http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/news/dunbar/ Latest from the online edition en-gb Tue, 09 Feb 2010 11:47:37 +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/dunbar/ A NEW sand and gravel quarry is to be excavated at an historic county beauty spot. http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/02/04/396704-controversial-return-of-quarry/ http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/02/04/396704-controversial-return-of-quarry/ Thu, 04 Feb 2010 06:00:05 +0000 News A COMMUTER survey is being conducted in Dunbar to devise an eco-conscious travel map that will discourage short car trips. http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/02/04/396705-route-map-to-better-travel/ http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/02/04/396705-route-map-to-better-travel/ Thu, 04 Feb 2010 06:00:00 +0000 News DUNBAR Community Bakery (DCB) members will have to rise to the challenge of finding an alternative venue for their vision - after talks with former High Street bread shop stalwarts Smiths crumbled. http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/01/28/396466-muffins-going-to-stop-us-in-bakery-bid/ http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/01/28/396466-muffins-going-to-stop-us-in-bakery-bid/ Thu, 28 Jan 2010 06:00:05 +0000 News TOWN leaders have claimed first blood in the battle to retain services at Dunbar's beleagured Belhaven Hospital. http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/01/28/396476-thousands-support-battle-for-ward-2/ http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/01/28/396476-thousands-support-battle-for-ward-2/ Thu, 28 Jan 2010 06:00:00 +0000 News LAFARGE cement works in Dunbar plans to implement short-term lay-offs of staff at times of low demand. http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/01/28/396468-recession-threatens-jobs-at-cement-works/ http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/01/28/396468-recession-threatens-jobs-at-cement-works/ Thu, 28 Jan 2010 06:00:00 +0000 News A FUNDING stalemate threatens to stall Dunbar Youth Cafe. . . just months after it opened. http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/01/21/396216-future-of-fledgling-youth-cafe-uncertain/ http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/01/21/396216-future-of-fledgling-youth-cafe-uncertain/ Thu, 21 Jan 2010 06:00:05 +0000 News THE Bank of Scotland building on High Street was the site of two separate criminal acts at the weekend. http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/01/21/396217-bank-takes-account-of-two-nasty-incidents/ http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/01/21/396217-bank-takes-account-of-two-nasty-incidents/ Thu, 21 Jan 2010 06:00:00 +0000 News A MULTI-million pound revamp of Dunbar Harbour could get underway by 2013 if a consultation study leads to financial backing. http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/01/14/395967-could-the-tide-turn-for-historic-harbour/ http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/01/14/395967-could-the-tide-turn-for-historic-harbour/ Thu, 14 Jan 2010 06:00:10 +0000 News OPENING a large garden centre on the fringes of Dunbar will bring prosperity to the whole town, says the retail chief who has launched the planning bid. http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/01/14/395968-garden-centre-chief-town-will-prosper/ http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/01/14/395968-garden-centre-chief-town-will-prosper/ Thu, 14 Jan 2010 06:00:00 +0000 News A FORMER electrical engineer who has dedicated a lifetime to his faith has been appointed minister of Dunbar Parish Church. http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/01/07/395742-bright-spark-gordons-new-dunbar-minister/ http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/01/07/395742-bright-spark-gordons-new-dunbar-minister/ Thu, 07 Jan 2010 06:00:00 +0000 News DUNBAR'S RNLI lifeboat crew went to the aid of a fishing boat five miles of the coast after its steering failed on Monday. http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/01/07/395734-rnli-rescue/ http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/01/07/395734-rnli-rescue/ Thu, 07 Jan 2010 05:00:05 +0000 News A COUNTY father-of-two has been handed a new lease of life after his mother-in-law gifted him one of her kidneys. http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/news/roundup/articles/2009/12/31/395557-keep-it-in-the-family/ http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/news/roundup/articles/2009/12/31/395557-keep-it-in-the-family/ Thu, 31 Dec 2009 07:25:00 +0000 News APPROVAL of a planning bid for a "massive" garden centre near Dunbar would sound the death knell for independent retailers, the town's traders' chief has warned. http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/news/roundup/articles/2009/12/24/395395-fears-that-garden-centre-will-wipe-out-town-traders-/ http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/news/roundup/articles/2009/12/24/395395-fears-that-garden-centre-will-wipe-out-town-traders-/ Thu, 24 Dec 2009 08:30:00 +0000 News DUNBAR UNITED legend Adam 'Cheets' Cheetham, 27, was laid to rest last Friday following a moving church service attended by more than 500 mourners. http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/news/roundup/articles/2009/12/24/395396-legend-laid-to-rest/ http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/news/roundup/articles/2009/12/24/395396-legend-laid-to-rest/ Thu, 24 Dec 2009 08:25:00 +0000 News AN NHS chief says the decision to extend community talks over the fate of Belhaven Hospital ward 2 was "reasonable and fair". http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/news/roundup/articles/2009/12/24/395397-nhs-boss-its-sensible-to-delay-hospital-decision-/ http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/news/roundup/articles/2009/12/24/395397-nhs-boss-its-sensible-to-delay-hospital-decision-/ Thu, 24 Dec 2009 08:20:00 +0000 News A THRILL-SEEKING fundraiser who climbed to the foot of Everest said he felt on top of the world. . . well, almost. http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/news/roundup/articles/2009/12/17/395204-everest-base-camp-a-lifelong-ambition/ http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/news/roundup/articles/2009/12/17/395204-everest-base-camp-a-lifelong-ambition/ Thu, 17 Dec 2009 06:00:10 +0000 News A NEW ZEALAND accountant has begun talks to establish a 60-bed private nursing home in Dunbar. http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/news/roundup/articles/2009/12/17/395205-nz-nursing-home-bid/ http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/news/roundup/articles/2009/12/17/395205-nz-nursing-home-bid/ Thu, 17 Dec 2009 06:00:00 +0000 News THE NHS has delayed a decision over restructuring Belhaven Hospital - which could have seen the mothballing of ward 2 - until next year. http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/news/roundup/articles/2009/12/10/394978-nhs-stall-hospital-closure-decision/ http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/news/roundup/articles/2009/12/10/394978-nhs-stall-hospital-closure-decision/ Thu, 10 Dec 2009 06:25:00 +0000 News DUNBAR will no longer be seen as the "poor neighbour" to North Berwick under plans to the rebrand the town as a tourist haven, says ward councillor Jacquie Bell. http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/news/roundup/articles/2009/12/10/394979-not-north-berwicks-poor-neighbour/ http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/news/roundup/articles/2009/12/10/394979-not-north-berwicks-poor-neighbour/ Thu, 10 Dec 2009 06:00:00 +0000 News FOR the average school leaver, gap years represent unabashed globetrotting in foreign climes... but not so for one compassionate Dunbar Grammar School pupil. http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/news/roundup/articles/2009/12/03/394762-wouldbe-doctor-bids-for-yearlong-indian-venture/ http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/news/roundup/articles/2009/12/03/394762-wouldbe-doctor-bids-for-yearlong-indian-venture/ Thu, 03 Dec 2009 06:00:05 +0000 News Dunbar brewer Belhaven is on track for another bumper year after record-breaking profits were announced by parent company Greene King on Tuesday. http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/news/roundup/articles/2009/12/03/394763-belhaven-bosses-toast-more-recordbreaking-profits/ http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/news/roundup/articles/2009/12/03/394763-belhaven-bosses-toast-more-recordbreaking-profits/ Thu, 03 Dec 2009 06:00:00 +0000 News A SINGLE mother-of-four - moved into 'temporary' two-bedroom lodgings after being flooded out of her home - has described her cramped life as a "nightmare". http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/news/roundup/articles/2009/11/26/394508-mothers-nightmare-in-cramped-twobed-home/ http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/news/roundup/articles/2009/11/26/394508-mothers-nightmare-in-cramped-twobed-home/ Thu, 26 Nov 2009 06:00:05 +0000 News GENEROUS staff at Torness nuclear power station have gifted a £13,000 car to multiple sclerorsis charity Leuchie House, in North Berwick. http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/news/roundup/articles/2009/11/26/394509-torness-gift-vehicle-to-ms-charity/ http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/news/roundup/articles/2009/11/26/394509-torness-gift-vehicle-to-ms-charity/ Thu, 26 Nov 2009 06:00:00 +0000 News A Dunbar couple celebrated 65 years of marriage with scores of relatives last week. http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/news/roundup/articles/2009/11/19/394292-65-years-of-marriage/ http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/news/roundup/articles/2009/11/19/394292-65-years-of-marriage/ Thu, 19 Nov 2009 06:00:05 +0000 News WORLD-renowned Dunbar-born conservationist John Muir has been shortlisted for the title of The Greatest Scot in a major television series. http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/news/roundup/articles/2009/11/19/394291-john-muirs-scot-the-lot-viewers/ http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/news/roundup/articles/2009/11/19/394291-john-muirs-scot-the-lot-viewers/ Thu, 19 Nov 2009 06:00:05 +0000 News