Drug theft
MEDICINE from a Borders GP surgery has been stolen.A quantity of the controlled drug was taken from Hawick Health Centre between 6.30pm on Saturday and 8am on Monday. Police are now appealing for...
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POLICE have charged a Galashiels teenager with allegedly damaging three cars parked in the town and smashing a house window at Tweed Road on August 20. Meanwhile, police have arrested a 21-year-old...
View ArticleVandalism
Police are hunting spray-painting vandals who went on a spree of destruction in Hawick early on Tuesday morning.Ten vehicles, as well as fencing and walls, along Burnhead Road, Eildon Road and...
View ArticleBorders loch contaminated
LATEST reported figures show just one loch in the Borders is affected by acid rain.Carter Loch is the only local freshwater loch registering levels of chemicals that could harm wildlife. Contaminants...
View ArticleHawick website aims to save memories of ‘auld grey toon’
A NEW online forum and archive for Hawick and the surrounding area could be expanded in the future to encompass the entire Borders if it proves a success.More than 100 of the town’s organisations have...
View ArticleJedforest Hunt had a ball raising £10,750 for charity
A JEDFOREST hunt ball in the summer raised over £10,750 for the Margaret Kerr Unit Appeal.More than 200 attended the meal and dance with live music when Henry Beeby, Goffs DBS CEO, also conducted an...
View ArticlePurves goes pink on Friday
BORDERS Mitsubishi dealers and garage operators Adam Purves are going pink tomorrow.For the 100 employees of the local business which has sites in Edinburgh, Melrose, Galashiels and Selkirk are wearing...
View ArticleBarmy Army visits No 10
THE BORDERS Barmy Army (BBA) narrowly missed scooping a national award last weekend, but there was no mistaking their fire and enthusiasm.The inventive fundraisers’ secretary and chairman, Lee Myers...
View ArticleTeddy launch at Kelso farmers’ market
A LOCAL children’s charity is taking a big straw bale to Kelso Farmers Market on Saturday.The Borders Children’s Charity (BCC) has been invited by market organisers to take part in the popular...
View Articleopen country
The mind can be a powerful thing. So it is to the memories in my head that I return when I need to escape the present. Part of the joy of writing is to exercise that retrospective journey. Today,...
View ArticleReds return after greys are trapped
RED squirrels are back in the Rule Valley after locals have tackled the non-native greys which had pushed smaller reds out.Shadow Environment Minister Claudia Beamish, MSP for South Scotland, visited...
View ArticleWatching the wildlife
A NEW wildlife group has been set up in Newcastleton, making it Scottish Wildlife Trust’s most southerly Wildlife Watch branch.The trust’s junior branches help children aged five to 14 get out into the...
View ArticleThe rise of the fall is something to behold
After a period of flux, it looks like autumn has finally arrived. Most of the wintering geese are now in and during the last couple of weeks a huge influx of winter thrushes (fieldfares, redwings &...
View ArticlePeebles family escape flat fire
FIREFIGHTERS have warned households to check they have a working smoke detector after a Peebles family had a “very lucky escape” from a flat fire on Monday, writes Kenny Paterson.The three occupants –...
View ArticleLocal badgers targeted
GANGS from Northumberland and Newcastle are still targetting the Borders for the brutal practice of badger baiting.So says the Scottish SPCA, which has now launched another nationwide appeal for...
View ArticleVics earn another shot at it
Grangemouth 1Selkirk Victoria 1 SCOTTISH AMATEUR CUP SECOND ROUNDA REPLAY at Yarrow Park is on the cards for Selkirk Victoria this weekend following a draw in Grangemouth.Playing on a 3G pitch, the...
View ArticleHewitson the hero as Fairies knock out City slickers
Gala Fairydean 4Edinburgh City 3 (aet – 2-2 at ft)IMAGE PRINTERS QUALIFYING CUP SECOND ROUNDKENNY PATERSON reports from NetherdaleROLL back to August this year, and the late Jimmy Savile was still a...
View ArticleIt was just one small sidestep for Armstrong
HAWICK’S Lee Armstrong has won the September RBS Try of the Month for a fine score against Biggar.Armstrong, 23, a former winner of National Two Player of the Season when he was at Hawick YM, was...
View ArticleGame of cards has Chaddy in a right Royal flush
Easthouses Lily 4Hawick Royal Albert 4 (aet – 3-3 at ft, Easthouses won 4-3 on penalties)IMAGE PRINTERS QUALIFYING CUP SECOND ROUNDJOHN SLORANCE reports from NewbattleONE hundred and twenty minutes of...
View ArticleTeries sing song of the South Cup
Hawick United 7Greenlaw 2 SOUTH CUP FIRST ROUNDOn-song United hit full chorus to book a spot in the second round.Following an even opening spell, Hawick hit a purple patch that produced three goals...
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