Self help group
A NEW group aimed at helping Bipolar sufferers has been launched in the Borders.The Galashiels Bipolar Self Help Group is open to everyone living in the region with bipolar disorder, and their...
View ArticlePolice investigate Kelso boy death
POLICE are investigating the death of a 16-year-old Kelso boy today (Tuesday).The teenager died in Borders General Hospital this morning after being admitted along with a small group of other youths....
View ArticleHockey: Depleted Reivers grounded by Grange
Grange 6 Fjordhus Reivers 0EAST MENS’ DIVISION ONEFJORDHUS Reivers made their first of what will be many trips to Grange this season with a tough test against a well drilled home team.The makeup of the...
View ArticleSpray painting vandals target Hawick
Police are hunting spray-painting vandals who went on a spree of destruction in Hawick early this morning.Ten vehicles, fencing and walls along Burnhead Road, Eildon Road and Ruberslaw Road were...
View ArticleBorders’ six named in Robinson’s squad ahead of All Blacks test
SCOTLAND Head coach Andy Robinson has named six Borders players in his 34-strong Scotland squad for training at St Andrews next week in preparation for the first EMC Test against New Zealand at...
View ArticleFree app will keep farmers up to date on industry news
A FREE new mobile phone app has been launched by Quality Meat Scotland (QMS) to ensure farmers have easy access to the latest industry news and market prices at the touch of a button.The easy-to-use...
View ArticleRetired racehorse Kit Carson saved from stream by Hawick firefighters
A RETIRED racehorse was dramatically rescue from a stream near Hawick yesterday afternoon.The animal, known as Kit Carson while competing, got trapped in the water at the bottom of an embankment at...
View ArticleRecord wet season affects winter fodder
Being an eternal optimist is a useful trait if you’re a farmer and following this year’s awful weather it now seems to be a prerequisite, writes Donald Dunbar. Many of the general public have the...
View ArticleSchmallenberg: SAC warn of ongoing midge risk
Schmallenberg virus (SBV) was first diagnosed in the UK early this year following tests carried out on deformed lambs. Active infection has now been diagnosed on farms as far north as North Yorkshire....
View ArticleFluke is a real risk this autumn
As we all know, we have had a lot of rain this summer which has left pastures wet and muddy. This has provided the perfect conditions for the mud snail, which is a key player in the life cycle of...
View ArticleBiggar performance gains Kelso bonus point
Biggar 17Kelso 38RBS NATIONAL LEAGUENORMAN ANDERSON reports from HartreemillWHATEVER else Kelso learned from their hiding at home by Watsonians last week, it was the fact that tries may be created by...
View ArticleNo flair in dull derby
Hawick 13Jed-Forest 6RBS NATIONAL LEAGUEHAWICK entertained basement boys Jed-Forest at Mansfield Park and pulled off a less than convincing win with the visitors gaining a bonus point in a drab,...
View ArticleLesson in Selkirkness for Stew/Mel
Stewart’s/Melville FP 23Selkirk 32RBS NATIONAL LEAGUEFIONA SCOTT reports from InverleithTHEY went to Inverleith to prove a point and on Saturday that’s exactly what the travelling Souters did.Having...
View ArticleLangholm take points
Langholm 6North Berwick 3RBS EAST DIVISION ONEJOHN SMITH reports from MilntownDESPITE the sunshine, there was not much sparkle and it was a dour battle with low entertainment value.Langholm spent much...
View ArticleSecond half surge launches try fest
Hawick Linden 51Forrester 31RBS EAST DIVISION TWOAN entertaining game at Volunteer Park saw 13 tries – with Linden eventually running out easy winners.However, at half-time, Forrester led 12-10....
View ArticleControversy and consolidation
POOL League Cup groups saw mostly consolidation last week with Reivers A, High Level A and Waverley A all heading their sections, while Station and Reivers B fight it out in Group A.The result of the...
View ArticleMuddy marvellous day for Harriers
Stirling University hosted the first in the series of the East District Cross-Country League on Saturday.Fiona Dalgleish led the Gala Harriers’ ladies home across the two 3km laps in an impressive 16th...
View ArticleSarah eyes Ireland team
DUBLIN, Spain, Dublin, Hungary is the planned travel itinerary for globetrotting Moorfoot Sarah McCormack in the coming weeks as she aims to attain a place in the Ireland team for the European...
View ArticleTeam Borders to the fore once more as age-group squads fly high at Stirling...
WITH three age-group league titles to their name, gained in their inaugural season in the East District Cross-Country League, Team Borders lined up at Stirling University on Saturday for the first of...
View ArticleRunning festival all set for a super speedy Sunday
ETHIOPIAN former ice hockey pro Yared Hagos hopes to set a new record at this week’s Jedburgh Half Marathon.The 29-year-old former Dallas Stars and Swedish AIK Hockey player turned his back on the ice...
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