East Lothian, Scotland News

As well as being a local path it is part of Route 76 of the National Cycle Network which heads towards Berwick-upon-Tweed via Cockburnspath and Coldingham Moor.

Council bosses have been accused of creating their own "Berlin Wall" to keep riff-raff out of the revamped Brunton Hall.

BASED singer-songwriter Sharon King tours the Borders and Highlands and Islands next month with her group Reckless Angels and is offering young local musicians the chance to show their talents in 15-minute support slots.

The chief of the court service has promised closure plans will not lead to problems in what have been described as already over-burdened sheriff courts.

East Lothian Council's school meal service has achieved the Soil Association's bronze Food for Life Catering Mark for serving fresh and healthy meals in their primary schools.

East Lothian Council has evicted a tenant for breaching his tenancy agreement after being convicted of being in possession, and supplying drugs at his property in Salters Road, Wallyford.

"It's the ability to pick up your pint and take a drink without spilling it, while at the same time having your eye on the blonde at the end of the bar." It would stretch most people's imagination to see the above statement as having any connection with the arcane world of medieval sword-fencing. But spend some time in the company of the ... (more)

Firefighters raced to The Butts sheltered housing area and, on arrival, were faced with thick smoke coming out the door of the single storey property.

A nuclear power station in East Lothian will be opening its doors to the public for the first time since the 9/11 terrorist attacks in the US in 2001.

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The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service is liaising with insurers and architects to rebuild North Berwick Fire Station in East Lothian.

The interim Antisocial Behaviour Order was granted against John Reid , of Fishers Road, following application to Haddington Sheriff Court by East Lothian Council.

A TEENAGER has been hit with an Asbo banning him from drinking alcohol in any public place in East Lothian under threat of arrest.

BOGUS workmen who conned a resident by carrying out shoddy work on their home for a five-figure sum are being hunted by police.

STUNNED players and officials watched as officers marched on to a bowling green and led a 46-year-old man off in handcuffs.

A lifelong friend of Cardinal Keith O'Brien says that he will challenge any attempt to force the prelate out of Scotland.

A DRUNK driver who knocked over a mother and daughter during a road rage incident in a supermarket car park has been jailed.

RISING star Clara Young, pictured left, has warmed up for next week's Scottish Women's Championship at Longniddry by regaining the East Lothian title.

A retired traffic cop has hit out at changes in police cover for the A1, branding it "a blatant attempt at saving money over public safety". Kenny Buchanan from Prestonpans, a former chief inspector in charge of traffic operations for Lothian & Borders Police, expressed "deep concerns" over the future policing of the road from Musselburgh to ... (more)

Senior officials and elected members of East Lothian Council joined representatives from the county's legal system, Citizens Advice Bureau, MSPs and MP at a meeting called by the East Lothian Faculty of Procurators on Tuesday evening to discuss the proposed closure of Haddington Sheriff Court.