Ex-SBC boss joins new police watchdog
FORMER Scottish Borders Council chief executive David Hume, who walked away with more than £300,000 in pay, severance and pension entitlements after he controversially quit his job in August last year,...
View Article£300 damage in home attack
POLICE are hunting vandals who attacked a home in Galashiels, causing hundreds of pounds worth of damage.The incident took place at around 9.40pm last Friday when the perpetrators attacked the home in...
View ArticleHawick school attacked
more action is needed to protect the Borders’ most vandalised school says its local councillor, writes Kenny Paterson.Stuart Marshall was reacting to news of another attack on Burnfoot Cmmunity...
View ArticleChip and pin put back
SCOTTISH Borders Council has apologised after IT problems saw a delay to the introduction of chip and pin technology.The system was due to come into force yesterday (Wednesday) for its contact centres...
View ArticleCouncil defends youth post
THE decision by Scottish Borders Council to hire a youth voice co-ordinator has been vigorously defended by the local authority.The post – which carries an annual salary of up to £29,250 – has been...
View ArticleNew consultation on Langholm speed limit
Langholm’s ‘20’s Plenty For Us’ campaign to reduce the speed limit on the A7 through the town’s high street from 30mph to 20mph, believe Transport Scotland has admitted its own mistake, as it announces...
View ArticleNominations open for SYP
NOMINATIONS to the Scottish Youth Parliament have now opened.Borderers aged between 14 and 25 can stand for the region’s three members, with candidates expected to be passionate about...
View ArticleKids get crafty
GALASHIELS and Tweedbank young children are having an autumn art drop-in next Thursday, November 1.Organised by the Tweedbank and District Childminding Group, the seasonal crafts session costing £1.50...
View ArticlePurple patch for Gala seals bonus point win
Heriot’s FP 19 Gala 34RBS PREMIER LEAGUEFiona Scott reports from GoldenacreFor all but seven minutes of this Premier League tie these teams proved a good match for each other.It was Gala however that...
View ArticleBike thefts spark warning
A SPATE of motorbike and quad thefts in the Borders – costing over £11,000 – have led the police to warn those living in remote locations to be on their guard, writes Kenny Paterson.The warning has...
View ArticleBell’s delight as council lodge data breach appeal
A LEADING councillor has welcomed Scottish Borders Council’s appeal against its £250,000 data breach penalty.Nearly 850 confidential files from the local authority were dumped in a West Lothian...
View ArticleHawick visit for minister
THE Scottish Minister for Children and Young People visited the Borders on Monday.Biggar-based MSP Aileen Campbell was viewing the work of Borders befriending charity, Interest Link, in Hawick. The...
View ArticlePeebles eateries in Michelin Guide
The 2013 Michelin Guide has awarded Bib Gourmand status to two restaurants in the Borders.Kailzie Gardens Restaurant near Peebles was added to the Bib Gourmand category, which recognises restaurants...
View ArticleCouncillors heed French lesson over signs
ABBOTSFORD, textiles and even mountain biking could be among images used in an effort to revamp existing signage at entry points into the Borders.However, the estimated cost for replacing the signs...
View ArticleGlendale Agriculural Society to focus on the future in its anniversary year
The Glendale Agriculture Society may be one of the smallest in the UK, however, now in its 120th year, it is a society that unlike so many has stood the test of time and has real vision for the...
View ArticleHawick provost tells of his town’s ‘relief’ at Chanel’s takeover of Barrie
HAWICK provost, Ron Smith, has spoken this week about the relief in the town, after news that French luxury fashion label Chanel had bought local cashmere mill, Barrie Knitwear.TheSouthern reported...
View ArticleMSPs clash on Borders Railway
A RETURN to public ownership of Scotland’s railways could lead to the reinstatement of trains along the former Waverley line from Carlisle to Edinburgh, writes Kenny Paterson.Christine Grahame...
View ArticleNurses for teen parents
A pioneering programme to help teenage parents is being rolled out across Scotland, although there are currently no plans to launch it in the Borders.The £11million Family Nurse Partnership, for...
View ArticleShould 16 and 17-year-olds get the Scottish vote? We asked them...
WE need more information before deciding on Scotland’s future.That was the message of students at Selkirk High who discussed the impending referendum with TheSouthern.We spoke to a fifth-year modern...
View ArticleRoom for improvement
EARLSTON Primary School has been told to improve its curriculum following a visit by inspectors.The HM Inspectorate of Education’s (HMIe) report outlined a number of strengths and weaknesses at the...
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