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Interesting news · Saturday 1 August

Fringe by the Sea ran in North Berwick until 9 August

Edinburgh · from fringebythesea.com

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Fringe by the Sea ran in North Berwick from Friday 31 July to Sunday 9 August, with more than 300 events spanning music, comedy, books, film, family and wellbeing.

The line-up featured Louis Theroux, Belle and Sebastian, Kool & the Gang, Russell Howard, Ian Hislop, Capercaillie and North Berwick author Maggie O'Farrell.

The free-to-access hub in the Lodge Grounds ran daily with street food, a maker's market, a kids' zone and live music. It's an independent, not-for-profit festival, with Rory Steel as festival director.

Read it at the sourcefringebythesea.com

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