Borders and Edinburgh crews tackling house blaze near Galashiels
FIREFIGHTERS are tackling a major blaze at a large countryside house in the Borders, writes Bob Burgess.Crews were alerted shortly before 12.20pm to the fire at Fairnielee House near Clovenfords about...
View ArticleBig Apple run for Muriel
A SECOND-timer is taking part in perhaps the world’s most famous marathon in New York next month.Scottish Borders Council IT official Keith King is running for his mum Muriel, of Russell Place,...
View ArticleTwo out of three for Galashiels Academy rugby squads
Galashiels Academy’s junior rugby teams recorded two wins out of three when they travelled to take on their counterparts from Berwickshire High School on Saturday.The first year team chalked up ten...
View ArticleFootball: East of Scotland round up
THERE was little joy in the second round of the South Challenge Cup for Borders sides.Hawick Royal Albert were the biggest victims, losing by a record scoreline of 13-1 at Stirling University....
View ArticleRugby round up
MELROSE hopes of retaining their RBS Premiership crown took a huge blow when they were beaten 35-29 by Stirling County at The Greenyards.Craig Robertson grabbed a double as Gala’s powerful second half...
View ArticleDistrict News
BedruleWHIST: There is a whist and dominoes on November 5 at 7.30pm in Bedrule Hall.Christmas Market: Local food can be ordered at the village Hall on Sunday (November 4), 2-5pm for collection form the...
View ArticlePups in car boot sale shocker in Galashiels
A PROBE is underway to trace a woman who was spotted selling puppies from the boot of a car outside a supermarket in the Scottish Borders, writes Bob Burgess.Officers from the animal welfare charity...
View ArticleMelrose’s Brown named Scotland captain
Kelly Brown has replaced his fellow Borderer Ross Ford as the new Scotland rugby captain.The 30-year-old Melrose man will lead the Scots out at Murrayfield next Sunday as they try to defeat New Zealand...
View ArticleMARKET PRICES
ST BOSWELLSAT St Boswells Mart on Monday John Swan Ltd sold 86 clean cattle, 116 OTM cattle, 2,356 new season lambs and 1,498 ewes.Bullocks (40) averaged 208.2p per kg and sold to 241p (-7.8p on week)...
View ArticleWinter feed advice
BEEF farmer Robert Neill is hosting an on-farm meeting about winter feeding on November 6.A past Farmers Weekly Beef Farmer of the Year, Mr Neill is holding the event at Upper Nisbet, near Jedburgh...
View ArticleTurbine open day
WIND turbine company Scaled Energy is holding an open day on November 5. The company supplied artisan bakers Bread Matters’ turbine at Mackbiehill Farmhouse near Lamancha where owners Andrew Whitely...
View Articlelandlines
DURING a recent conversation with a neighbour, as we tried to avoid talking about bad weather, a bad harvest, bad sowing conditions, slug damage, soil damage and other gloomy matters, we chanced on the...
View ArticleMonitoring Hundleshope
PEEBLESSHIRE’S first monitor farmers, Kate and Ed Rowell ,will host their first meeting at Hundleshope Farm next week. A qualified vet, Mrs Rowell said she and her husband were inspired to get involved...
View ArticleTough conditions as Borders welcome ploughing championships
THE Borders rolled out the red carpet for the 50th Scottish Ploughing Championships at Coldstream last weekend, writes Peter Small. McGregor Farms and Lennel Estates and all their staff put in a lot of...
View ArticleMud, pain and Take That
I’LL never look at Gary Barlow in the same way again.Where once I scowled at his put-on X-Factor arguments, I will now rise to my feet and clap my hands like a member of an American evangelist’s...
View ArticleAli named TLJT athlete of the year
TWEED Leader Jed Track reflected on another successful season with its annual presentation night, which saw Hawick’s Dylan Ali named athlete of the year. The winning youth athlete was Earlston’s Grant...
View ArticleSpanish twist to Vale’s Scottish Cup adventure
A FORMER Barcelona player is set to make his Scottish Cup debut against Vale of Leithen this Saturday, writes John Slorance and Kenny Paterson.The Innerleithen side travel to Cowdenbeath in the third...
View ArticleIt’s all or nothing in Borders derby
SATURDAY could be a season-defining day for Selkirk and Hawick, writes Kenny Paterson.Both clubs sit behind National League leaders Watsonians and Glasgow Hawks, and a defeat for either at Philiphaugh...
View ArticleClegg claims title
NEWCASTLETON’s Libby Clegg capped a fine year by being named Scottish Para athlete of 2012.The 22-year-old visually-impaired sprinter, who won silver at the Paralympics in September, was presented with...
View ArticleRick ticks boxes for eighth dan
RICK Kenney is best known in this area for his five-and-a-half-year stint in coaching development and sports recreation positions with Scottish Borders Council.Yet, beyond the suit and meetings is a...
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