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Town's fireworks display will not go ahead this year but remains 'on the agenda'
A FIREWORKS display remains “on the agenda” for Haddington – despite confirmation that the event will not take place this year. The annual display has been organised in recent years by Lorraine Dickson and Betty Gibson. However, it was confirmed
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'Rangers daft' resident dons Celtic top for friend's son diagnosed with cancer.
A DIE-HARD Rangers fan has raised more than £3,000 by taking on a five-kilometre walk every day for two months... while donning the green and white hoops of arch-rivals Celtic! Rona Goodall, 39, of Prestonpans, described herself to the Courier
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Plans in place for Christmas fayre at Hollies Community Hub in Musselburgh
PLANS are under way to hold a Christmas fayre at the Hollies Community Hub in Musselburgh. The event will take place on Saturday, November 30. Hollies Community Hub Anyone who would like to book a stall to sell Christmas crafts and gifts
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Dates confirmed for community's gala next year
IMPORTANT dates have been confirmed for next year's Cockenzie and Port Seton Gala, with nominations for the popular community event closing soon. Last year, Rebecca Ough and Lewis Bisset were crowned king and queen on gala day. Now, the date
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First shop could open in Blindwells in the New Year
CUSTOMERS could be welcomed to Blindwells’ first shop early in the New Year. Plans for a town centre in the former opencast mine site are already being weighed up by East Lothian Council. Twelve months ago, landowners Hargreaves Land revealed
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Letter of the week: Build houses for need, not demand
I read with some concern the piece about new housebuilding numbers on the front page of last week’s Courier. As a retired planner and former East Lothian councillor, my advice to the current council is don’t listen to the cries of the housebuilders
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Police chief column: Meet our four new community officers
IN THIS week's article, I would like to introduce four new community officers to you. All of them have come into post over the last month or two and are already working hard in the communities they represent. All the officers have good experience
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Lesson on variety of career paths to be offered to pupils
AN INSIGHT into the work and careers of parents and carers will be offered to youngsters at Dunbar Grammar School. The secondary school’s S3 will enjoy a careers awareness day on November 19. The session offers youngsters the chance to find
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Cannabis cultivation found as police enquire about man 'seriously injured'
A CANNABIS cultivation has been uncovered while police were making enquiries into a man who was “seriously injured”. Emergency services were called out to Fisherrow in the early hours of this morning. A spokesperson for Police Scotland previously
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VisitScotland chairman given tour of East Lothian hotspots
SCOTLAND’S tourism chief has sampled some of the “really strong” tourism offering in East Lothian. Stephen Leckie, who became chairman of VisitScotland earlier this year, was met by representatives of businesses from throughout the county during
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Emergency services called to 'seriously injured' man in early hours
A "SERIOUSLY injured" man has been taken to hospital after emergency services were called out to Musselburgh this morning (Monday). Links View, in the Fisherrow area of the town, was cordoned off this morning with police in attendance. A spokesperson
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Reduction in library opening hours described as 'unacceptable'
SLASHING opening hours at libraries across East Lothian has been described as “unacceptable”. A reduction in the weekly hours at more than half a dozen libraries across the county came into force at the end of last month. The drop, which impacts
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Health inequalities workshop planned for town centre venue
A WORKSHOP on health inequalities takes place in Dunbar on Wednesday afternoon. Laura Chant, a population health project manager for East Lothian (NHS Lothian Public Health), leads the session in Dunbar’s Bleachingfield Centre. An overview
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Council accused of 'intimidation' by objectors to parking charge proposals
"INTIMIDATING" and "insulting" are some of the words that have been used to describe responses sent by East Lothian Council to North Berwick residents objecting to controversial proposals for parking charges in the town. In August, the local authority
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Penalty shootout triumph puts Tranent through in Scottish Junior Cup
A PENALTY shootout triumph saw Tranent continue their quest for the Scottish Junior Cup on Saturday. The Belters were one of the four East Lothian sides celebrating victory over the weekend. Musselburgh Athletic and Preston Athletic kept their
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Section of Musselburgh street cordoned off by police
A SECTION of street near Musselburgh's coastline is currently cordoned off by police. It is understood that officers have been on Links View for several hours. Police have now confirmed that a man was seriously injured and enquiries are now
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Housing plans revealed for former primary school site
PLANS to transform the site of a village’s former primary school into “around” 60 new homes will be revealed later this month. Wallyford Primary School closed its doors on the village’s Salters Road in 2019. Pupils then began attending a new
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Ban for drug driver who was nearly 10 times the limit
A HADDINGTON man has been banned from driving after he was found to be nearly 10 times the legal limit for having cocaine in his system. Gary Kerr drove a vehicle with 96mg of the drug per litre of blood on Drummore Drive in Prestonpans on December
