Early slip-ups
SOME interesting results have emerged from the opening rounds of the Agrii Border Curling League so far.Last season’s winning club Glendale went down heavily to Greenlaw (12-1) while losing finalists...
View ArticleLack of composure from Fjordhus
Fjordhus Reivers 1Hillhead Jordanhill 2NATIONAL LADIES’ DIVISION TWOSUNSHINE and a good local support failed to lift the Borders ladies to a win on Saturday.Hillhead started the game at a furious pace...
View ArticleClean sweep for Borders Ladies
SIXTEEN teams competed the 2012 Ladies’ Challenge held at the Kelso rink last week.Along with the Borders sides, Aberdeen, Perth and Glasgow were represented, as well as the silver medallists from the...
View ArticleAround the region’s fairways
MINTOBilly Hughes Memorial Trophy Texas Scramble (played over 13 holes): 1, T. Glendinning, B. Elliot, C. Thom and R. Latta nett 42; 2, R. Pringle, M. Glendinning and J. Flynn nett 45.Ladies Three-club...
View ArticleToo few females leads to early league defeats
A LACK of ladies is causing concern at Tweedbank Indoor Bowling Club, just two games into the new league season.This Saturday the team have an away match against Bainfield and so far only 11 ladies...
View ArticleHawick man’s knife attack
A HAWICK man who slashed his friend in the neck tried to blame someone else for the horrific knife attack, a court was told.The High Court in Glasgow heard that Martin Sinclair, 35, of Princes Street,...
View ArticleCrime round up - Thursday, October 25
POLICE are searching for vandals who trashed eight vehicles in Peebles overnight Tuesday.The motors were attacked while parked on Young Street, Forest View, Greenside and Venlaw Road.In Selkirk, a...
View ArticleGala looking to crack some nuts at Goldenacre
GALA are looking to bounce back from their defeat at Llanelli and get their Premiership bid back up and running when they take on Heriot’s at Goldenacre this weekend, writes Fiona Scott.And coach...
View ArticleAnne Rosaleen Younger
With the passing of Anne Younger last week – she died peacefully after a long and difficult struggle very bravely borne – the Borders has suffered a great loss. In Anne’s early days, she trained as a...
View ArticleConker champs were a smash hit
THE SCOTTISH Conkers Championships were saved just two days before they went ahead in Peebles on Saturday.Past champion Maurice Hurrell stepped in to organise the much-loved event last Thursday - and...
View ArticleNew fitness pilot for Peebles diabetics
A FITNESS pilot study for people with type 2 diabetes is underway in Peebles.Borders Sport and Leisure (BSL) personal trainers at Gytes Leisure Centre are setting up exercise and healthy eating...
View ArticleTurf Talk: Derby hopefuls line up at Doncaster
THE Racing Post Trophy at Doncaster on Saturday has a final field of only seven runners but, as usual, whoever wins will end up somewhere near the head of the market for next year’s Derby.I was hoping...
View ArticleSpeedway: Cook and Jacobs to join Bandits for Trophy Final
BERWICK’S speedway Bandits will open their turnstiles at 5.45pm on Saturday to allow early arrival into Shielfield Park and reduce the need for queues building up for what will be the team’s...
View Articlelandlines
IT was always on the cards that livestock farmers in Scotland would not avoid Schmallenberg disease, a midge-spread infection that causes abortions in sheep and cattle and/or deformed foetuses.It was...
View ArticleTop ploughmen at Coldstream for Scottish championships
THE COUNTRY’s top ploughing experts are in the Borders this weekend.The 50th Scottish Ploughing Championships - including the Six Nations Classic and Vintage competitions - are at Coldstream Mains,...
View ArticleAll-weather Ewarts raise the bar to gallop ahead of the field
WHEN I arrived at James Ewart’s racing yard, near Langholm, horses were due to arrive back from a schooling session.It was a crisp, autumnal morning and as I waited for them to make their way home I...
View ArticlePeebles look to Girdwood to steady the ship
So far this season, it has been anything but plain sailing for Peebles Rovers.There have been pitch concerns due to drainage problems, players coming and going, and two managers, Stuart Robertson and...
View ArticleSix of the best for Robinson’s squad
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 ArticleThe sporting week ahead
JEDBURGH RUNNING FESTIVAL: Sunday, October 28 – Incorporating Three Peaks Ultra (8am); Wheelchair and Hand Cycle races (10.30am); Half Marathon and 10k (11am). Full preview on page 25.SOUTH CHALLENGE...
View ArticleWind farm applications costing SBC a ‘scandalous’ level of cash
THE spending of nearly £227,000 by Scottish Borders Council over the last five years on processing wind farm applications was this week described as “scandalous” by a leading local anti-turbine...
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