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A1 closed from 5am due to high winds

Posted on 7th January 2020 by newsteam | 0 Comments

The A1 will be shut from 5am between Haddington and Thistly Cross due to high winds expected on the route. The Met Office has issued yellow warnings of wind for parts of Scotland between 5am and 9pm on Tuesday. It…

Police in East Lothian appeal for help finding missing woman

Posted on 1st December 2019 by newsteam | 0 Comments

Police in East Lothian are appealing for assistance in tracing Katharine Spooner also known as Kennedy, 48, who has been reported missing from Whittinghame Estate, East Linton. Katharine was last seen around 2pm today in Whittinghame Estate, East Linton when…

Police appeal for help finding missing East Lothian man

Posted on 4th November 2019 by newsteam | 0 Comments

Police in East Lothian are appealing for information to trace a 56-year-old man reported missing from the Prestonpans area. William Watson was last seen on High Street, Prestonpans, around 11.30am on Saturday 2 November, 2019. There is concern for his welfare…

Firearm discharged during East Lothian disturbance

Posted on 27th November 2018 by newsteam | 0 Comments

Police in East Lothian are investigating following a disturbance involving a number of individuals and their vehicles on the A199. The incident happened around 1.35pm on Monday 26th November at Strawberry Corner, near to the A1 flyover. Members of the…

New trampoline centre to open in Musselburgh this month

Posted on 13th December 2017 by newsteam | 0 Comments

A new £1m trampoline centre is due to be opened in East Lothian later this month. The high-spec arena will opening in Newhailes Industrial Estate in Musselburgh boasts over 100 interconnected trampolines, battle beam, tumble track, dodgeball court, giant air…

SSPCA investigate after terrapins abandoned in Musselburgh

Posted on 11th July 2017 by newsteam | 0 Comments

The Scottish SPCA is appealing for information after two terrapins were discovered on a street in Musselburgh. Scotland’s animal welfare charity was alerted on Saturday (8 July) after the terrapins were found on South Street in Musselburgh at around half…

Car recovered after rolling into Musselburgh Harbour

Posted on 15th June 2017 by newsteam | 0 Comments

A car had to be rescued after rolling over a harbour wall at Musselburgh earlier tonight. The silver Insignia was perched between the wall and the sand below. One onlooker said “I couldn’t believe what I was seeing. “The car…

Police investigate following bogus workmen incidents in Musselburgh

Posted on 21st April 2017 by newsteam | 0 Comments

Police in East Lothian are investigating following a number of bogus workman incidents at a sheltered housing complex in Inveresk Road, Musselburgh. The incidents happened on the morning of Thursday, April 20, when a man approached several addresses offering to…

Investigation launched after two bodies found in East Lothian house

Posted on 15th April 2017 by newsteam | 0 Comments

Police are investigating after the bodies of a man and a woman were found at a house in Port Seton, East Lothian. The deaths of the man, who was 55, and the 52-year-old woman, who were discovered yesterday afternoon, are…

Police appeal after a women appears to assault a young child in North Berwick

Posted on 20th February 2017 by newsteam | 0 Comments

Police in East Lothian are appealing for witnesses following a child being assaulted on Melbourne Road, North Berwick.