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Share this article Share this article LONDON and NEW YORK, March 15, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Iconic and multi-award-winning actor, musician, filmmaker, and activist Idris Elba has signed a global multi-book deal with HarperCollins to publish a range of childrens books launching in 2022. In a major UK/US co-publication deal, world rights were acquired by Ann-Janine Murtagh, Executive Publisher, HCCB UK, and Suzanne Murphy, President and Publisher, HCCB US, from Crystal Mahey-Morgan at OWN IT! Ent...

A FORMER humanitarian aid worker now dedicated to research into the nutritional value of sea buckthorn berries has expressed concern at the “obliteration” of the plant along Archerfield Links’ coastal boundary. Kirstie Campbell, who founded social enterprise Seabuckthorn Scotland CIC, wants to talk to land managers at the golf club to “understand their position” on the cutting back of an approximately 100m by 10m strip of the nutritious plant, west of Yellowcraig beach. Ms Campb...

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, ...

Michelangelo Antonioni Screenplay To Be Finally Shot by Gullane, Similar, Andre Ristum (EXCLUSIVE) John Hopewell, provided by FacebookTwitterEmail Written when the Italian legend was at the height of his powers, the screenplay for Michelangelo Antonioni’s “Technically Sweet,” which he planned to shoot between “Zabriskie Point” and “The Passenger,” looks set to be finally brought to the big screen. Set in Sardinia and the Amazon jungle, “Technically Sweet” is set up at Brazil�...

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 ...

STILL Game star and Royal Navy veteran James Martin has shared his own experiences of living with age-related sight loss in a bid to raise awareness of the support available to veterans with sight loss in Scotland. The actor, a Musselburgh resident for 34 years, played fan favourite Eric in the much-loved sitcom Still Game and turns 90 in March. He was diagnosed with age-related macular degeneration – an eye disease which affects central vision and for which there is currently no cure �...

Alex and Nicola were the show Alex to Nicola would say hello Nicola to Alex would say hello Now look how theyve stooped so low They talk about the plot and his ego One things for sure – you reap what you sow Its time to say to both "cheerio" Daniel Gardner, Bearsden. LABOUR NEEDS TO JOIN COALITION SINCE the 2014 independence referendum the Labour Party has claimed that the reason for its demise in Scotland is due to working with the Scottish Conservatives & Unionists during that campaign. ...

A DUNBAR mother has raised more than £1,000 for charity in memory of her teenage daughter who took her own life. Sevy, of the town’s Rigg Park, said: “My heart breaks every single day. Niamh was my amazing daughter.” She said that the raffle, which took place on February 1, was “brilliantly supported” with donations of prizes and ticket purchases, adding: “I only asked 50p per ticket in these difficult times.” She raised a total of £1,125, £845 of which will go to the B...

A WOMAN with terminal cancer has raised more than £1,000 to thank staff at the hospital where she has been treated for their “fantastic” efforts. Ellen Tait decided to give something back to those working in ward four, oncology, at Edinburgh’s Western General Hospital after being diagnosed with small cell lung cancer last August. The 66-year-old paid tribute to the staff, saying: “They are all fantastic. “It cannot be an easy part of medicine to work in. “It should be suc...

A FAMILY who set up a charity fund following the sudden death of their 20-year-old son have smashed a milestone figure. Duncan McLean died from a glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) brain tumour in February 2016 – just three days after he was admitted to hospital with severe headaches. Since then, his family and friends have tried to raise awareness and money for The Duncan McLean Fund. Since establishing the fund, the family have led an increasingly popular surge of fundraising activities ...