North Berwick

Cycling, walking and safer routes across the county

Taking full advantage of Scottish Government funding, East Lothian Council’s Active Travel Team has been busy taking forward projects which benefit everyone walking, cycling and wheeling around the county.
A path under the railway at Monktonhall Place …

Edinburgh rail passengers face disruption as bus replacement …

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…

The best and most important Scottish castles

Either still occupied or in ruins, we are positively festooned with castles and I suspect most people in Scotland live within a few miles of a castle or regularly visit one.
I have now reached part 10 of this series on Scotland’s built heritage and how…

East Lothian: Scotland’s Best-Kept Secret

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…