£12m Tweedbank hotel development being recommended for thumbs-up
Plans for a multi-million-pound hotel, petrol station and drive-through coffee shop in Tweedbank are being recommended for approval by council planners. If given the thumbs-up, the £12m Borders Gateway...
View ArticleResidents urged to support Jedburgh’s recycling unit as pilot is launched
Jedburgh residents are being warned that they must make use of a mobile recycling unit on its way to the town if they are to have any hope of getting a permanent such facility in future.A monthly...
View ArticleUPDATE: ScotRail warned it risks losing passengers for good after Borders...
Borders politicans are warning rail bosses that disruption on the Borders Railway must stop or they risk losing passengers for good.The region’s MPs and MSPs have appealed to ScotRail chiefs to “stop...
View ArticleSelkirk machete attacker jailed for over 20 months
A masked man responsible for a machete attack in Selkirk town centre has been sentenced to over 20 months in jail.Harrison Long was unable to evade justice despite refusing to leave the prison van...
View ArticleBlueprint for season ahead as Jed snip ‘Rose
Jed-Forest 29, Melrose 22The opening Booker Border League game on Saturday at Riverside Park set the yardstick for the new, all-change season which kicks off next month.Jed-Forest, who play in the...
View ArticleSpecial guests gather for official Jim Clark museum opening
Sir Jackie Stewart OBE will be joined by three-time Le Mans winner Allan McNish and a display of Lotus cars for the official opening of the new Jim Clark Motorsport Museum in Duns on Thursday.The event...
View ArticleLangholm defeat touring XI
Langholm 1st XI welcomed touring side Gregson CC to the Castleholm on Saturday.Langholm were winners by 99 runs after making 235 for 5 in the allocated overs, with Tony Steele hitting an unbeaten 50....
View ArticleGala cricketers clinch Division One title despite defeat
Gala claimed the Division One title despite losing a thrilling match against Royal High Corstorphine 2nds at Meigle Park.RHC captain Rob Clarkson smashed a huge six off the third last ball of the game...
View ArticleSelkirk cricketers safe in Division Three for another season
Selkirk secured another year in Division 3 on Saturday despite a 60 run loss to Grange 3rds, who were happy to avenge a home defeat earlier in the season.It was a strange day at Philiphaugh on...
View ArticlePatched-up Hawick side is well beaten
Preston Athletic 6, Hawick Royal Albert United 1The Albert Park men had lost 2-0 in midweek to Edinburgh United – but the understrength Hawick line-up suffered on their visit to East Lothian and were...
View ArticleSelkirk’s two XV squads rack up identical scores in friendlies
Selkirk got their XV-a-side rugby season off to a confident start by winning both of Saturday’s friendly matches against Hamilton’s 1st and 2nd XVs.What made the results especially memorable was the...
View ArticleTeam feels the heat for Lavender Touch challenge ride
A 10-strong team of cyclists overcame hills, potholes and record temperatures to raise more than £8,500 for a Borders charity.They rode more than 250 miles through 100 Borders villages and towns in...
View ArticleCutbacks could be turn-off for tourists, Borders council chiefs warned
Scottish Borders Council is being warned not to cut its nose off to spite its face as it scales back yet more services.Grassy areas are now being cut once a month rather than every fortnight as the...
View ArticleGalashiels 37-year-old fined £400 over knockout punch
A man has been fined £400 at Selkirk Sheriff Court for knocking out a fellow pub-goer and assaulting him to his severe injury.Francis Boyle, 37, of Albert Place in Galashiels, pleaded guilty to hitting...
View ArticleNOSTALGIA: Eddie Izzard’s 2009 cycle through the Borders
Comedian Eddie Izzard was pounding the roads and pavements of the Borders this week in 2009 as part of his massive marathon challenge in aid of Sport Relief. After leaving Edinburgh, he was welcomed by...
View ArticlePetition to protest against closure of Jedburgh library
Plans to close Jedburgh’s current library have run into opposition amid fears the service is being moved too far away from the town centre.Scottish Borders Council says it will close the Canongate...
View ArticleStriking road workers stage protest against Borders council HQ
Striking road workers staged a demonstration outside Scottish Borders Council’s Newtown headquarters this morning, August 29, to protest about what they claim are changes to their terms of...
View ArticleThieves using stolen car steal alcohol during Lauder break-in
Thieves responsible for an overnight raid on a Lauder convenience store are believed to have first stolen a vehicle from Longniddry.The break-in to a convenience store on Lauder’s Edinburgh Road...
View ArticlePolice following lead after Jedburgh farmer shares video in bid to identify...
Police say they are following a positive line of inquiry after a man claimed he was threatened with a hammer during an alleged break-in at a farm near Jedburgh last week.Farmer Neil Gibson, of...
View ArticleBorders MP tells of sadness over Ruth Davidson quitting as party leader
Borders MP John Lamont has told of his sadness over Ruth Davidson’s decision to stand down as leader of the Scottish Conservative party.Ms Davidson, MSP for Edinburgh Central, today announced that she...
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