorry moving out of the way and decided to drive on the pavement to overtake the vehicle. Anthony Rodgers was behind the wheel of a white Suzuki and driving