Winter league results from Borders clubs
GALASHIELSBorderways Seniors Winter League: 1, I. Young 36 bih.KELSOWinter Treble Six Pairs: 1, P. Henderson & L. Murray 68 (6.5) 61.5 bih; 2, I. Thompson & J. Campbell 73 (11.5) 61.5; 3, M....
View ArticlePortsmouth paradise
MICHAEL MURRAY from Border Bowmen took part in the 2nd Bannockburn Bowmen single and double Portsmouth last weekend.The Scottish record status event was held at Lornshill Academy in Tullibody near...
View ArticleHarriers take it easy at Hogmanay ahead of big races
THE start of 2012 has seen a flurry of activity, both locally and in the Big Smoke for Gala Harriers.The new year Scottish racing programme kicked off, for those who had a moderate Hogmanay, with the...
View ArticleCassius and Super Baby head up chase for Happy New Year
KELSO racecourse stages its first meeting of 2012 with a competitive seven-race card on Sunday.Racing comes under orders at 12.50pm, with Selkirk-based Stark Main sponsoring the afternoon’s feature...
View ArticleLangheugh
TEVIOTDALE HARRIERS were in action again last week when they competed in their own Langheugh races.Results – Under-13 boys: 1, Calum Murray 11 minutes 3 seconds; 2, Fraser Clyne 11.34.Under-13 girls:...
View ArticleFestive frolics abound for hardy Ne’er’s Day cricketers
THERE were laughs and banter aplenty at the Annual New Years Day Cricket match between St. Boswells Cricket Club and The Buccleuch Arms Hotel All Stars.Pre-match pitch inspection passed as usual, as...
View ArticleMike’s Paxton perfection
THE first Borders Cross Country (BXC) series event of 2012, and fifth in this season’s series, took place at Paxton House last weekend.The weather was again mild and the rain stayed away – the course,...
View ArticleFears over ‘humane’ killing of grey squirrels
SCOTLAND’s leading animal welfare charity says it is not satisfied that the trapping and culling of grey squirrels by ordinary members of the Borders public can be carried out humanely, writes Mark...
View ArticleThieves get clean away
POLICE are seeking information after thieves stole around £1,000 worth of Mira electric showers from the B & Q store at Wilderhaugh last Wednesday.Staff quickly noticed the theft of the six items...
View ArticleKiller Richard Barnes dies in jail
A NOTORIOUS Galashiels killer who executed a man with his brother has died.Richard Barnes passed away on Saturday at the age of 38, nine years after being convicted of murdering Daniel Thomas in his...
View ArticleLast-minute Clovenfords constituency plea allowed
A LAST-ditch bid to stop Clovenfords being annexed from neighbouring Galashiels in a new Westminster constituency will be made next week, writes Andrew Keddie.Councillor Gavin Logan, who lives in the...
View ArticleHungry for success
Galashiels bakery Alex Dalgetty & Sons, founded in the 19th century, has broken through to the ranks of the the great piemen.Since its inception 13 years ago, the World Scotch Pie Championship has...
View ArticleTourette’s no laughing matter, Mr Cameron
It is hard to believe David Cameron’s claim that his description of heckling in parliament by shadow chancellor Ed Balls was like sitting opposite someone with Tourette’s syndrome was an off-the-cuff...
View ArticleNever mind the Balls, Mr Cameron, come and find out what Tourette’s is really...
THE Borderer who has become one of the best-known faces representing people with Tourette syndrome in the UK wants to meet Prime Minister David Cameron after he said facing shadow chancellor Ed Balls...
View ArticleSt Boswells residents feel the heat thanks to fundraising
USERS of St Boswells Village Hall are now finding themselves snug and warm, thanks to a new boiler and heating system paid for by fundraising efforts, writes Mark Entwistle.It was back in October that...
View ArticleFive suspended as police step up care home abuse probe
FIVE staff have now been suspended at a specialist home for dementia sufferers in Tweedbank following allegations that some residents were subjected to physical and verbal abuse.Scottish Borders...
View ArticleTurf Talk: Will Reveley be lucky at Southwell
LAST weekend threw up a host of questions, as opposed to answers.Swincombe Flame successfully took the money in the William Hill Lanzarote Hurdle, under a terrific ride from young Will Kennedy, only to...
View ArticleBallot row as Lauderdale prepares to vote over health centre site
CAMPAIGNERS opposed to a new health centre being sited on part of Lauder’s public park in Crofts Road have poured scorn on a referendum, details of which were revealed this week by NHS Borders.The...
View ArticleMum defiant as French close case on son’s death
AN Ettrickbridge mum has vowed to continue her battle to discover how her son died in France.Julie Sheppard is now pinning her hopes on an English MP to apply pressure on the French authorities to give...
View ArticleMelrose manage to throw away 26-point lead at home
Melrose 35Dundee HSFP 37PREMIER AATHOLL INNES reports from The Greenyards TIME was not on Melrose’s side in a dramatic finale.Craig Chalmers’ outfit had the game “done and dusted” going into the last...
View Article