Other accused witches included Agnes Sampson, a respected elderly woman in North Berwick and Dr John Fian, a local schoolmaster. Like Gillis Duncan they were both tortured, with Sampson having her ...

Whether you’re visiting Scotland in the summer months or the off-season, these are all the very best things to do in North Berwick and the surrounding area. Day trippers travel from miles around ...

The town is now best known as a seaside town that's perfect for a family getaway - but this wasn't always the case, and the village actually has a rather dark history.

From 1591 edition of 'Newes from Scotland.' The front cover of King James VI's book about witchcraft, Daemonologie, 1597. The events surrounding the North Berwick trials convinced King James that ...

Three particular brands of car are being targeted by thieves in East Lothian, say Police Scotland. According to the force, BMW, Audi and VW vehicles are coveted by criminals in the county, with a ...

The skies will be mostly cloudy. The high will be 47°. Good air quality (0-50) Primary pollutant O₃ 66 μg/m³ Pressure is the weight of the air in the atmosphere. It is normalized to the ...

The hospice is planning to open a new social enterprise with a bookshop, gallery space, café and gift shop in the town. The hospice has confirmed to the Courier that it aims to open by the end of ...

Killian Steele told the Scottish Child Abuse Inquiry he was groomed and repeatedly raped by a member of staff at a children's home in North Berwick in the 1970s. Prosecutors were preparing to take ...

Dame Julie meets a mariner in North Berwick, rides the famous Jacobite steam train, gets a lesson in herring gutting in Mallaig, and visits the remote community of Duirinish in the western Highlands ...