The Role of the East Lothian Lieutenancy

The Lord Lieutenant is appointed by The Queen and acts as Her Majesty’s representative in East Lothian. In addition there are eight deputy lieutenants who live and work in your area. Deputy Lieutenants are there…

Unveiling a Memorial for two young New Zealand aircrew from WW2

There was a moving ceremony on ANZAC Day today for two young airman from New Zealand who died when their Beaufighter aircraft crashed on a training mission from RAF East Fortune near the end of…

DCC Minutes April 2019

Here are the main points for April’s meeting. Following reports of dog fouling, ELC Lanscape and Coutryside staff have been patrolling problem areas and issuing fixed penalty notices. Councillor Hampshire reports that planning consent for…

DCC Minutes March 2019

The main points from the March meeting are as follows: Mr Tony Thomas outlined the development plans for Dunbar Golf Club. Councillor Hampshire outiled proposals for a major development near Queen Margaret University. Councillor Kempson…

Adding “Missing” Names to the War Memorial

Research into people from Dunbar and Parish who sacrificed their lives in the two World Wars, but are not commemorated on the War Memorial, has resulted in the identification of 14 names, on which comments…

West Port Repainting has started

Graham has today made a start on the West Port. This will complete the High Street painting project. Once again he is giving up his spare time for the benefit of the town. Graham and…