40 h. ago Dad who survived heart attack on cycle thanks to defib welcomes 10k milestone for public devices

Jamie Martin, 64, from North Berwick, suffered a cardiac arrest while cycling through Gifford in East Lothian in May last year.

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41 h. ago ‘Jesus Christ Superstar’ will return to the London Palladium next year – with a famous musician in the lead role

‘Jesus Christ Superstar’ will return to the London Palladium next year – with a famous musician in the lead role  Time Out

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59 h. ago East Lothian veterans to play important role in London Remembrance events

East Lothian veterans to play important role in London Remembrance events  East Lothian Courier

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3 d. ago Dunbar Heritage in Pictures: Here are 26 interesting photos of the East Lothian town in the 1960s

The town looked a lot different over 55 years ago.

Culture

4 d. ago North Berwick Heritage in Pictures: Here are 27 fascinating photos of the East Lothian town in the 1950s and 1960s

The town looked a lot different over 55 years ago.

Culture

4 d. ago Lewis Capaldi stuns fans on stage with surprise gig appearance as fans hail his 'confidence'

Scots sensation Lewis Capaldi had fans in a frenzy after he joined American singer Role Model on stage in London last night

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4 d. ago Lewis Capaldi surprises fans as ‘Sally’ during Role Model’s London gig

Lewis Capaldi surprises fans as ‘Sally’ during Role Model’s London gig  The Independent

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6 d. ago Actor Alexandra Roach looks back: ‘I’m from a small town – when I snuck into a nightclub underage, 11 people told my dad’

The Utopia and No Offence star on channelling her righteous younger self, how she shakes off heavy roles, and her alter ego DJ DaveBorn in Ammanford, south Wales, in 1987, Alexandra Roach began her career in the S4C soap Pobol y Cwm, before training at Rada in London. Her first major role was as a young Margaret Thatcher in The Iron Lady in 2011, and she has gone on to star in TV dramas including Utopia, No Offence, Hunderby and Being Human; she is currently staring in Amazon Prime Video’s series Lazarus. She lives in Bristol with her husband and daughter.This is me in my living room. I’m 12 years old and proudly holding a letter I’d written to the local town council. In it, I pleaded with them to do something radical for the sake of the youth of Ammanford: open a Claire’s Accessories. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Evil Scots murderer who stabbed wife to death on New Year’s Day jailed for life

AN EVIL killer who murdered his wife in a "brutal" New Year's Day knife attack has been jailed for a minimum of 21 years. Mompati Dodo Isaacs murdered 33-year-old Keotshepile Naso Isaacs - known as Naso - at their home in North Berwick, East Lothian, in the early hours of January 1, 2024. The 39-year-old...

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8 d. ago Husband stabbed wife to death on New Year's Day as their children slept

Mompati Dodo Isaacs, 39, who moved from Botswana to the UK, killed his wife in their home in East Lothian, Scotland, with the couple's children asleep in their bedrooms

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1 week ago Camilla's tribute to the fallen: Queen visits war memorial near her Wiltshire estate and pays tribute to WI for creating 10,000 flowers to display for Remembrance events

Queen Camilla wrapped up warm as she visited a moving poppy display honouring the heroes of World War II in the Wiltshire town of Corsham today.

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1 week ago Crypto firm eyes London listing amid ‘growing role’ of digital assets

Crypto firm eyes London listing amid ‘growing role’ of digital assets  UKTN

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1 week ago Remembrance Sunday parade held every year since WWI is cancelled amid claims of health and safety issues

Veterans have reacted with dismay at the decision to call off the Upton Remembrance Sunday parade on the Wirral, with the event scaled back to a simple wreath-laying.

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2 w. ago Star Trek’s Chris Pine to make London theatre debut in Ivanov next summer

The Hollywood actor will star in a new version of the Chekhov classic by writer-director Simon Stone at the Bridge theatre from JulyStar Trek’s Chris Pine will boldly go to the Bridge next summer but the actor, best known for playing James T Kirk in the sci-fi reboot, is swapping the starship for the stage.For his London theatre debut, Pine has been cast in the title role of a new version of Chekhov’s early play Ivanov by Australian writer-director Simon Stone. Produced by London Theatre Company, Ivanov will open in July at the Bridge theatre, where Stone’s update of Ibsen’s The Lady from the Sea is now running. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago 'COME ALIVE!' spearheads the culture hub reinvention of Earls Court

The Greatest Showman Circus Spectacular is celebrating a year in London, and is playing a role in a new era for Earl’s Court

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3 w. ago London councillor charged with sex offences in line for role on town hall investigating committee

Lambeth councillor Irfan Mohammed was suspended by the Labour Party after being charged with four counts of sexual assault, exposure and engaging in coercive or controlling behaviour

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3 w. ago Tiny historic Scots pub featured in hit Netflix show named among top 4 boozers in UK

AN historic Scots pub featured in a hit Netflix show has been named among the top four bars in the UK. The Volunteer Arms, known as Staggs, in Musselburgh, East Lothian, is in the running for the Campaign for Real Ale's Pub of the Year 2025. The bar has already won the title before in...

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3 w. ago East Lothian pub: Musselburgh pub run by same family since 1858 named among the best in the UK

The pub last won the title in 1998.

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