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The background. There is a long tradition of the presence of artillery in Dunbar 34 Battery of 16 Field Brigade [later regiment] was here before the Second World War and was armed with 18 pounders the predecessor to the 25 Read More …
Main Picture Credit: John Muir and Theodore Roosevelt, 1903. Library of Congress John Muir was born in Dunbar on 21st April 1838. The family emigrated to America in 1849. He married Louisa Wanda Strentzel in 1880 and lived in Martinez. Read More …
The Bowe Cup This cup was handed over to the New Community Council in 1975 by Dunbar Burgh Council in whose keeping it was. I consulted Major Alastair Bowe, the grandson of the original donor, to discuss how it might Read More …
The Local Government Act of 1973 made provision for the creation of Community Councils They were designed to act as a channel of local opinion to the elected councils. They were to be established by the District Councils where there Read More …
The local Government [Scotland] Act of 1973 swept away the Burgh and County Councils and in their place introduced a two tier system of Regional and District Councils. Malcolm Duncan, * the chief executive of East Lothian, reckoned that in Read More …
Here are the main points from the June meeting, which once again was held as a Zoom video conference: Chief Inspector Neil Mitchell (Area Commander) has been asked to report on the impact of drug dealing on residents of Lauderdale Read More …
The meeting was held by Zoom Conference call. The main points are summarised below; There was a presentation by Ken Ross OBE and his team about proposals for mixed use development at Dunbear Park. Councillor Hampshire gave an update on Read More …
Dunbar Civic Week is a legacy from the Burgh Council. The final meeting of the Committee of the Organising committee for the sixth centenary celebrations met in January 1971. It was made up of several Councillors and other prominent townspeople. Read More …
Part 1 The Grand Hotels During the twentieth century the town had developed into a considerable small holiday resort. The historic St George Hotel had been established since 1625 and by the end of the 19th Century two important hotels Read More …
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