- Pine marten control called for
- Direct flights 'key for economy'
- Navy diver joins Concordia probe
- Independence plan 'may block bank'
- Moore suggests earlier referendum
- Anorexia no fad, says MSP father
- Murder jury retraces woman's steps
- 'Serious failings' at health board
- Lockerbie probe request to Libya
- Cottage death OAP 'was murdered'
- Bronze sculpture stolen from museum
- Nursery man accused of sex offences
- Man held over street stabbing death
- Security guard robbed of £10,000
- SNP 'running away' from referendum
- '400 Scottish jobs lost every week'
- Police merger VAT 'means staff hit'
- Pupils updated on exam reform plans
- 47% of youth hide mental ill health
- Police target speeding drivers
Community
Charity calendar raises £13,400
The 2012 Muirfield Riding Therapy calendar has raised a bumper £13,400 to support the charity’s work at its base near Gullane.
State of Corn Exchange kitchen under fire
The state of a kitchen at the council-owned Corn Exchange in Haddington, which is used for a pensioners’ lunch club, has been branded “an absolute disgrace.”
Priority site for toilets
Community councillors want North Berwick to be flushed with pride with more public toilets provided in the town.
They mean business in North Berwick
North Berwick’s business community is working to boost trade in the town and is keen to hear ideas at its annual general meeting on February 27.
Sent to Mars via Dundee
Members of the North Berwick group Regal, Retired Gentlemen are Living, heard about a sailing ship which became a school for children in the late 19th century.
Announcements
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: Obituary
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Published in the East Lothian News on 07 January 2011
: Obituary
Published in the East Lothian News on 03 December 2010
Jobs
Compensation battle for Woolworths staff
Former Woolworths employees in North Berwick look set to miss out on a compensation deal which will see their counterparts in Musselburgh awarded eight weeks pay.
Local Businesses
Tax credit blow to low income households
County MP Fiona O’Donnell is warning that tax credit changes will see low income families in East Lothian lose almost £4000 per year.
Anger as budget is debated
The SNP/Liberal Democrat ruling group on East Lothian Council has been accused of “raiding” the council housing account to “bail” themselves out in the budget which was set for the next three years on Tuesday.
Radio licence plea is lodged at Ofcom HQ
County MP Fiona O’Donnell last week accompanied East Coast FM team leader Ian Robertson to the Ofcom Headquarters in London to support the community station’s bid for an FM licence.
Hoping to profit from best in food
Nearly a dozen local producers have already registered to exhibit at the Fresh Profit from East Lothian trade event at the Sheraton Grand Hotel, Edinburgh, on March 12.
Shop apologises for ‘genuine oversight’
Failure to declare three health and safety convictions south of the border when applying for premises licences for outlets in Musselburgh landed Martin McColl Limited in hot water.
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Wednesday 22 February 2012
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