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Sayings and doings of 25 years ago.
IT WAS the end of an era in Wallyford, reported the East Lothian Courier on April 5, 1996. Wallyford’s long-standing association with greyhound racing finally came to end last Friday when Wallyford Dog Track held its last meeting prior to the site being taken over by Morrison Homes. Racing has taken place there since 1937, and for the last four years Mary Robertson and her husband Hugh have been running the track on a month-to-month lease. However, when owner Norman Henderson decided to let the land go for housing, the couple were left with no choice but to pull out.
A FAMOUS landmark atop North Berwick Law was in need of repair, reported the East Lothian Courier of December 8, 1995. The whale’s jawbone at the summit of North Berwick Law is to be repaired at a cost of about £700. The condition of the well-known local landmark has deteriorated over the decades and the town’s community councillors are keen to ensure it is saved for posterity. They approached the district council with their concerns and Macmerry-based specialists Ralph Plastics was contracted to do the job. They will restore the jawbone with fibre glass, and the protective railings around it will be repaired by Daw Engineering of Fenton Barns.
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