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Yahoo
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
East Lothian toddler 'mauled by dog' in front of horrified families at festival
A toddler was bitten by a dog at an East Lothian festival venue with organisers now issuing advice. The child was with their parents at Fringe By The Sea in North Berwick on Wednesday, before being treated by medics after the incident. Organisers have been in contact with the parents since, and have asked dog owners to keep animals on leads at all time and 'keep them under control'. They've also requested that if a dog is uncomfortable with crowds, young children or other dogs, they are kept away from the venue. The festival runs from August 1 to 10, and provides an alternative to Edinburgh's Fringe. READ MORE: Edinburgh Fringe performer fights back tears as 'a third of her audience walk out' READ MORE: Edinburgh police lock down residential street in ongoing 'incident' From Rory Steel, Director of Fringe By The Sea, told Edinburgh Live: "Our first aid tended to the little girl who was bitten by a dog on Wednesday, and we have been in contact with the parents since. "While we welcome well-behaved dogs to Fringe By The Sea, they must be on leads and under the owner's control at all times. If dogs are uncomfortable with crowds, young children or other dogs, we request that owners do not bring them onto site." Fringe by the Sea dates back to 2008, and 'celebrates the people, businesses and organisations that make East Lothian unique. Sign up for Edinburgh Live newsletters for more headlines straight to your inbox Their website states: "In 2024, over 86,000 visitors flocked to Fringe by the Sea over 10 incredible days, making it one of Scotland's most vibrant and diverse festivals. Recognised as the National Winner of the Outstanding Cultural Festival at the 2023 Scottish Thistle Awards, it continues to grow as a must-visit celebration of arts and culture. "Unlike many events that focus solely on headline acts, we embrace all forms of art—from music and comedy to literature, theatre, film, and beyond. Our festival is a celebration of creativity in all its forms." Police Scotland have been approached for comment. Join Edinburgh Live's Whatsapp Community here and get the latest news sent straight to your messages
Edinburgh Live
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- Edinburgh Live
East Lothian toddler 'mauled by dog' in front of horrified families at festival
Our community members are treated to special offers, promotions and adverts from us and our partners. You can check out at any time. More info A toddler was bitten by a dog at an East Lothian festival venue with organisers now issuing advice. The child was with their parents at Fringe By The Sea in North Berwick on Wednesday, before being treated by medics after the incident. Organisers have been in contact with the parents since, and have asked dog owners to keep animals on leads at all time and 'keep them under control'. They've also requested that if a dog is uncomfortable with crowds, young children or other dogs, they are kept away from the venue. The festival runs from August 1 to 10, and provides an alternative to Edinburgh's Fringe. From Rory Steel, Director of Fringe By The Sea, told Edinburgh Live: "Our first aid tended to the little girl who was bitten by a dog on Wednesday, and have been in contact with the parents since. "While we welcome well-behaved dogs to Fringe By The Sea, they must be on leads and under the owner's control at all times. If dogs are uncomfortable with crowds, young children or other dogs, we request that owners do not bring them onto site." Fringe by the Sea dates back to 2008, and 'celebrates the people, businesses and organisations that make East Lothian unique. Sign up for Edinburgh Live newsletters for more headlines straight to your inbox Their website states: "In 2024, over 86,000 visitors flocked to Fringe by the Sea over 10 incredible days, making it one of Scotland's most vibrant and diverse festivals. Recognised as the National Winner of the Outstanding Cultural Festival at the 2023 Scottish Thistle Awards, it continues to grow as a must-visit celebration of arts and culture. "Unlike many events that focus solely on headline acts, we embrace all forms of art—from music and comedy to literature, theatre, film, and beyond. Our festival is a celebration of creativity in all its forms." Police Scotland have been approached for comment.
The National
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- The National
Fringe by the Sea 'sorry that evening ended in such a difficult way'
Train passengers travelling home on the North Berwick to Edinburgh line late on Saturday evening, many after seeing French band Air at the festival, found it difficult to get home after an incident on the tracks. Sadly, a person was pronounced dead on the line near Craigentinny, Edinburgh. This led to all trains being cancelled in both directions on the Edinburgh to North Berwick service. READ MORE: 'Grasp the jaggy thistle': Campaigners urge parties to commit to Council Tax scrap The 10.20pm ScotRail service from North Berwick to Edinburgh stopped at Prestonpans - and all passengers had to disembark - while the later midnight service from North Berwick to Edinburgh was cancelled, leaving hundreds of people stranded. The rail company attempted to source replacement bus services, but due to the late hour and number of people travelling, were not able to do so, and customers were asked to make their own arrangements, despite few taxis available. Hundreds of people remained on or near the platforms at both North Berwick and Prestonpans, finding it difficult to source a way to get home. The Courier was told of desperate stranded travellers offering locals more than £100 to drive them westwards to Edinburgh. READ MORE: Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo issues statement to fans after show cancellation Organisers alerted the emergency services, who gave direction and attended to help where they could. The festival works with ScotRail and bus companies to plan additional public transport services, including additional carriages and an extra midnight train to Edinburgh, but the services on Saturday evening were not able to accommodate all displaced passengers. In an email to festival-goers, Fringe by the Sea said: "We're sorry the evening ended in such a difficult way. With transport partners and agencies, we will consider further contingency planning for emergency incidents." ScotRail has advised that for the remainder of the festival, which comes to a close on Sunday, the six-carriage train services will run as normal, including the additional midnight service from North Berwick to Edinburgh. Rory Steel, director of Fringe by the Sea, said: 'Saturday's cancelled midnight train service from North Berwick to Edinburgh was a deeply distressing incident, and no more so for the family and friends of the deceased – our thoughts are very much with them at what must be a truly awful time.' The festival was also impacted on Monday, when Storm Floris led to its cancellation, with ticket-holders receiving automatic refunds to their bank accounts. Fortunately, the venue was able to open again on Tuesday. Some of the young cast members who were disappointed not to be able to perform their show The Wizard of Oz on Monday instead joined the Tuesday cast in the ensemble. Meanwhile, one of Monday's cancelled events, a talk by Hamza Yassin titled Hamza's Wild World, has been rescheduled for Thursday at 2.30pm. Ticket holders for Monday's event have been notified and there are still spaces available; go to to book. Despite the pause to the festivities on Monday, there is still plenty to look forward for the rest of the week, with a great line-up of musicians, entertainers and speakers, as well as stalls and activities to keep everyone happy. See the full list of what's still to come at Big names still to take to the stage include The Boomtown Rats (Wednesday, 7pm) TV's Graeme Hall, who will be on hand to share dog training tips (Thursday, 11.30am); Alan Davies, performing as part of a comedy line-up (Thursday, 8.45pm); Judy Murray (Friday, 11.30am); Sir Chris Hoy (Saturday, 11.30am) and Fred Macaulay (Saturday, 9.15pm).
