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A dip into our old files from 100, 50 and 25 years ago.
Sayings and doings of 25 years ago...
TIGHT security at a rugby match was front page news in the March 1, 1996, edition of the East Lothian Courier. There was tight police security when Peter Phillips, 18-year-old son of the Princess Royal, played rugby at the Pennypit, Prestonpans, on Wednesday night. The area was thoroughly searched before the floodlit game began and four uniformed officers were on the touchline. Security around all members of the Royal Family has been tightened since plans of royal residences were found in the home of the IRA man who died when the bomb he was carrying exploded on a London bus. ...
Alexander McCall Smith is the creator of The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency. Photo: Kirsty Anderson AUTHOR Alexander McCall Smith is to receive a prestigious award from Edinburgh in recognition of the "outstanding contribution" he has made to the city. The creator of The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency has been chosen as the winner of this year's Edinburgh Award in recognition of his writing success, legal career and work in academia. McCall Smith is also known for The Sunday Philosophy Club and 44 Scotland Street series, both set in Edinburgh, and his books are published in 47 language...