Police probe death of 16-year-old Kelso boy
POLICE are continuing to investigate the death of a 16-year-old boy who was amongst a group of youths rushed to hospital, writes Kenny Paterson. The boy, named locally as Billy Robson of Kelso, was...
View ArticleCharity says BGH buckling under strain
SCOTLAND’s leading charity for older people believes Borders General Hospital is among a number of healthcare services “buckling under the strain” of coping with elderly patients.Age Scotland has...
View ArticleGiant night out expected at Bowhill
BOWHILL will be the venue for a Giant Night Out tonight and tomorrow.The evening events are the culmination of the Giants in the Forest project, which was launched earlier in the year by...
View ArticleStormers just couldn’t bear to lose
EAST RESERVE DIVISION ONEONE of the most exciting encounters this season took place at Philiphaugh last week and Selkirk Stormers were right to the fore.The home team started slowly, conceding a couple...
View ArticleMan charged with dog attack
A SELKIRK man has been arrested after his dog allegedly bit a member of the public.The 53-year-old was charged with an offence under the Dangerous Dogs Act after the incident on October 5, in the...
View ArticleLottery cash for Crook Inn
CAMPAIGNERS saving the historic Crook Inn at Tweedsmuir have been given nearly £10,000 from Awards for All.The Lottery boost of £9,666 is for a community needs study into Tweedsmuir and the upper Tweed...
View Article‘Rural Oscars’ entries wanted
BORDERS entries are being sought by the Countryside Alliance for their annual awards dubbed the “Rural Oscars”, writes Sally Gillespie.Now in their eighth year, the UK-wide awards were set up to...
View ArticlePoles’ fight for freedom recorded in new Borders wartime exhibition
FLICK through any copy of the Borders telephone directory and you’ll find numerous surnames of Polish origin.Many of these Borderers are the descendants of some of the Polish soldiers who were...
View ArticleAfrica update for SBAAG
SBAAG members are to get an update on the group’s work at the St Francis Hospital in Zambia.The speaker at the Scottish Borders African Aids Group will be Dorothy Logie, who recently visited the...
View ArticleOwner’s plea to return dog
THIEVES have stolen a working terrier from kennels at Lauder.The trained ratter (above) is one of four dogs owned by self-employed pest control man Danny Cassidy.The three-year-old Border Terrier named...
View ArticleBorderers saddened by death of Hawick rugby favourite
BORDERS rugby followers and the wider community are saddened to learn of the death of the former Hawick and Scotland centre/wing George Stevenson.He was 79. Stevie, as he was known affectionately, won...
View ArticleChalmers names team to play Stirling
MELROSE coach Craig Chalmers has made two changes in the backs ahead of this Saturday’s clash with Stirling County at the Greenyards.Glasgow elite development players Fraser Thomson and Bruce Dick are...
View ArticleVics are up for the cup – again
A SECOND bite of the cherry awaits Selkirk Victoria this weekend after they managed to hold hosts Grangemouth to a 1-1 draw in the second round of the Scottish Amateur Cup last Saturday.Tomorrow, the...
View ArticleSAOS sing in PSA concert
SELKIRK Amateur Operatic Society will make the short trip down the A7 to feature in Hawick PSA Male Voice Choir’s annual charity concert next month. Last year the choir assembled a talented cast in...
View ArticleHawick farmers scoop Shorthorn prize
hawick farmers Robert and Lesley Mitchell were runners-up in the Morrisons Beef Shorthorn Suckler Herd of the Year competition this week.The couple, who farm Whitriggs near Denholm, were presented with...
View ArticleLast two junior chefs prepare for final cook-off at food fest
The second of the two chefs who will be competing against each other to win the 2012 Scottish Borders Junior Chef Challenge, has been named as Matthew Smith from The Horseshoe Inn, Eddleston. “It came...
View ArticleCalling all foodies
Peebles Food Festival is set to tingle your taste buds this Sunday from 11am until 4.30pm at the town’s Eastgate Theatre. “The festival, now in its sixth year, promises an amazing selection of culinary...
View ArticleRadioman tunes in to Borders ghosts
The homeless New Yorker who found fame and famous friends acting in more than 100 American movies, has told TheSouthern about his “wonderful” trip to the Borders, where he spent much of the weekend...
View ArticleRucksacks and rescue operations for Tweed Valley
TWEED Valley Mountain Rescue Team (TVMRT) members were in action within hours of receiving their latest piece of equipment.The Selkirk-based organisation was called out to help in the search for...
View ArticleCooking up fun for BAAGS
a Pampered Chef evening, offering quality baking equipment and demonstrations showing how useful and time-saving they can be, is to be the last BAAGS event for the year. The autism and Asperger’s...
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