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RESTAURANT owners in East Lothian have described 2020 as a year they will never forget. Level 4 coronavirus restrictions came into force across Scotland from Boxing Day, with pubs and restaurants closing their doors. Takeaways can operate as normal – with face coverings being worn and social distancing rules being followed. The move to Level 4 is expected to be reviewed in a week’s time, with hopes that restrictions can be relaxed some time next month. Jack Findlay, who took over ...

THE latest data from Public Health Scotland shows that the number of coronavirus cases in East Lothian is starting to decrease. Today’s update is the first in four days; due to Christmas and the bank holiday on Monday, there have been no figures published apart from the number of confirmed cases in Scotland overall. Between December 15 and 21, East Lothian recorded 175 cases and had a seven-day positive rate of 163.4. The week before Christmas Day (December 18-24), this had decreased ...

THE picture is worsening in East Lothian as the latest coronavirus figures show an increase once again, with the county’s seven-day positive rate per 100,000 of the population remaining the second highest in Scotland. The latest figures published by Public Health Scotland show today (Tuesday) that for the period between December 13 and 19, 193 cases were recorded with the seven-day rate sitting at 180.2. This is an increase once again compared to the figures released yesterday. The late...

Tesla stock was down again in morning trading on Tuesday, following claims the shares are overpriced and amid new reports that Apples self-driving car program is back on track. Tesla shares dropped as much as 2.2 percent on Tuesday morning, after plunging 7 percent in Mondays session, when the company became part of the S&P 500 index. Tesla stock has very strong signs of being overpriced, said Vitali Kalesnik, partner and head of research in Europe at Research Affiliates, in an interview on CNB...

Elon Musk tweeted on Tuesday that he had approached Apple to sell Tesla Musk said that Tim Cook, Apple CEO, refused to meet him to discuss the sale At the time the company was in trouble with the problematic Model 3 Tesla is now worth $600 billion and is the worlds most valuable car company Apple has been said to be working on its own electric car since 2014 On Monday Reuters reported details of how the car would work 

East Lothians coronavirus figures are among the worst in Scotland, with the county set to enter Level 4 of restrictions on Boxing Day THE announcement on Saturday (December 19) of East Lothian entering Level 4 restrictions from Boxing Day (Saturday) has come at a good time as the county’s seven-day positive rate per 100,000 of the population is the second highest in Scotland. Last week (for the period between December 5-11), the latest figures released by Public Health Scotland showed tha...

Historic Fife postcards by 19th century artist Reginald Phillimore celebrated by retired consultant rheumatologist Sign up for our daily newsletter of the top stories in Courier country Thank you for signing up to The Courier daily newsletter Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up Michael Alexander speaks to retired consultant rheumatologist Jan Bondeson about his fascination with the works of a 19th century postcard artist who created various images of landmarks in the E...

In April last year, Dr Alison Sneddon’s father Bruce was diagnosed with inoperable and terminal cancer. He moved into Dr Sneddon’s home in North Berwick, where he was looked after by palliative care nurse Linda Thompson. Dr Sneddon said: “It was surely one of the greatest privileges of my life to journey alongside dad each day during the 11 weeks from diagnosis until his death. “The grace, gratitude and good humour with which he approached his illness and imminent death was trul...

CHEF Tom Kitchin has had to close his Gullane pub The Bonnie Badger after a Covid-19 outbreak. The restaurant, opened by Tom and his wife Michaela two years ago, celebrated its second anniversary last week. Its management took to Twitter this afternoon to confirm it was temporarily closing its doors after a number of cases were confirmed linked to it. They said: "During the past hour we’ve had confirmation of three cases of Covid linked to our premises. "To ensure the safety of our ...

HEALTH teams across East Lothian began heading out to vaccinate care home residents today. Krista Clubb, the county’s vaccination service manager, took to social media to share a picture of one team ready to go, with trolleys loaded with vac packs and equipment. The image, which had one box clearly labelled for Muirfield Care Home, Gullane, was accompanied with praise for the staff who have mobilised to get the vaccinations out to those most at risk. Sharing the picture on Twitter, K...