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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 include train ticket examiners, who voted to join in the next series of stoppages. The strike action me...

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 McLennan (Scottish National Party) and Martin Whitfield (Scottish Labour) all believe the path plan is w...

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 the celebration he may have planned, but he had a very enjoyable day. ADVERTISEMENT The past year has ...

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, Longniddry, Aberlady and Gullane. The morning service leaves Musselburgh at 7.26am and arrives at ...

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 initials of the builder and his wife Margaret Fettis of Fawside. The castle has some interesting a...