<![CDATA[Scotsman.com - East Lothian]]> Feed http://www.scotsman.com/edinburgh-evening-news/east-lothian Copyright 2013, Johnston Press Plc http://www.scotsman.com/edinburgh-evening-news/east-lothian/swts-edinburgheveningnews-dynmc-eastlothian-feed-1-1834578 Mon, 20 May 2013 08:35:16 +0100 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 <![CDATA[Weather: Edinburgh set for thunderstorms and hail]]> http://www.scotsman.com/weather-edinburgh-set-for-thunderstorms-and-hail-1-2937034

EDINBURGH and the Lothians was today braced for heavy thunderstorms - and possibly hail - as temperatures rose.

]]> 1.2937034 Mon, 20 May 2013 08:35:16 +0100 <![CDATA[Haddington court closure ‘could cost public £500k’]]> http://www.scotsman.com/haddington-court-closure-could-cost-public-500k-1-2936192

CLOSING Haddington Sheriff Court and switching its work to Edinburgh will cost the public more than £500,000, campaigners claimed today.

]]> 1.2936192 Sat, 18 May 2013 10:57:29 +0100 <![CDATA[Church roof lead stolen]]> http://www.scotsman.com/church-roof-lead-stolen-1-2936175

A CHURCH has seen its roof stripped of lead three times in the past month.

]]> 1.2936175 Sat, 18 May 2013 10:37:58 +0100 <![CDATA[Torness Nuclear power station back open to public]]> http://www.scotsman.com/torness-nuclear-power-station-back-open-to-public-1-2934869

TORNESS Nuclear power station has opened to the public for the first time since the 9/11 terrorist attacks in America.

]]> 1.2934869 Fri, 17 May 2013 11:38:58 +0100 <![CDATA[Cardinal Keith O’Brien’s house hit by vandals]]> http://www.scotsman.com/cardinal-keith-o-brien-s-house-hit-by-vandals-1-2934615

A MANSE lined up as a retirement home for disgraced ­cardinal Keith O’Brien has been attacked by vandals – on the same day the Pope ordered him to quit Scotland.

]]> 1.2934615 Fri, 17 May 2013 10:40:06 +0100 <![CDATA[Teenager hit by booze ban]]> http://www.scotsman.com/teenager-hit-by-booze-ban-1-2926340

A TEENAGER has been hit with an Asbo banning him from drinking alcohol in any public place in East Lothian under threat of arrest.

]]> 1.2926340 Sat, 11 May 2013 11:08:22 +0100 <![CDATA[Lothian window cleaner takes Reliant Robin to Le Mans]]> http://www.scotsman.com/lothian-window-cleaner-takes-reliant-robin-to-le-mans-1-2926335

A LOVINGLY restored Reliant Robin is to make a 1500-mile round trip to take its owner to watch the ultimate endurance road race.

]]> 1.2926335 Sat, 11 May 2013 11:01:07 +0100 <![CDATA[MacAskill snubs court closure campaigners]]> http://www.scotsman.com/macaskill-snubs-court-closure-campaigners-1-2926306

JUSTICE Secretary Kenny MacAskill has snubbed campaigners fighting to save Haddington Sheriff Court by refusing their invitation to a public meeting to explain his decision to approve its closure.

]]> 1.2926306 Sat, 11 May 2013 10:23:47 +0100 <![CDATA[Drunk driver is jailed over Asda car park rage]]> http://www.scotsman.com/drunk-driver-is-jailed-over-asda-car-park-rage-1-2925656

A DRUNK driver who knocked over a mother and daughter during a road rage incident in a supermarket car park has been jailed.

]]> 1.2925656 Fri, 10 May 2013 10:17:37 +0100 <![CDATA[Harrods snaps up mum’s home kits for making cheese]]> http://www.scotsman.com/harrods-snaps-up-mum-s-home-kits-for-making-cheese-1-2924733

A MUMTREPRENEUR who started her own cheese-making business after being made redundant has been picked to supply Harrods following an awards honour.

]]> 1.2924733 Thu, 9 May 2013 10:43:37 +0100 <![CDATA[Musselburgh Racecourse victim is named]]> http://www.scotsman.com/musselburgh-racecourse-victim-is-named-1-2922955

A MAN who died in an accident at Musselburgh Racecourse last week has been named by police.

]]> 1.2922955 Wed, 8 May 2013 08:55:04 +0100 <![CDATA[Rare heart complaint victims meet thanks to News]]> http://www.scotsman.com/rare-heart-complaint-victims-meet-thanks-to-news-1-2921227

WHEN Yvonne Campbell had a heart attack aged just 33 and was told she had an incredibly rare condition, she thought nobody would understand what she was going through.

]]> 1.2921227 Mon, 6 May 2013 10:34:20 +0100 <![CDATA[Arctic convoy hero dies days before medal honour]]> http://www.scotsman.com/arctic-convoy-hero-dies-days-before-medal-honour-1-2921196

A SECOND World War veteran who fought to win official recognition for his fellow heroes of the Arctic Convoys has died – just days before he had been due to wear his medal for the first time in public.

]]> 1.2921196 Mon, 6 May 2013 09:58:58 +0100 <![CDATA[Boxing fans attack pub staff and customers]]> http://www.scotsman.com/boxing-fans-attack-pub-staff-and-customers-1-2918006

POLICE are hunting a trio of boxing fans who attacked staff and customers at city pub.

]]> 1.2918006 Thu, 2 May 2013 15:42:38 +0100 <![CDATA[Parents’ anger at pupils’ sex education lecture]]> http://www.scotsman.com/parents-anger-at-pupils-sex-education-lecture-1-2916890

SEX education has been given to 12-year-olds attending assembly at a Lothians secondary school – sparking concern that children may have been exposed to unsuitable material.

]]> 1.2916890 Thu, 2 May 2013 10:47:16 +0100 <![CDATA[Man killed in machinery at Musselburgh Racecourse]]> http://www.scotsman.com/man-killed-in-machinery-at-musselburgh-racecourse-1-2915639

A MAN has been crushed to death after becoming ensnared in machinery while unloading materials at Musselburgh Racecourse.

]]> 1.2915639 Wed, 1 May 2013 13:54:30 +0100 <![CDATA[Thug banned from every pub in East Lothian]]> http://www.scotsman.com/thug-banned-from-every-pub-in-east-lothian-1-2915326

A VIOLENT thug who racked up more than 100 criminal offences has been served with an Asbo banning him from every pub in East Lothian.

]]> 1.2915326 Wed, 1 May 2013 10:59:10 +0100 <![CDATA[Rugby boss to play at five clubs in charity bid]]> http://www.scotsman.com/rugby-boss-to-play-at-five-clubs-in-charity-bid-1-2915317

A rugby club president and after-dinner speaker is taking on an epic endurance charity challenge in celebration of his 50th birthday.

]]> 1.2915317 Wed, 1 May 2013 10:51:07 +0100 <![CDATA[Minister calls in at excellence school]]> http://www.scotsman.com/minister-calls-in-at-excellence-school-1-2910784

THE minister for learning has visited a Lothians primary school after it scored top marks during a recent inspection.

]]> 1.2910784 Fri, 26 Apr 2013 09:54:18 +0100 <![CDATA[Fury over bedroom tax evictions ‘failure’]]> http://www.scotsman.com/fury-over-bedroom-tax-evictions-failure-1-2908685

COUNCIL chiefs in East Lothian have rejected a motion not to evict tenants affected by the bedroom tax – claiming the policy is already in place.

]]> 1.2908685 Thu, 25 Apr 2013 10:30:09 +0100