East Lothian Courier

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Another serving of Scottish Curry Awards glory for top county restaurant

3 days ago | eastlothiancourier.com | Avril Campbell

Harka Karki, owner of the Gurkha Bar and Restaurant, and his family celebrate the restaurant winning two accolades at the Scottish Curry Awards 2025 (Image: Contributed) A Musselburgh restaurant is celebrating a double victory at the 17th Scottish Curry Awards 2025. The award-winning Gurkha Bar and Restaurant, on North High Street, was named Indian Restaurant of the Year (South East) and Organiser’s Choice Restaurant of the Year.
Full steam ahead for events celebrating Scotland's earliest railway

1 week ago | eastlothiancourier.com | Steven Brown

2 1/1 A county group is to celebrate 200 years of the world's first public railway steam train and East Lothian's own contribution to railway history. In 1825, the Stockton and Darlington Railway opened in Durham, the first-ever public railway line to use steam locomotives to carry passengers.
Gullane: person taken to hospital after road crash

1 week ago | eastlothiancourier.com | Steven Brown

A person was taken to hospital following the crash to the west of Gullane (Image: Google Street View) A PERSON was taken to hospital after a one-vehicle crash on the A198 yesterday on the outskirts of Gullane. At 11.34am, the Scottish Ambulance Service was called to the incident, south-west of the village.
North Berwick: Abbey Church glass door shattered after 'pebble fight'

1 week ago | eastlothiancourier.com | Steven Brown

4 1/1 CHURCHGOERS have been left "saddened" after a "pebble fight" left their place of worship's glass side entrance door shattered. An exterior side door to The Abbey Church, North Berwick, was damaged on Friday evening after it was alleged that youths had been throwing stones at each other. Additional security measures at the Church of Scotland church, which is just yards from the town's West Beach, are now being considered.
North Berwick: Dirleton Avenue to open next week, says SGN

1 week ago | eastlothiancourier.com | Steven Brown

Dirleton Avenue in North Berwick is expected to open next week (Image: Pat Christie) THE busiest road in and out of North Berwick, which has already been shut for more than six weeks, should re-open next week. On March 2, gas distribution company SGN began emergency works on the town's Dirleton Avenue, closing the road between its junctions with Hamilton Road and Ware Road. This resulted in diversions for cars and public transport via surrounding streets.
Musselburgh: toilets to close early due to repeated vandalism

1 week ago | eastlothiancourier.com | Avril Campbell

The toilets at Fisherrow Harbour in Musselburgh will now close early due to repeated vandalism. Photo: East Lothian Council Facebook page The toilets at Musselburgh's Fisherrow Harbour are closing early each evening due to repeated incidents of vandalism. They now shut at 5pm instead of the usual 8pm, East Lothian Council confirmed. The facilities reopened on Saturday after damage caused the previous week. Toilet rolls had been stolen and set alight at the nearby beach.
Two-day Dunbar tidy up scheme hailed a great success

1 week ago | eastlothiancourier.com | Cameron Ritchie

Luke Bennett, from Dunbar Against Litter, was among those involved (Image: Contributed) MATTRESSES and broken furniture have been cleared from the centre of Dunbar as part of a special initiative. Residents and traders held a successful two-day clean up of the area at the beginning of the month. Ree Rolph, from the town’s community council, was pleased to say the event had gone well. He said: “I'm delighted that we've been able to arrange this service for town centre residents.
Gym at Haddington's Aubigny Sports Centre to officially open

1 week ago | eastlothiancourier.com | Cameron Ritchie

An official opening of the revamped gym at Haddington's Aubigny Sports Centre takes place today (Thursday) (Image: Contributed) UPGRADED facilities at Haddington’s sports centre will officially be unveiled tomorrow (Thursday). More than £1 million has been spent transforming the gym at the Aubigny Sports Centre. Work started last summer with gym-goers and fitness fans welcomed to the new facility in February.
Ballantyne returns to haunt old club as Dunbar United win derby

1 week ago | eastlothiancourier.com | Cameron Ritchie

Dunbar United, pictured in a previous game, were 2-1 winners over Musselburgh Athletic last night (Tuesday) (Image: Gordon Maitland) FORMER Musselburgh Athletic striker Dean Ballantyne returned to haunt his old club last night (Tuesday). The Honest Toun team travelled to the New Countess Park home of Dunbar United looking to edge closer to the East of Scotland Football League (EoSFL) Premier Division title.
Prestonpans: lorry 'rolls down hill' and smashes through front gardens

1 week ago | eastlothiancourier.com | Steven Brown

A lorry carrying two large containers smashed into three front gardens this morning. Police Scotland attended Gardiner Road, Prestonpans, after a flatbed lorry ploughed into the gardens close to Preston Lodge High School. Some residents on the scene alleged that the lorry had "rolled down the hill" from the nearby high school. Pictures taken by the Courier show the road shut off with the lorry spread across the three front gardens of numbers 115, 117 and 119 Gardiner Road.