Tag: East Lothian
Fishing – Ogilvie crowned champion after winter series
Craig Ogilvie won the hotly-contested Bass Rock Shore Angling League’s Winter League series.
The North Berwick-based angler earned 72 points during the event to take the silverware.
Derek Morrison from Gifford, however, put up a hard...
Making a will can save you cash solicitor tells SMEs
Dorothy Kellas, partner, private clients, Gilson Gray solicitors, told Midlothian and East Lothian Chamber that there can be huge consequences if businessmen and women don’t make a will.
She stressed that failure to put your...
Don’t stop me now, I’m having a ball at The Brunton
The Queen classic Don’t Stop Me Now boomed out from the stage at the finale of Cinderella. The lyrics seemed to aptly sum up the audience reaction and they are: “Don't stop me now,...
Art in East Lothian – Darren Woodhead New Work
Darren Woodhead presents work which he has created over the past two years. Working along the coast and river, and in the fields of East Lothian which is his home ground, Darren observes the...
Take the chance to race a local swimming champion
LOCAL children have a chance to test their speed against a top Scottish swimming champion.
Virtual swimming experience, Challenge Duncan, has arrived in East Lothianallowing pool-goers to see how they compare to Duncan Scott’s record-breaking100m...
Golf – record entries for hickory open
The 15th World Hickory Open (WHO) will be held at several golf courses in East Lothian next week.
Current entries indicate another record year and the event will tee off on October 20 at Dunbar,...
Fishing – Ogilvie tops podium in latest winter league match
Craig Ogilvie (North Berwick), pictured left with his great friend Barry McEwan, won the second round of the Bass Rock club’s winter league with two fish for 3lb 2oz with Edinburgh angler David Cooper...
Fishing – Fairbairn tops table in latest round of Bass Rock title chase
Stuart Fairbairn landed the biggest fish in the eighth round of the Bass Rock Sea Angling League summer series.
The Haddington-based angler hooked into a cod weighing in at 3lbs 5oz using crab and mussel...
Fishing – Empson uses local knowledge to land winning bag
Chris Empson knows the rocks and beaches around his home in Dunbar like the back of his hand.
And the angler used that knowledge to land pole position in the fifth round of the Bass...
Fishing – Ogilvie the outright winner at Thorntonloch
Bass Rock SAL are due to hold the next round of their popular Summer League matches on Wednesday (May 29) at Seacliff Beach near North Berwick, registration at 6.30pm.
Craig Ogilvie from North Berwick won...
Golf – Lawrie added to Senior Open field
Paul Lawrie, the former Open Champion, will play in the Scottish Senior Open for the first time when the Staysure Tour returns to Craigielaw from August 16-18.
Aberdeen-born Lawrie, who turned 50 at the beginning...
Fishing – Dunbar Rover is next round for sea anglers
Bass Rock Sea Angling Club host their Dunbar Rover on Wednesday, January 23.
The event is the tenth event in the club’s winter league and the area fishable is Belhaven to Whitesands.
After this event, there...
Fishing – mackerel still there for the taking
Mackerel are still in evidence in the Firth of Forth and that's a bonus for local anglers.
Granton Pier is one hot spot but there are others including the East Lothian coastline.
Trevor Springford of the...
Golf – Renaissance to host Scottish Open
The Renaissance Club in East Lothian will host the Scottish Open in 2019 for the first time.
Aberdeen Standard Investments will sponsor the event from July 8 to 14 and this will be followed by...
Golf – new guide to East Lothian courses
A new guide for golfers keen to test themselves against courses in East Lothian has been launched.
The move comes as the area, nicknamed Scotland’s Golf Coast, gets ready to host three championships, the ASI...
Fishing – chairman asks for more support
An angling boss in the Lothians has appealed to fishermen to back the organisation.
A number of committee members have left the Musselburgh and District Angling Association this year.
And chairman Chris Halliday needs help in...
Fishing – Tweeddale, famed for hard-fighting trout
Tweeddale Millennium recently lost the Scottish record for the biggest rainbow trout. It was a staggering 33lbs 7oz before an angler in another fishery improved that mark.
However, this fishery has a big reputation for...
Fishing – Markle a big draw even before Royal Wedding
Markle Fishery is busy. It has been on national television lately because of the recent Royal Wedding.
Three TV crews arrived requesting interviews and filmed the fishery which boasts three spring-fed lochs.
Two are stocked with...
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...
Fishing – top prizes for national team fund-raiser
Over 60 anglers from all over Scotland and a group from the North of England will contest a major fund-raising event in the Lothians on Saturday.
It is one of the biggest one-day, bank-fishing competitions...
Boxing – Taylor ‘blown away’ by fan support
Josh Taylor thanked hundreds of his fans for taking time out to pack Prestonpans Community Centre for the weigh-in for his big fight at Ingliston.
It was standing room only in the hall as the...
Forth to Farne Way to open this weekend with church service
A new Pilgrimage route that travels through outstandingly beautiful coastal scenery from North Berwick to Lindisfarne will be launched this Sunday in Whitekirk, East Lothian.
One of five long distance Pilgrim Ways currently under development...
Golf – world hickory festival arrives
The 2017 LinkedGolfers World Hickory Festival comes to East Lothian next week with competitors from around the world.
The international amateur and professional golfers tee-off on Tuesday 3 October at Kilspindie, Aberlady.
Hickory Golf is played...
Golf – hickory world open comes to East Lothian
The World Hickory Golf Open comes to East Lothian for the first time from October 2 to 7.
Over 120 hickory golf aficionados have entered this year from 16 nations including Switzerland, Denmark, Germany, France...
Expansion plans confirmed for East Lothian businesses
The world’s first ever food and drink business Improvement development (BID) group from East Lothian has confirmed the expansion of a number of businesses.
A new NB Gin’s distillery, a new factory for Chocolate Tree...
City Region Deal will be on the table later today – for signing!
The First Secretary of State and Minister for the Cabinet Office, Damien Green, will be visiting Edinburgh today to assist with signing off the City Region Deal which once promised £1 billion of inward...
Golf – Masters champ Woosie back in Scotland for Seniors
Ian Woosnam will compete in the Scottish Senior Open at the impressive Renaissance Club from August 4-6.
The 1991 Masters Champion, who won 52 tournaments world-wide and who is soon to be inducted into the...
Smart technology research project looking for volunteers
Changeworks has partnered with the University of Edinburgh to deliver IDEAL, a
cutting edge research project exploring how smart technology can help save
energy in the home.
They have recently extended the project to all of Edinburgh and...
East Lothian food producers working together in world first
The world’s first ever food and drink Business Improvement Development (BID) group has been created in East Lothian.
Scotland’s Food & Drink County will be launched at the Royal Highland Show, Edinburgh.
The move allows buyers...
Social media sharing finds the ‘lost wedding dress’
Following one post on Facebook, an East Lothian bride has found her wedding dress which was handed down from her great great grandmother.
Tess Newall told The Edinburgh Reporter that she had lost her much loved...
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