Tourist staff on US mission

STAFF at a Lothians tourist attraction will travel to America to promote the venue.

Jo Moulin, curator of the John Muir Birthplace museum in Dunbar, is heading to New York to deliver two presentations on the renowned environmentalist.

The talks, at New York Historical Society and Arsenal Gallery in Central Park, coincide with the culmination of Tartan Week. "We have contributed to Tartan Week before, but never went out to be part of it," said Ms Moulin.

Colleague Pauline Smeed will swap places with a member of the American John Muir Society from Martinez, Dunbar's twin town.