Fiddling away those Nordic nights
Scandinavia and Scotland unite in a smörgåsbord of Norwegian and Scottish music and food events this weekend.On Friday in Maxton Village Hall, Gaelic singer and fiddler Rona Wilkie joins forces with...
View ArticleWinners will be able to Race the Loser with folk band Lau
The folk music band Lau is performing its new, third album Race the Loser at The Queen’s Hall in Edinburgh on November 6, and TheSouthern is giving away two free CDs.To win one, answer the following...
View ArticleBruce MacGregor Trio of talent
The Bruce MacGregor Trio is playing at Peebles’ Eastgate Theatre on Wednesday November 7, starting at 7.30pm. “Bruce MacGregor (fiddle), Tim Edey (box/guitar) and Christine Hanson (cello) have just...
View ArticlePure Brass delivers it all, from Bach to the Beatles
Peebles’ music season continues on Tuesday, November 6, as Pure Brass promises to delight fans of brass instruments as much as the Brodsky Quartet delighted lovers of strings in October. “This exciting...
View ArticleWin family tickets to see the Singing Kettle
TheSOUTHERN has four sets of family tickets – each worth £44 – to a historic tour for the Singing Kettle.Husband and wife Cilla Fisher and Artie Trezise – who founded the musical children’s...
View ArticleBody of Ladykirk gamekeeper recovered from Tweed
THE body found in the River Tweed near Norham last Wednesday morning was that of William Purves from Ladykirk, near Berwick.Search-and-rescue volunteers from the Borders were involved in a five-hour...
View ArticleBorders sculptor’s memoirs see light of day after decades down under
AFTER lying unread for decades and gathering dust in the attic of an Australian farmhouse, the memoirs of the Borders sculptor who carved the statues of Ettrick shepherd James Hogg at St Mary’s Loch...
View ArticleMidweek TurfTalk - The Ante-Post King
SATURDAY’S Charlie Hall Chase at Wetherby sees the return of Time For Rupert, a horse that some might say has lost his way.Rupert made his seasonal reappearance in last year’s renewal of the Wetherby...
View ArticleKiller tree disease not yet in Borders
THERE have been no cases of ‘ash dieback’ in the Borders so far, but a local forester warned the killer disease could be the equivalent of the 1970s Dutch Elm disease to the ash population.Forestry...
View ArticleJedburgh inn on market
ONE of Scotland’s oldest licensed hotels, the Spread Eagle in Jedburgh, has gone on the market.Owners for the last eight years, John Campbell and Dr Lorna Noble, hope to move on to a smaller...
View Article‘Busiest’ forest festival ever
THIS year’s Tweed Valley Forest Festival which finished at the weekend was the best so far, say organisers.Co-ordinator Chris Sawers said the seventh annual woodland celebration was “the busiest...
View ArticleNational nursing award finalist Sandra goes the extra mile
BORDERS nurse Sandra Robertson is a finalist in prestigious national health awards, writes Sally Gillespie.The diabetes-specialist nurse is one of three in the nurses’ category of the Scottish Health...
View ArticlePets of the week
This week we have Pebbles and Misty who have been with us for far too long and are desperate for a new home. They can go together or separately. Misty is a black and white, eight-year-old female who is...
View ArticleGeorge ‘Stevie’ Stevenson
HE became known in Scottish rugby circles as Back-door Stevie because of the number of times he was sidestepped by the national selectors only to receive a late call into the Scottish team.At 6’2” he...
View ArticleConvener is children’s champ choice
ONE of the region’s most experienced children and young people’s services workers has been passed over for the prestigious post of Children and Young People’s Champion at Scottish Borders Council.At...
View ArticleThe swings and roundabouts of politics
Local MP Michael Moore took a break from the political game last Friday to join Langlee Primary School children at the Galashiels housing estate’s new playpark. The Langlee Jubilee Play Park, which...
View ArticlePurves fundraisers are in the pink
BORDERS car dealers and garage operators Adam Purves raised £800 on Friday when staff dressed in pink.The 100 employees were raising money for Breast Cancer Care, and 16-year-old Ryan Garrie went a...
View ArticleMelrose family for high jump
AN abseil from Penielheugh in aid of charity raised about £1,500 last month.Around 20 people from across the Borders undertook the 150-foot jump from the Waterloo Monument near Jedburgh after it was...
View ArticleBCC have fundraising nailed
BORDERS Children’s Charity (BCC) raised £500 through painted nails in a straw bale at Kelso Farmer’s Market on Saturday.Local shops donated prizes and for £1 a shot people pulled nails from the bale...
View ArticleTrust grant helps pilot Ryan reach for the skies
Earlston High School teenager Ryan Snook’s head literally can be found in the clouds these days thanks to his love of glider flying, writes Mark Entwistle.Ryan, 13, has just been awarded £250 towards...
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