http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/news/ Latest from the online edition en-gb Sun, 14 Mar 2010 04:42:49 +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/ TRIBUTES have been paid to a young Musselburgh man who died on Tuesday - just 11 weeks after losing his mother to cancer. http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/11/398020-fight-for-life-lost/ http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/11/398020-fight-for-life-lost/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:10:00 +0000 News East Lothian Constituency Labour Party has called for county MP Anne Moffat to resign following the party's NEC decision to give the go-ahead for a local all-member meeting to decide her political future. http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/11/398021-resign-now-mp-anne-told/ http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/11/398021-resign-now-mp-anne-told/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:00:00 +0000 News "I am going to help Scotland win the World Cup!" declared Uri Geller on Saturday, hours before his maiden trip to The Lamb, the small, rocky island he sensationally bought for £30,000 last February. http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/11/398019-uris-mindbending-lamb-visit/ http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/11/398019-uris-mindbending-lamb-visit/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 07:00:05 +0000 News MY MORNING started with a threat and ended with a handshake. http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/11/398015-free-school-bus-travel-isnt-all-thats-threatened/ http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/11/398015-free-school-bus-travel-isnt-all-thats-threatened/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 07:00:00 +0000 News A CANCER-STRICKEN Musselburgh man is attempting to raise £10,000 in a last-ditch attempt to save his life. http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/11/398014-my-last-hope-of-life/ http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/11/398014-my-last-hope-of-life/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 06:30:00 +0000 News 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 GOLDEN couple who met while dancing at North Berwick's old pavilion celebrated 50 years of marriage with a gathering of family and friends on Sunday. http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/11/398003-golden-couples-delight/ http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/11/398003-golden-couples-delight/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 06:00:05 +0000 News CONSTRUCTION of the long-awaited new upper primary school in Dunbar is set to begin next month after councillors approved the award of a near £7 million contract. http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/11/398001-work-to-start-on-new-school/ http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/11/398001-work-to-start-on-new-school/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 06:00:05 +0000 News POLICE investigating an alleged money laundering scheme have arrested a man following a search of a house in Musselburgh. http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/11/397997-alleged-money-laundering-schemes-link-to-town/ http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/11/397997-alleged-money-laundering-schemes-link-to-town/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 06:00:05 +0000 News PARENTS and residents in Elphinstone concerned over plans to reduce free home-to-school transport for secondary pupils are being urged to attend a public meeting hosted by Tranent community councillors later this month. http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/11/397995-school-bus-saga-triggers-meeting/ http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/11/397995-school-bus-saga-triggers-meeting/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 06:00:05 +0000 News A FAMILY has adopted two stray pigeons - after the cheeky birds pecked at their patio doors demanding to get in. http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/11/397993-our-pigeon-lodgers/ http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/11/397993-our-pigeon-lodgers/ 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 NORTH BERWICK could lose a little festive sparkle this year unless £4,000 can be found to professionally mount its Christmas lights display. http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/11/398005-lights-could-out-on-towns-festive-display-warns-organiser/ http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/11/398005-lights-could-out-on-towns-festive-display-warns-organiser/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 06:00:00 +0000 News A "DEEP clean" of A1 verges and lay-bys near Dunbar has started. http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/11/398000-a-rubbish-welcome-to-dunbar/ http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/11/398000-a-rubbish-welcome-to-dunbar/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 06:00:00 +0000 News POLICE officers in Musselburgh are continuing their efforts to target under-age drinking and anti-social behaviour. http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/11/397999-police-purge-sees-alcohol-confiscated-from-under18s/ http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/11/397999-police-purge-sees-alcohol-confiscated-from-under18s/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 06:00:00 +0000 News A BLAZE at a first floor flat in Tranent in the early hours of Sunday morning caused "extensive damage" to the property - though the three occupants escaped unharmed. http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/11/397996-trio-escape-intense-latenight-house-fire-unharmed/ http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/11/397996-trio-escape-intense-latenight-house-fire-unharmed/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 06:00:00 +0000 News 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 SENIOR member of East Lothian Council's administration has rebelled against colleague and council leader David Berry's call for kids who lose free transport to school to get on their bikes - describing it as his "Norman Tebbit moment". http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/04/397770-school-bus-rebel-ruth/ http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/04/397770-school-bus-rebel-ruth/ Thu, 04 Mar 2010 09:10:00 +0000 News CELEBRITY psychic Uri Geller visits North Berwick tomorrow (Saturday) to give a talk at the Scottish Seabird Centre before spending the night on The Lamb, the Forth island he bought last year. http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/04/397772-uri-in-for-a-treat-with-celeb-geller/ http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/04/397772-uri-in-for-a-treat-with-celeb-geller/ Thu, 04 Mar 2010 09:00:00 +0000 News THE family of a county couple caught up in the horror Chile earthquake have spoken of their relief after receiving word they were safe. http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/04/397771-chile-quake-familys-relief/ http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/04/397771-chile-quake-familys-relief/ Thu, 04 Mar 2010 07:55:00 +0000 News HIS huge crane supports have been visible lately to thousands of curious A1 motorists. http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/04/397766-birth-of-a-giant/ http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/04/397766-birth-of-a-giant/ Thu, 04 Mar 2010 07:25:00 +0000 News He's went from tinkling one set of pipes to tinkering with another. . . http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/04/397768-plumb-trip-to-china-for-trades-world-council-boss/ http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/04/397768-plumb-trip-to-china-for-trades-world-council-boss/ Thu, 04 Mar 2010 07:20:00 +0000 News ACROSS the Irish Sea, she's a best-selling author in the mould of Maeve Binchy and Cathy Kelly. But in her adopted home of North Berwick, Erin Kaye is a complete unknown. http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/04/397764-bestselling-irish-author-starting-new-uk-chapter/ http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/news/roundup/articles/2010/03/04/397764-bestselling-irish-author-starting-new-uk-chapter/ Thu, 04 Mar 2010 07:05:00 +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