Plot thickens at allotment in Lothians

ZERO waste advisor Miriam Adcock gets a hand from local children Isla Griffin and Rudie Shearer at Mrs Drysdale's Garden, a community allotment in Morham.

The East Lothian allotment was just one of thousands throughout the country that took part in National Allotment Week, which finished yesterday.

Mrs Drysdale's Garden was set up earlier this year by local families who wanted to plant and grow their own potatoes, but didn't have the space in their small gardens to extend their plot.

They approached the local farmer about developing some disused farmland at the back of their properties

He instead offered them a large plot of land at the end of the farm's garden, which was owned by his elderly mother, Mrs Drysdale.