http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/news/roundup/ Latest from the online edition en-gb Fri, 03 Sep 2010 03:15:22 +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/roundup/ A COUNTY firefighter honoured for his part in tackling a devastating blaze at a US base in Afghanistan has told how he and his colleagues cheated death to extinguish the flames. http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/07/01/401942-ryans-blaze-of-glory-/ http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/07/01/401942-ryans-blaze-of-glory-/ Thu, 01 Jul 2010 09:30:00 +0100 News CONCERN has been expressed at the appointment of a financial troubleshooter as East Lothian Council's new £80,000 a year head of education. http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/07/01/401943-anger-at-head-of-educations-appointment-/ http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/07/01/401943-anger-at-head-of-educations-appointment-/ Thu, 01 Jul 2010 09:29:00 +0100 News EXCLUSIVE Loretto School faced the first day of an employment tribunal yesterday (Thursday). http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/07/01/401944-leading-school-faces-employment-tribunal-/ http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/07/01/401944-leading-school-faces-employment-tribunal-/ Thu, 01 Jul 2010 09:28:00 +0100 News A PRESTONPANS bakery hit by redundancies last week has been bought over - saving the future of a further 87 positions. http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/07/01/401945-87-fords-jobs-saved-/ http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/07/01/401945-87-fords-jobs-saved-/ Thu, 01 Jul 2010 09:27:00 +0100 News A COUNSELLoR who has lost her job at a Prestonpans high school has slammed the "appalling" decision to delete her post - claiming vulnerable pupils will suffer as a result of the loss. http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/07/01/401948-school-counsellor-scrapped-/ http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/07/01/401948-school-counsellor-scrapped-/ Thu, 01 Jul 2010 09:26:00 +0100 News AN EAST Saltoun healthcare specialist is giving more than 1,000 poverty-stricken South African children hope through a scheme offering them the opportunity to attend the World Cup. http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/07/01/401950-povertyhit-kids-enjoy-world-cup-thanks-to-samuel-/ http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/07/01/401950-povertyhit-kids-enjoy-world-cup-thanks-to-samuel-/ Thu, 01 Jul 2010 09:25:00 +0100 News DELIGHTED Tranent couple Sarah Young and Darren Fleming scooped the Courier's wonderful wedding prize - with a little help from an army of schoolchildren. http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/06/24/401740-wedding-couples-competition-delight/ http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/06/24/401740-wedding-couples-competition-delight/ Thu, 24 Jun 2010 09:24:00 +0100 News HOPES that a new base could be found for the youngsters of Knox Academy's axed Combined Cadet Force have been snuffed out in the wake of a Ministry of Defence decision to withdraw financial support for a rescue package. http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/06/24/401749-no-hope-left-for-knox-ccf-/ http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/06/24/401749-no-hope-left-for-knox-ccf-/ Thu, 24 Jun 2010 09:23:00 +0100 News STAFF and volunteers at Leuchie House have started up a campaign to save the much-loved facility. http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/06/24/401758-rescue-bid-launched-for-leuchie-/ http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/06/24/401758-rescue-bid-launched-for-leuchie-/ Thu, 24 Jun 2010 09:22:00 +0100 News IT IS no secret that the former Market Street Haddington home of the East Lothian Courier is steeped in history... http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/06/17/401504-unearthing-a-scoop/ http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/06/17/401504-unearthing-a-scoop/ Thu, 17 Jun 2010 09:30:00 +0100 News EAST Lothian's political heavyweights have thrown their weight behind a campaign to save Leuchie House. http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/06/17/401505-locked-in-leuchie-house-battle/ http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/06/17/401505-locked-in-leuchie-house-battle/ Thu, 17 Jun 2010 09:25:00 +0100 News A HUSBAND brutally murdered his wife with fishing knives and a guinea pig ornament in their marital home after she planned to separate from him. http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/06/17/401506-wife-brutally-murdered-with-knives/ http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/06/17/401506-wife-brutally-murdered-with-knives/ Thu, 17 Jun 2010 09:20:00 +0100 News A FORMER Queen's Counsel (QC) said he was "surprised and delighted" to be honoured with a CBE in Her Majesty's The Queen's birthday honours list. http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/06/17/401507-lord-tyres-delight-at-cbe/ http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/06/17/401507-lord-tyres-delight-at-cbe/ Thu, 17 Jun 2010 09:15:00 +0100 News FOUR county heroes have been handed prestigious police awards following incredible acts of bravery. http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/06/17/401509-reallife-heroes-are-honoured/ http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/06/17/401509-reallife-heroes-are-honoured/ Thu, 17 Jun 2010 09:10:00 +0100 News THE risk of flooding has emerged as one of the biggest fears regarding the proposed new settlement at Blindwells. http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/06/17/401512-floods-of-concerns/ http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/06/17/401512-floods-of-concerns/ Thu, 17 Jun 2010 09:05:00 +0100 News THE Duchess of Hamilton has opened her heart to the Courier after her husband Angus passed away in her arms on Saturday. http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/06/10/401294-a-cherished-time-/ http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/06/10/401294-a-cherished-time-/ Thu, 10 Jun 2010 09:30:00 +0100 News THE county's new MP was full of praise for her predecessor Anne Moffat in her House of Commons maiden speech - telling Parliament that Ms Moffat had "paved the way for women to represent East Lothian". http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/06/10/401296-mp-delivers-maiden-speech/ http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/06/10/401296-mp-delivers-maiden-speech/ Thu, 10 Jun 2010 09:25:00 +0100 News LOTHIAN and Borders Police has made further arrests as part of the current clampdown on drug activity in the county. http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/06/10/401300-further-drugs-arrests-following-operation-erase/ http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/06/10/401300-further-drugs-arrests-following-operation-erase/ Thu, 10 Jun 2010 09:20:00 +0100 News EX-COUNTY MP Anne Moffat is to be given a £30,000 'golden goodbye' payment, it has been claimed - despite being ditched by the local Labour party before the General Election. http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/06/10/401298-exmps-pound30k-payoff-/ http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/06/10/401298-exmps-pound30k-payoff-/ Thu, 10 Jun 2010 09:15:00 +0100 News DUNBAR and East Linton councillor Paul McLennan was officially installed as the new leader of East Lothian Council on Tuesday - though not before his cabinet took an ear-bashing from opposition councillors. http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/06/10/401323-new-council-leader-at-the-helm/ http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/06/10/401323-new-council-leader-at-the-helm/ Thu, 10 Jun 2010 09:10:00 +0100 News LOTHIAN and Borders Police has identified the body found floating in the sea near to Seton Sands last week as a Musselburgh woman. http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/06/10/401315-body-found-/ http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/06/10/401315-body-found-/ Thu, 10 Jun 2010 08:55:00 +0100 News A WOMAN'S body was found by a walker on an East Lothian beach on Wednesday. http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/06/03/401052-womans-body-found-on-county-beach-/ http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/06/03/401052-womans-body-found-on-county-beach-/ Thu, 03 Jun 2010 09:25:00 +0100 News THE future of the eyesore former Templar Lodge Hotel in Gullane has once again been thrown into doubt, as it emerged that the owners intend to place the building on the market - despite battling for two years to gain planning permission to erect a £3.5 million housing development there. http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/06/03/401050-developer-to-abandon-troubled-templar-site-/ http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/06/03/401050-developer-to-abandon-troubled-templar-site-/ Thu, 03 Jun 2010 09:20:00 +0100 News TWO men appeared in Haddington Sheriff Court last Thursday, following the discovery of £300,000 worth of cannabis plants in Longniddry. http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/06/03/401054-alleged-drugs-duo-/ http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/06/03/401054-alleged-drugs-duo-/ Thu, 03 Jun 2010 09:15:00 +0100 News THE days of the nagging beep of the alarm clock could soon be over thanks to a North Berwick student's revolutionary new design. . . which imitates the sound of a woodpecker. http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/06/03/401056-chirpy-in-the-morning/ http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/06/03/401056-chirpy-in-the-morning/ Thu, 03 Jun 2010 09:10:00 +0100 News