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A RAIL union strike means there will be no ScotRail trains running between North Berwick and Edinburgh this Sunday. The strike, by members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT), has led to all Sunday services between North Berwick and Edinburgh cancelled, and a limited Dunbar-Edinburgh Sunday service, from this weekend until further notice. CrossCountry and LNER services to and from Dunbar will continue. The cancellations come as the RMT escalated action by conductors to inclu...

POLITICAL differences have been set aside as all four candidates for East Lothian’s Holyrood seat back plans for a path between Gullane and Drem. Community activists have been campaigning for more than 15 years for a cycling and walking path to be created between the two communities. Now, they hope the support will help deliver the footway – bypassing the busy B1345 – at some point this year. Euan Davidson (Scottish Liberal Democrats), Craig Hoy (Scottish Conservatives), Paul McLe...

Ted Roper celebrates his 100th birthday in style Ted Roper with his certificate from the RAF and family Alan, John and Carol Eden resident Ted Roper celebrated his 100th birthday in style on Friday as family and staff from Penrith’s Lonsdale Court made the day special with lots of cake, visitors, bunting and balloons. Mr Roper, of Penruddock, received many cards, including a very special one from the Queen, and he thanked everyone for their kind words and good wishes. This was possibly not th...

The changes took effect today (Monday) and looked to provide extra capacity for essential journeys. Children are asked to wear a face covering during their journey, pay contactless where possible, leave windows open and use sanitiser or wash hands before and after their journey. Three EastCoast Buses services will bring pupils to North Berwick High School from communities further to the west. The 125 service runs from Musselburgh Police Station to the school via Wallyford, Prestonpans, ...

By Dr Jan Bondeson SALTCOATS Castle is one of East Lothian’s ‘forgotten’ castles, situated in farmland half a mile south of Gullane. It has been uninhabited for more than 200 years and is today badly ruined and overgrown with noxious vegetation, with nettles and brambles abounding on the site. It was constructed in 1590 or thereabouts by Patrick Livingstone of Saltcoats. An armorial panel relocated from the castle to a nearby cottage has the arms of the Livingstone family and the ...

THE co-founder of Dirleton’s former art gallery quietly celebrated her 100th birthday in lockdown this week. Elizabeth Maclean Munro, who has lived in the village since 1985, reached her centenary on Tuesday and planned to spend the day celebrating with her son Neil and chatting with family via online video calls – slightly more low key than her action-packed life so far. Born in Perth in 1921, to Perthshire Advertiser journalist Catherine Duff McLeish and businessman David Herdman Ca...

Here is where East Lothians cornavirus figures stand after the weekend. One figure has decreased but another has increased. EAST Lothian’s seven-day positive Covid-19 rate per 100,000 of population is under 100 for the first time in several weeks but the death rate continues to increase, with four recorded in three days. The latest data from Public Health Scotland shows that the county’s case figures have continued to go in a downward direction but the number of deaths has went up. So...

SPECIALIST fire and rescue crews were called out to help save a dog trapped on rocks on Saturday afternoon. Crews from Haddington, along with a rope rescue team from Tollcross, in Edinburgh, received a call shortly before 3.25pm to come to the aid of a woman and the Labrador at Chesters Hill Fort, between Drem and Haddington. A spokeswoman for the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service told the Courier other emergency services were also at the scene. She said: “Operations Control mobilised ...

THE rise in coronavirus cases in East Lothian has not continued for the fifth time in the past seven days. The latest data from Public Health Scotland today (Friday) shows that instead they have gone in the other direction. So what are the latest coronavirus figures for East Lothian and where do they stand in comparison to the rest of Scotland? Here is the latest data explained: Cases The latest data shows that between January 13 and 19, East Lothian recorded 120 positive cases, which...

THE number of positive cases of coronavirus in East Lothian has stayed the same over the past 24 hours but the county’s death rate has been steadily increasing over the past few months. The latest data from Public Health Scotland shows that between January 12 and 18, the number of positive cases of Covid-19 in the county remained at 132 and the seven-day positive rate at 123.3. However, two further deaths from the virus were recorded on Saturday, bringing the total for the year to six. ...