Tag: Dunbar
Sea and trout fishing latest plus retail news
Match 5 of the seven leg Edinburgh New Year Shore League is at the west end of Portobello Beach on Friday, fishing from 7pm to 10pm. The competition is sponsored by The Edinburgh Angling Centre,...
Bass Rock series update and match results from elsewhere
Round Nine of the Bass Rock Shore Angling League's winter series will be held on Wednesday, February 14, and it will be a Dunbar Rover.
Registration is at Dunbar Harbour between 6pm and 6.30pm...
It’s now wheely Ezee to tour East Lothian
Visitors to East Lothian now have an alternative way of seeing the stunning coastal landscape or the countryside in the area other than by jumping in their car car or by foot. They can take an...
Empson hosts second Big Fish match
Chris Empson (pictured) hosts the second East Coast Big Fish match on Wednesday, December 22, and the meeting place is the ASDA car park at Dunbar. Registration is from 6pm to 6.30pm with fishing...
Fishing – Abby hooks major prize aged five
Little Abby Empson had something to tell her new Primary One classmates at Dunbar Primary School.
The five-year-old won a major Scottish sea fishing competition - featuring juniors more than twice here age - at...
New house on former arcade site given the go ahead
by Marie Sharp Local Democracy Reporter
An application to build a private house on the site of a former amusement arcade which is used as an unofficial car park by local residents has been approved.
The...
Coastal development sells out as buyers seek the sea air
The final home on a housing development adjacent to Belhaven Beach at Dunbar has been reserved.
CALA Homes (East) has now sold out its Castle Bay development amid strong buyer interest in its coastaldevelopments, highlighted...
Mash up on the A1
A potato trailer overturned at Thistly Cross on the A1 this morning.
Photographer, Jon Savage, was quick off the mark to get these shots of the scene, and the cleaning up.
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Fishing – Barry’s gamble pays off as he lands winning cod
Barry McEwan (pictured) gambled by picking a mark off rocks near Dunbar and it paid off for the Post Seton-based angler.He landed a cod of 3lbs 14oz to win the heaviest fish prize at...
Fishing – Cooper brushes aside opposition in latest Bass Rock round
The hardy Bass Rock anglers will be out again on Wednesday, December 4, and this time the venue is Whitesands Beach near Dunbar.
The beach is approximately five kilometres south of Dunbar and registration is...
Fishing – Fairbairn bags big prize but suffers late scare
Stuart Fairbairn from Haddington won the sixth round of the Bass Rock Winter League, then he lost his rod over the breakwater.
Luckily, he went back later, after high tide, and recovered the rod, much...
Fishing – McHale wins fifth leg of winter series
Bass Rock Sea Angling League host the sixth leg of their popular Winter Series on Wednesday, November 20.
The venue is Dunbar Harbour and registration is 6.30pm at the harbour. Non-members are welcome at all...
Fishing – next round of the Bass Rock Summer Series confirmed
Craig Oglivie, chairman of the Beas Rock Sea Angling League, has confirmed that the next round of the Summer Series is a Dunbar Rover on Wednesday, August 31.
Registration is at 6.30pm at Dunbar Harbour...
Fishing – Barry leaves it late to be Bass Rock prize guy
Barry McEwan hooked the winning fish, a 2lb 12oz cod, in the fourth round of the Bass Rock Sea Angling Summer League held at Dunbar Harbour.
Paul Robertson from North Berwick was second with a...
Fishing – McEwan leads chase for Bass Rock silverware
The Bass Rock summer sea angling league kicks back into action this week.
Round four was postponed from last week due to the poor weather but the forecast appears favourable for Wednesday, June 19.
Registration is...
In Dunbar today they are stone-stacking in the sun
The European Stone Stacking Championship takes place on 21 and 22 April 2018 in Dunbar. The competition features various categories of competition including;
Most Stones Balanced one on top of the other
Kids competition
Balance against the clock
Most...
Woman assaulted on bus in East Lothian
Police in East Lothian are investigating an incident of sexual assault involving a 17 year-old woman travelling on the 107 East Coast Bus from Haddington to Dunbar.
She boarded the bus at Market Street Haddington at...
Write your will for ‘free’ during Free Wills Month
The Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) are making it possible for you to write your new will for 'free' during Free Wills Month this October.
This scheme allows you to instruct a participating firm of solicitors...
Dunbar cliff rescue
A young girl fell down the rocks at the ruins of Dunbar Castle this afternoon sparking a multi-agency response to rescue her.
A spokesman for Scottish Fire and Rescue Service said that they were called at...
John Muir Winter Carnival
The final countdown has begun to the John Muir Winter Carnival on 29th November, 10am-4pm at Foxlake, Scotland’s first cable wakeboarding park in Dunbar, which will host everything from a FoxTrail 13k Run and...
Friday in Edinburgh – What’s On Today
Coburg House's World's Biggest Coffee Morning: Coburg Studios' resident talents present an array of cakes as diverse as their artwork. Homegrown favourites - and Chinese steamed buns! 10am-2pm, Coburg House Gallery, 15 Coburg Street, Leith. In aid...
What’s On in Edinburgh this week
MONDAY 22ND SEPTEMBER 2014
LGBT Spiritual Space: Conflicts of Sexuality and Faith. Explore conflicts that exist within these two aspects of identity; Maxwell Reay, NHS Mental Health Community Chaplain, offers a supportive space for LGBT...
Sunday in Edinburgh – What’s On Today
Art Root Open Studios: want a day out in sunny East Lothian? This year's Art Root is the most ambitious to date and includes not only lots of open studios but also group exhibitions and a range of bookable workshops and events....
Saturday in Edinburgh – What’s On Today
Colony of Artists: a varied collection of work on display in the artisan community of Abbeyhill Colonies. Over 30 artists in 20 venues open their homes to show painting, drawing, photography, mixed media, music and...
Art Root 2014: a fine day out in East Lothian next weekend
What could be better than a tour of East Lothian, stopping off here and there to see some amazing art? Next weekend you can do just this: Art Root is back, and this year...
What’s On in Edinburgh this week
Well we all know what's on in Scotland this week....but there's plenty available to take your mind off it....
MONDAY 15TH SEPTEMBER 2014
All Quiet On The Western Front (1930): a film saga of German boys...
RNLI fundraising cycle
A cycle ride from the RNLI Dunbar Lifeboat Station to the RNLI Queensferry Lifeboat Station raised about £1900 for the RNLI Queensferry Lifeboat Station.
The ride was organised by Jo Simpson and Alastair Pryde in...