East Lothian

Hefty bill for school taxi run

Edinburgh Evening News (Free subscription) | yesterday

MORE than £740,000 was spent on taking children to school by taxi in East Lothian in the past year.

Seven-year homeless high

News Scotsman (Free subscription) | 10/14/2008

THE number of people joining the homeless register in East Lothian is now at a seven-year high.

Seven-year homeless high

Edinburgh Evening News (Free subscription) | 10/14/2008

THE number of people joining the homeless register in East Lothian is now at a seven-year high.

• Seven-year homeless high - News Scotsman

BECTA - a Scottish incursion?

Don's Learning Log (Free subscription) | 10/13/2008

There must be something in the air about awards? We’ve just heard that our Education ICT Team at East Lothian Council have been short-listed for an ICT Excellence Award by BECTA. This is an incredible achievement for such a small team. Karen Robertson, Elizabeth Cowan, David Gilmour, in particular, all support staff and the wider community of colleagues [...]

Challenging the stigma

Edinburgh Evening News (Free subscription) | 10/13/2008

EMPLOYERS in East Lothian have signed a pledge to challenge the stigma associated with mental illness.

• Challenging the stigma - News Scotsman

Challenging the stigma

News Scotsman (Free subscription) | 10/13/2008

EMPLOYERS in East Lothian have signed a pledge to challenge the stigma associated with mental illness.

Labour leader is ordered out

Edinburgh Evening News (Free subscription) | 10/13/2008

THE leader of the Labour group in East Lothian was ordered to leave a council meeting after demanding to debate an issue not on the agenda.

Troon coach pays credit to Buccaneers after third defeat

Edinburgh Evening News (Free subscription) | 10/13/2008

UNPREDICTABLE East Lothian Buccaneers once again upset the apple cart in the Scottish Basketball League when they defeated Troon Tornadoes 74-73 in a cliff-hanger in Ayrshir

HandHeld Learning 2008

TessWatson.com (Free subscription) | 10/12/2008

The International Handheld Learning Conference 2008 takes place this week (13-15th) at The Barbican in London. From East Lothian, both Ollie Bray and I have been asked to hold spotlight sessions by Learning and Teaching Scotland. My session will be similar to the seminar that Alicia MacFarlane and I hosted at the Scottish Learning festival: ‘Using [...]

Portobello crush Headwell to get off the mark in style

Edinburgh Evening News (Free subscription) | yesterday

... Jim Headspeath and John McDermott to a 16-14 win over JJ Watson after moving from 9-9 to 14-10.• EAST LOTHIAN made it two wins out of two in the B section of the Premier League having returned from Methil with a 17-shot victory (86-69) over newly-promoted East Fife.Wins on the rinks skipped by Alex Marshall (+9), Derek Oliver (+8) and Scott Kennedy (+1) making the difference especially as...

Witches could get posthumous pardon for execution

The Telegraph (Free subscription) | yesterday

... murder."Notorious cases mentioned in the petition include that of Agnes Sampson, executed in East Lothian, Scotland, in 1591.Considered a healer, she acted as midwife to the community of Nether Keith but, following a near shipwreck involving King James VI of Scotland, became one of many Scottish women accused of witchcraft.Although she initially resisted torture, even before James VI at...

Children get close to nature

News Scotsman (Free subscription) | 10/14/2008

Nursery pupils at Cockenzie Primary School in East Lothian have been getting close to nature to learn about colour, shape, sound and personal safety through spending time at "forest school".Nursery teacher Issi Baxter said: "In today's digital age when so many children lead an inactive life style and have little connection with the natural world, I feel it is of vital importance to get children...

Children get close to nature

Edinburgh Evening News (Free subscription) | 10/14/2008

Nursery pupils at Cockenzie Primary School in East Lothian have been getting close to nature to learn about colour, shape, sound and personal safety through spending time at "forest school".Nursery teacher Issi Baxter said: "In today's digital age when so many children lead an inactive life style and have little connection with the natural world, I feel it is of vital importance to get children...

• Children get close to nature - News Scotsman

Dunbar GS boys eye cup shock at Dollar

Scotsman.com (Free subscription) | 10/14/2008

The East Lothian side beat Lasswade HS 26-20 last Friday to book their place in the third round of the Bell Lawrie Scottish Cup."We obviously know Dollar's history and tradition in schools rugby, but our boys actually believe they can go up thereADVERTISEMENTand win," enthused Paul Huish, the school's sports co-ordinator."We have won five of our first six games and the boys see no reason why...

The art of selling a flat amid crisis in market

News Scotsman (Free subscription) | 10/10/2008

AN East Lothian woman has devised a novel way to beat the housing market slump.