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- Bands Who Played at the Victoria Ballroom in 1966 July 26, 2024July 2024 The Victoria Ballroom(Photo) was converted in the early 1960s from being the gymnasium for the Castlepark Barracks into a dancehall, becoming one of the most popular entertainment venues in Scotland. In the mid-1960s, it began to attract some of the top bands in the UK. One reason for its success as a dance…Continue […]jherring
- McDonald’s and Starbucks at A1 Macmerry Services set to open in August July 25, 2024A LONG-AWAITED new service station on the A1 which will feature businesses including McDonald’s, Starbucks and the Co-op is nearing completion, with some of the new facilities just weeks away from opening. Read More East Lothian Courier | News Continue readingMcDonald's and Starbucks at A1 Macmerry Services set to open in AugustSyndicated News
- Visit to General Register House July 24, 2024East Lothian Antiquarian & Field Naturalists’ Society visit to General Register House, Edinburgh on 18th July 2024. Following on from the “Balfour Legacy” talk by National Records of Scotland archivists Society members enjoyed a superb visit to General Register House on 18th July 2024. A team of three archivists led the proceedings. The visit was…Continue […]George
- We’re meeting more… and having fun! July 23, 2024We met at The Harbour Chapel in both April and June to talk about what we are up to and to enjoy each other’s company. Minutes of both meetings are attached below. Huge thanks go to Lawren Fraser and team for all that they are doing to cheer up East Beach. The seating and planters…Continue […]pippa
- Bring on 2024! July 23, 2024We had a great AGM and Social meeting at the lovely Harbour Chapel, which, thanks to Ewan and Fiona, has become our ‘go to’ meeting place. We talked about all that we would like to do this year and brought each other up to date with projects on the go. To find out more, enjoy…Continue […]pippa
- Village Hall Planning Submitted! July 22, 2024After a lot of time and effort spent, OCA are very happy to announce that the village hall Planning Application has been revamped and resubmitted! You may already be aware that OCA took the disappointing decision to withdraw our previous Planning Application after some points were raised by East Lothian Council, which needed addressing in…Continue […]gareth
- Welcome to WordPress 6.6 July 22, 2024Create and deploy beautiful and coherent design elements across your sites with WordPress 6.6. Colour palettes and font sets Add more design options to any block theme. Block theme authors can create unlimited individual colour or font sets to offer more specific design options within the same theme. These sets provide more contained design possibilities,…Continue […]@ourlocality
- All Change (in 2025) July 21, 2024Urban gulls shift the timing of foraging behaviour based on human activities, so when food resources become locally abundant, these resourcefull feathered beasts fly and feed 1,005 words, 5 minutes read time.Continue readingAll Change (in 2025)gullwatch
- Summer Sightings July 20, 2024Now it’s Summer, hedgehogs are now well and truly out and about in Dunbar with sighting coming in from all over the town. This year so far, I have been excited to capture two hedgehogs together for the first time with the night-time camera in Dunbar Primary School’s Nursery sneaking in under the railings into…Continue […]jenw
- ‘East L Go’ DRT 131 pilot ends July 19, 2024Please be aware that East Lothian’s pilot ‘East L Go’ DRT 131 service between Dunbar and Oldhamstocks ended on Friday 19 July. This was a funded pilot scheme to allow us to trial a new form of transport provision, originally over a three month period. Information gathered during this pilot will help East Lothian Council’s…Continue […]peterb