http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/news/aroundthecounty/ Latest from the online edition en-gb Sat, 13 Mar 2010 11:59:33 +0000 Copyright (C) 2010 Clyde and Forth Press Ltd http://www.clydeandforthmedia.co.uk/feeds/ 20 http://www.clydeandforthmedia.co.uk/furniture/lc_logo_500x75.png http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/news/aroundthecounty/ PRESTON Lodge Pipe Band made its first competitive appearance last week - and finished above established bands from some of Scotland's top private schools. http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/11/397994-not-novices-any-more/ http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/11/397994-not-novices-any-more/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 06:00:00 +0000 News RESIDENTS, community leaders and politicians gathered in Wallyford on Saturday for the official unveiling of a permanent tribute to the village's mining heritage. http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/11/397992-tribute-to-mining-heritage/ http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/11/397992-tribute-to-mining-heritage/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 06:00:00 +0000 News A FORMER county resident, now living and working in Italy, is urging Gifford residents to get involved in centenary celebrations honouring the life and work of former Yester House owner and renowned composer Gian Carlo Menotti. http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/04/397747-county-urged-to-contribute-to-menotti-centenary-celebrations/ http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/04/397747-county-urged-to-contribute-to-menotti-centenary-celebrations/ Thu, 04 Mar 2010 07:00:05 +0000 News THE managing director of a Macmerry-based steel fabricators is showing his 'metal' as he trains hard for next month's Virgin London Marathon. http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/04/397748-marathon-duos-steely-determination-to-succeed/ http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/04/397748-marathon-duos-steely-determination-to-succeed/ Thu, 04 Mar 2010 07:00:00 +0000 News A FOOTBALL fan pedalled into action when he took part in the 21st Tour of East Lothian last Sunday - and raised plenty of cash for a wheely great cause. http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/02/25/397520-footy-fan-swapped-balls-for-bikes-in-charity-cycle/ http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/02/25/397520-footy-fan-swapped-balls-for-bikes-in-charity-cycle/ Thu, 25 Feb 2010 06:00:05 +0000 News A PUPIL from St Gabriel's Primary School in Prestonpans was the winner of this year's Longniddry and District Rotary Club photographic competition - with a photo of her cat taken on her mobile phone. http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/02/25/397521-sallys-corking-rotary-win/ http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/02/25/397521-sallys-corking-rotary-win/ Thu, 25 Feb 2010 06:00:00 +0000 News AN INVERESK garden - listed as one of the country's top 10 by a popular magazine - is opening to the public on Sunday to raise money for a number of charities. http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/02/18/397262-inveresk-couple-will-shepherd-visitors-to-garden-open-day-/ http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/02/18/397262-inveresk-couple-will-shepherd-visitors-to-garden-open-day-/ Thu, 18 Feb 2010 07:40:00 +0000 News A BENEFITS cheat from Elphinstone who claimed nearly £11,000 she was not entitled to from the Department for Work and Pensions has been ordered to carry out 240 hours of community service. http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/02/18/397260-fraudster-who-stole-pound11k-handed-community-service/ http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/02/18/397260-fraudster-who-stole-pound11k-handed-community-service/ Thu, 18 Feb 2010 07:40:00 +0000 News A 36-YEAR-OLD woman was taken to hospital in Edinburgh with suspected arm and leg fractures last Thursday following a head-on collision involving two cars near Ormiston. http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/02/18/397263-woman-cut-free-by-firefighters-after-headon-collision/ http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/02/18/397263-woman-cut-free-by-firefighters-after-headon-collision/ Thu, 18 Feb 2010 07:30:00 +0000 News A MOBILE phone user has criticised network provider Orange after she was told a signal may not be restored to the Gifford area until March 31 - more than three months after it disappeared. http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/02/11/396947-dead-orange-signal-until-march/ http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/02/11/396947-dead-orange-signal-until-march/ Thu, 11 Feb 2010 06:00:05 +0000 News A YOUNG Port Seton rugby player walked out with his heroes at Murrayfield on Sunday as a mascot at Scotland's Six Nations tie against France. http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/02/11/396951-lucky-leo-meets-his-heroes/ http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/02/11/396951-lucky-leo-meets-his-heroes/ Thu, 11 Feb 2010 06:00:00 +0000 News A MAN and a four-year-old child had a lucky escape after their car overturned last Friday near Gladsmuir. http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/02/11/396948-man-and-child-in-car-crash-after-deer-runs-onto-main-road/ http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/02/11/396948-man-and-child-in-car-crash-after-deer-runs-onto-main-road/ Thu, 11 Feb 2010 06:00:00 +0000 News A LANDMARK bid to build two new houses on the site of a builder's yard on the outskirts of Gullane has come unstuck. http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/02/04/396698-landmark-quest-for-homes-in-countryside-is-thrown-out/ http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/02/04/396698-landmark-quest-for-homes-in-countryside-is-thrown-out/ Thu, 04 Feb 2010 06:00:05 +0000 News A WILDLIFE artist who draws and paints some of Africa's most fascinating species is holding an exhibition of her work in Aberlady, starting tomorrow (Saturday). http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/02/04/396699-walk-on-the-wild-side-for-carol/ http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/02/04/396699-walk-on-the-wild-side-for-carol/ Thu, 04 Feb 2010 06:00:00 +0000 News A NOVICE skier from Gullane hopes to raise £9,000 for an East Lothian charity by taking part in the world's longest and biggest ski race. http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/01/28/396457-more-than-a-snowballs-chance-in-biggest-ski-race/ http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/01/28/396457-more-than-a-snowballs-chance-in-biggest-ski-race/ Thu, 28 Jan 2010 06:00:05 +0000 News THIEVES made off with a three-figure sum of money, more than 20 large bottles of spirits, bottles of alcohol and a charity bottle after smashing their way into Elphinstone Miners' Welfare Club. http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/01/28/396455-breakin-latest-blow-to-struggling-miners-club/ http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/01/28/396455-breakin-latest-blow-to-struggling-miners-club/ Thu, 28 Jan 2010 06:00:05 +0000 News MOBILE phone operator Orange says it is working hard to restore its phone signal to the Gifford area after users complained it had disappeared for several weeks. http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/01/28/396458-weather-wipes-out-orange-network/ http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/01/28/396458-weather-wipes-out-orange-network/ Thu, 28 Jan 2010 06:00:00 +0000 News A THREE-YEAR campaign to restore rundown Yester Kirk in Gifford has been declared a massive success after the results of the project were unveiled last Tuesday - in the same week that the historic church celebrated its tercentenary. http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/01/21/396207-rebirth-of-yester-parish-church/ http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/01/21/396207-rebirth-of-yester-parish-church/ Thu, 21 Jan 2010 06:00:05 +0000 News THE inaugural meeting of a new tenants' and residents' association in Ormiston takes place in the village on Tuesday. http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/01/21/396208-bid-to-harness-residents-energies/ http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/01/21/396208-bid-to-harness-residents-energies/ Thu, 21 Jan 2010 06:00:00 +0000 News A COUNTY landowner plans to create a woodland to protect local wildlife and tackle climate change after being awarded nearly £6,000 from the Scottish Government. http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/01/14/395955-county-farmer-reaps-benefits-of-rural-fund/ http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/01/14/395955-county-farmer-reaps-benefits-of-rural-fund/ Thu, 14 Jan 2010 06:00:05 +0000 News A CASH award of £12,500 will help turn a dream into reality for an East Linton youth worker who wants to create a new youth centre near the village. http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/01/14/395956-funding-boost-for-youth-club-vision/ http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/01/14/395956-funding-boost-for-youth-club-vision/ Thu, 14 Jan 2010 06:00:00 +0000 News A FORMER county headmaster is to spend the first three months of the new year living with under-fire Palestinians. http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/01/07/395741-phil-makes-new-year-journey-to-bethlehem/ http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/01/07/395741-phil-makes-new-year-journey-to-bethlehem/ Thu, 07 Jan 2010 06:05:00 +0000 News AN AMBITIOUS Stenton resident hopes to help her community do its bit for the environment - by making it the first carbon neutral village in Scotland. http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/01/07/395732-ecowarrior-ettie-has-green-vision-for-village/ http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/01/07/395732-ecowarrior-ettie-has-green-vision-for-village/ Thu, 07 Jan 2010 05:10:00 +0000 News A MUSICAL county architect has raised more than £2,000 for a breast cancer charity - 10 years after his wife was diagnosed with the killer disease. http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/01/07/395739-alan-strums-up-pound2k-for-charity/ http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/01/07/395739-alan-strums-up-pound2k-for-charity/ Thu, 07 Jan 2010 05:00:05 +0000 News A TALENTED air cadet from Tyninghame attended a Marching Band Camp in Hampshire recently with members of the Air Training Corps from all over the UK. http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/01/07/395736-grant-marches-closer-to-doe-award/ http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/01/07/395736-grant-marches-closer-to-doe-award/ Thu, 07 Jan 2010 05:00:00 +0000 News