15+ hour, 4+ min ago  (334+ words) A MOTHER and daughter are hoping to bring "a bit of joy" to East Lothian by stocking an old phone box with fantastic homemade bakes. Michelle Aitken, 55, and daughter Alessandra, 15, are opening Traprain Treatbox today (Saturday) after transforming a vintage…...

15+ hour, 10+ min ago  (609+ words) A TOUGH test awaits newly-promoted Preston Athletic after they were pitted against two of the best teams in the East of Scotland Football League in their opening two fixtures. The Panners gained promotion to the Premier Division last term and…...

15+ hour, 50+ min ago  (133+ words) A LIFELONG Hearts supporter is getting ready to celebrate a milestone birthday. Ella Craik will turn 101 on Tuesday, surrounded by friends, with a special birthday cake being prepared. Ella was born and bred in the Stenhouse area of Edinburgh and…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago  (300+ words) Liverpool midfielder Dominik Szoboszlai has committed his future to the club by signing a new five-year contract. The Hungary captain, who still had two years remaining on his existing deal, has become an integral figure at Anfield and was the…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago  (640+ words) Pulled hamstrings and stiff Achilles tendons are the injuries usually reserved for athletes, rather than the bashed-up knees that Keely Hodgkinson showed off in America. A training fall hindered Hodgkinson’s preparations for the Prefontaine Classic in Eugene at the start…...

1+ day, 9+ hour ago  (347+ words) Sweet & Smoky opened in Dunbar at the end of last year (Image: Alan Wilson)i> Find, save and share Public Notices that affect you in the East Lothian area. A RESTAURANT wants to extend its opening hours... so it can…...

1+ day, 9+ hour ago  (114+ words) BREAKFAST rolls, curry and homemade soup could be on the menu of a proposed snack bar in an expanding village. Proposals for the catering trailer to be located on Whitecraig’s Whitecraig Crescent are being weighed up by East Lothian Council....

1+ day, 13+ hour ago  (440+ words) THERE have been numerous letters regarding the introduction of car parking charges in key towns. As a Haddington community councillor, I have attended some of the ‘consultation’ meetings; however, I write here in my former role as Dean of Edinburgh…...

1+ day, 13+ hour ago  (109+ words) East Lothian Courier Pictures: More than 90,000 attend the Genesis Scottish Open TENS of thousands of people lined the fairways at The Renaissance Club as the Genesis Scottish Open once again proved a massive success. The tournament was won by Tom…...

1+ day, 14+ hour ago  (453+ words) The picture was published on Friday as Camilla marked her birthday by unveiling a new literacy initiative for children across the United Kingdom. The image – which shows Camilla smiling as she stands in a blue dress and sporting a diamond…...