http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/news/haddington/ Latest from the online edition en-gb Sun, 14 Mar 2010 04:43:48 +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/haddington/ EAST Lothian's education chief has hit back at critics of Knox Academy headteacher Janis Craig over the forthcoming closure of the school's Combined Cadet Force - though Ms Craig remains silent following weeks of criticism from angry parents, pupils and ex-cadets. http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/11/398007-education-boss-defends-silent-knox-head-over-ccf-closure/ http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/11/398007-education-boss-defends-silent-knox-head-over-ccf-closure/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 06:00:05 +0000 News A STUDENT from Haddington will follow in her father's footsteps when she takes on the Edinburgh Marathon in May - aiming to raise more than £500 for horse and donkey welfare charity The Brooke. http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/11/398013-claudias-going-for-brooke-in-marathon/ http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/11/398013-claudias-going-for-brooke-in-marathon/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 06:00:00 +0000 News AN ILLEGAL immigrant was staying at "a friend's house" in Haddington where up to £40,000 worth of cannabis plants were being grown. http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/04/397776-drugs-offender-faces-big-debt-to-people-traffickers/ http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/04/397776-drugs-offender-faces-big-debt-to-people-traffickers/ Thu, 04 Mar 2010 07:00:05 +0000 News TWO mothers who lost their babies have set up a Haddington-based group to support parents who have suffered similar tragedies. http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/04/397777-bereaved-mums-establish-stillbirth-support-group/ http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/04/397777-bereaved-mums-establish-stillbirth-support-group/ Thu, 04 Mar 2010 07:00:00 +0000 News Haddington town centre could be given a shot in the arm by the addition of a new restaurant and a new shop, says the planning liaison officer of the town's community council. http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/02/25/397533-new-restaurant-and-shop-would-serve-town-well/ http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/02/25/397533-new-restaurant-and-shop-would-serve-town-well/ Thu, 25 Feb 2010 06:00:05 +0000 News KNOX Academy is keen to keep residents in touch with school events. . . by placing electronic 'information board' display screens in key town centre locations. http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/02/25/397534-displaying-schools-desire-to-keep-in-touch-with-community/ http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/02/25/397534-displaying-schools-desire-to-keep-in-touch-with-community/ Thu, 25 Feb 2010 06:00:00 +0000 News HADDINGTON resident Ilfra Chalmers Watson received birthday wishes from all over the world - including Buckingham Palace - when she reached the grand age of 100 last week. http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/02/18/397227-welltravelled-ilfra-reaches-100th-birthday-/ http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/02/18/397227-welltravelled-ilfra-reaches-100th-birthday-/ Thu, 18 Feb 2010 07:45:00 +0000 News A GROUP of Haddington music lovers will relive the glory of 1970s pop next month - in aid of victims of the Haiti earthquake. http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/02/18/397228-fundraising-70s-night-will-be-top-of-the-pops/ http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/02/18/397228-fundraising-70s-night-will-be-top-of-the-pops/ Thu, 18 Feb 2010 07:40:00 +0000 News HADDINGTON Rotary Club is teeing up a golf tournament to raise funds for local and international charities - and is looking for players to help in their drive for cash. http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/02/18/397229-golfers-wanted-for-charity-tournament/ http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/02/18/397229-golfers-wanted-for-charity-tournament/ Thu, 18 Feb 2010 07:35:00 +0000 News ORGANISERS of the Strictly Come Dancing spoof taking place during this year's Haddington Festival are appealing for 36 pairs of court shoes to decorate tables at the competition. http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/02/18/397230-heel-appeal-/ http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/02/18/397230-heel-appeal-/ Thu, 18 Feb 2010 07:34:00 +0000 News A COMBINED cadet force could not be continued at Knox Academy beyond April 1, because the MoD refuses to provide financial backing for a force that is "not properly led and properly administered" by the school. http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/02/11/396954-no-proper-leadership-then-no-cadet-force/ http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/02/11/396954-no-proper-leadership-then-no-cadet-force/ Thu, 11 Feb 2010 06:00:10 +0000 News A YOUNG rugby enthusiast got his first taste of the big time on Sunday - when he lined up with the Scotland national team ahead of their opening Six Nations match with France at Murrayfield. http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/02/11/396955-murrayfield-of-dreams-for-mascot-ewen/ http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/02/11/396955-murrayfield-of-dreams-for-mascot-ewen/ Thu, 11 Feb 2010 06:00:00 +0000 News SHE has lived in four decades and has seen a family marriage, a birth and three house moves. So could a Haddington dog be the county's oldest pooch? http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/02/04/396707-pooch-comes-of-age--and-could-be-countys-oldest-dog/ http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/02/04/396707-pooch-comes-of-age--and-could-be-countys-oldest-dog/ Thu, 04 Feb 2010 06:00:05 +0000 News MEMBERS of the public, parents, pupils and former members of Knox Academy's Combined Cadet Force (CCF) are being given the chance to question Army officials on the disbandment of the school unit at a public meeting. http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/02/04/396708-army-top-brass-to-be-quizzed-over-ccf-closure/ http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/02/04/396708-army-top-brass-to-be-quizzed-over-ccf-closure/ Thu, 04 Feb 2010 06:00:00 +0000 News ONE of Haddington town centre's most prominent and "unique" buildings could soon be set to welcome a new retailer after works to the former Jackson's the Jewellers property on High Street were completed at a cost of more than £600,000. http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/01/28/396473-completion-of-unique-property/ http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/01/28/396473-completion-of-unique-property/ Thu, 28 Jan 2010 06:00:05 +0000 News PRIMARY five pupils from King's Meadow Primary School got the chance to air their views about the police last Tuesday - when they attended a Youth Strategy event in Edinburgh. http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/01/28/396475-kids-as-young-as-10-have-their-say-on-the-police/ http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/01/28/396475-kids-as-young-as-10-have-their-say-on-the-police/ Thu, 28 Jan 2010 06:00:00 +0000 News THE public backlash over the shock closure of Knox Academy's Combined Cadet Force has provoked a finger-pointing blame game between those believed to be responsible. http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/01/21/396220-verbal-shots-fired-in-cadet-force-closure-blame-game/ http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/01/21/396220-verbal-shots-fired-in-cadet-force-closure-blame-game/ Thu, 21 Jan 2010 06:00:05 +0000 News HADDINGTON'S snow-covered long-stay car park, near Tesco, was left untreated for days in freezing weather because East Lothian Council saw the site as "low priority" - despite council workers clearing a parking area at their own headquarters. http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/01/21/396221-frost-feelings-over-car-park/ http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/01/21/396221-frost-feelings-over-car-park/ Thu, 21 Jan 2010 06:00:00 +0000 News WHEN snow and ice covered the county and turned it into a landscape that looked more like the Himalayas than Haddington, one doctor from the town received help from the most unexpected source - Yeti! http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/01/14/395971-yeti-comes-to-the-rescue-of-doc-struggling-to-reach-patients/ http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/01/14/395971-yeti-comes-to-the-rescue-of-doc-struggling-to-reach-patients/ Thu, 14 Jan 2010 06:00:10 +0000 News RESIDENTS in areas of Haddington have expressed concern and frustration at East Lothian Council and ScottishPower as street lights on a number of roads have been faulty for several weeks. http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/01/14/395972-scottish-power-in-the-dark-over-cause-of-street-lights-failure/ http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/01/14/395972-scottish-power-in-the-dark-over-cause-of-street-lights-failure/ Thu, 14 Jan 2010 06:00:00 +0000 News IAN Glass, one of the county's most popular businessmen, died suddenly in his Haddington home on Monday, aged 82. http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/01/07/395743-death-of-popular-county-businessman/ http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/01/07/395743-death-of-popular-county-businessman/ Thu, 07 Jan 2010 06:25:00 +0000 News A HADDINGTON man's trip to Africa to deliver vital supplies to impoverished communities has been disrupted by security concerns after reports that Al Qaeda terrorists are kidnapping people in the region. http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/news/roundup/articles/2009/12/31/395546-suspected-terrorist-threat-puts-mercy-mission-on-hold/ http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/news/roundup/articles/2009/12/31/395546-suspected-terrorist-threat-puts-mercy-mission-on-hold/ Thu, 31 Dec 2009 06:00:05 +0000 News CAMPAIGNERS protesting against proposals to move Tesco supermarket from Haddington's town centre gathered hundreds of signatures on Saturday. http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/news/roundup/articles/2009/12/24/395388-hundreds-say-no-to-tesco/ http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/news/roundup/articles/2009/12/24/395388-hundreds-say-no-to-tesco/ Thu, 24 Dec 2009 08:30:00 +0000 News HADDINGTON community councillors have generously donated £1,500 to the town's Tynepark Mental Health Resource Centre. http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/news/roundup/articles/2009/12/24/395389-second-cash-boost-for-buoyant-centre-/ http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/news/roundup/articles/2009/12/24/395389-second-cash-boost-for-buoyant-centre-/ Thu, 24 Dec 2009 08:25:00 +0000 News THE county's education boss says "vigilance" is needed when it comes to dealing with politicians and the press over the controversial subject of school trusts. http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/news/roundup/articles/2009/12/24/395390-education-boss-vigilance-is-needed-/ http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/news/roundup/articles/2009/12/24/395390-education-boss-vigilance-is-needed-/ Thu, 24 Dec 2009 08:20:00 +0000 News