A motorcyclist, who was being towed by a car using only an extendable dog lead, was stopped by police in East Lothian. (Photo: Third Party)
A disqualified motorcyclist, who was being towed by a car using only an extendable dog lead, abandoned his b…
Edinburgh rail travellers[1] have been warned to expect severe disruption this weekend as bus replacement services have had to be arranged in the south east of Scotland and north east of England.
National Rail have said that engineering works are being…
I think it is entirely fitting, therefore, that I close this 12-part series on Scotland’s built heritage with the greatest of all our historic buildings.
From next week, as I have promised, I will write a separate four-part series on the built heritage…
National Rail have alerted travellers[1] between Edinburgh[2] and Newcastle that a replacement bus service will be in place due to engineering works on Saturday September 23 and Sunday 24.
Several rail providers are impacted by the works taking place b…
No trains will run between Newcastle and Edinburgh on four consecutive weekends.
Work will be carried out to boost reliability on the northern end of the East Coast Main Line during four weekends in September and October. The key upgrades will take pla…
Fire crews battled a huge blaze at an East Lothian[1] landfill site overnight, as residents[2] in the area saw smoke from miles away.
The initial reports were made to the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service[3] (SFRS) at around 1.40pm on Monday. At 8am on …
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Many people across Essex are unaware they could be heirs of a massive fortune as the assets of hundreds of people who have died in England and Wales are still unclaimed. The Irish Mirror reports[1] 771 Irish-born people who have died in England or Wale…
Gary Fegan has written to ScotRail to express concern about the disabled access at Longniddry Railway Station.
Gary’s son Cormac has Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), a rare genetic condition which affects all the muscles in his body, causing them to …
It’s always sunny in Dunny!” exclaimed the beaming pub landlord as we stepped out onto the garden deck. It was hard to argue with him. Despite it being early spring, I felt like I’d been transported somewhere far more tropical than Dunbar, Scotland. “I…
A lorry driver has been taken to hospital following a crash at a roundabout in East Lothian.
Emergency services were called to the Thistly Cross Roundabout on the A1 near Dunbar at around 6.30am on Thursday after a lorry overturned.
The male driver was…
A one-vehicle accident occurred this morning at about 6.30am when a lorry overturned on the carriageway near Dunbar.
One man was taken to hospital.
Police have now confirmed that the road will be forced to close in order to “facilitate the recovery of…
Requests have repeatedly been made to extend the car park at the station.
Currently, many drivers leave their vehicle in surrounding streets before taking the train.
Frustrations about the lack of progress reached such a level that Pippa Swan, chairwom…
The bridge will replace the level crossing at Markle, which was previously described as one of Scotland’s “highest-risk public road level crossings”.
East Lothian Council’s planning department approved the local authority’s plans and it is hoped the br…