Iain Gray MSP has welcomed East Lothian residents Paul Greenwood and Bryony Smith, the founders of Scotland’s Yew Tree Heritage Initiative, to the MSP Garden at Holyrood to help promote the importance of yew trees to Scotland’s history and culture. The pair visited the garden to photograph the little known feature of the Scottish Parliament,…
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Scotland is seeing an increase in incidents of criminals exploiting disused quarries, farmland and industrial units to illegally dispose of large quantities of waste materials – particularly baled waste. The common mode of transport for this activity is articulated lorries with curtain-sided trailers. In general, the vehicles are unmarked and do not have any company…
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East Lothian Adventurers wanted for the Easter Break! We are looking for a family/group (2 adults and up to 3 children) who are available during 16th – 19th April to tweet about their bus adventures from @EL_Voices. What’s on offer: A family ticket for Edinburgh City Sightseeing Bus Tour (which normally costs £39). The City…
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Scotland’s countryside education charity, RHET is holding its first-ever, now SOLD OUT, gala dinner, in celebration of the charity’s 21st birthday on 21 February. However, those who have missed out on a ticket to the dinner need not miss out on the fantastic auction lots available to bid for online. They are going, going but…
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On Sunday 9th February 2020, police were contacted by a member of the public to report four males with four dogs hare coursing in fields close to Bolton. Local officers made their way to the area immediately where they traced two males and two dogs at a maroon coloured 4 x 4 vehicle and a…
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Dunbar Civic Week 2020 will run from Saturday 13th June until Sunday 21st June and will celebrate the 650th Anniversary of the granting of the Royal Charter to Dunbar, as well as the 50th Anniversary of Civic Week. The organisers are planning for this year’s celebrations to be bigger than ever, starting with a parade…
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Small Business Owners are no longer missing out on the benefits of Mindfulness in the workplace! Geraldine McCullagh, a small business owner and a Mindfulness teacher in East Lothian has created a bespoke four-week ‘Mindfulness for Small Business Owners’ course. It is specifically tailored towards small business owners and will teach them how they can implement Mindfulness…
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Police are appealing for information regarding the theft of plant machinery from a site near Drem. Between 20th December 2019 and 15th January 2020, a hydraulic mucher and hydraulic grabber, similar to the images shown below, have been stolen from a site near to Drem railway station. If anyone saw anything suspicious around the…
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(This Message is Distributed on Behalf of Scottish Gas Networks) As you are aware, SGN manages the network that distributes natural and green gas to 5.9 million homes and businesses across Scotland and the south of England. We also provide the gas emergency service in these areas. We are currently working on a 30-year programme…
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Police are urging the public who are out and about in rural East Lothian to keep an eye out for hare coursers. This is following two incidents that occurred on the 19th January at approximately 12.30 PM-12.45 PM. Two calls were received regarding a number of males with lurcher type dogs in a maroon coloured…
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