IT WAS a day to remember for one couple, reported the East Lothian Courier of January 19, 1996. The parents of 10 children and 23 grandchildren have celebrated making it to their 50th wedding anniversary. after the bride’s mother told them when they got married: “I’ll give it a year”. Jozef Rybak, 74, and his wife Davina, 68, of Herdmanflatt, Haddington, proved her mother wrong when they were joined by their family and 60 friends to enjoy their golden wedding anniversary in the Labour Club, Haddington. Although Davina’s mother had initial doubts over her daughter marrying a Polish soldier, her views mellowed and she developed a strong relationship with Jozef.
Beautiful and clever young Scots woman died in sleep just days before interview for dream job
Ellie Morris, 21, suffered from Epilepsy and now her family are raising funds to support others with the condition after a fatal seizure took her life.
Ellie Morris tragically died in her sleep (Image: Just Giving)
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A BARBER shop owner who installed a security shutter on the advice of police after a series of attacks says he may have to relocate from Prestonpans after he was ordered to remove it by planning officials. Alan Mulholland spent more than £5,000 putting in the shutter at the Prestonpans branch of his Eskquire barber shops after they were targeted by vandals last year. But when he applied for listed building consent for the change to the building, which is Category-C listed, officials ruled the pale grey shutters were “harmful” to its historic character. However, they did approve a separate application to be allowed to display the barber shop logo on the front of the shutter.
‘CLOSE call for pensioners as ceiling crashes’ was a headline in the East Lothian Courier of January 5, 1996. The big freeze brought disaster for an elderly Macmerry couple when a burst pipe in their loft caused their living room ceiling to cave in. George and Gabrielle Gibb, both 77, couldn’t believe their eyes when a torrent of water and plaster came crashing to the floor of their Station Row cottage last Wednesday afternoon. George had just turned off the mains after he noticed water trickling down the light flex in the lounge and Gabrielle had gone through with a basin to catch the drops.