Rustlers steal sheep flock
POLICE are hunting rustlers who have stolen sheep valued at more than £900 from a Peeblesshire farm.Officers believe the theft of the black-faced ewes from a field at Shiplaw near Eddleston took place...
View ArticleVillage hall asbestos find
Asbestos has been discovered during the refurbishment of Denholm Village Hall, but it seems there was no danger to the public. Last weekend’s Denholm Folk Festival was forced to move from its...
View ArticlePup probe continues
ANIMAL charity the Scottish SPCA says its probe into the illegal sale of puppies from a car boot in a supermarket car park is continuing.Closed circuit television captured a woman aged between 25 and...
View ArticleGP’s active challenge
SCOTLand’s ultimate endurance athlete has urged Borderers to get involved in a campaign to get the nation active, writes Kenny Paterson.Former Borders General Hospital, Galashiels and Hawick health...
View ArticleChernobyl children
ANOTHER trip for Chernobyl children to visit the Borders is being planned for next summer.An information night will be held in the Kingsknowes Hotel, Galashiels, on November 19 at 7.30pm. Members of...
View ArticleTrying times in Scottish Rugby as Cross drops to bench
BORDERS prop Geoff Cross has been dropped to the bench for Saturday’s EMC Test against South Africa at Murrayfield despite scoring his first try for his country against the mighty All Blacks on...
View ArticleLeigh targets Nationals
AT THE Scottish selection shoot-off, Leigh Christie from Border Bowmen earned a place on the Scottish team going to the National Indoor Championships, held at the RICOH stadium in Coventry on December...
View ArticleResolute Reivers miss chances
Fjordhus Reivers 1Erskine Stewart’s Melville II 2SCOTTISH DISTRICT CUP FIRST ROUNDREIVERS always welcome the challenge of playing teams from a higher league and last Sunday’s fixture was no...
View ArticleChampionship first for Galashiels
MORE than 60 riders from across the Borders took part in the first Inter-Schools Cycling Championship at Scott Park, Galashiels.The event used a unique competition format that combined cycling skills...
View ArticleRyan rides home to top personality stakes at awards
IN HIS own words, it’s been one hell of a year for Galashiels jockey Ryan Mania – and on Friday night, in his hometown, he was rewarded for his efforts and named 2012 Ettrick & Lauderdale Sports...
View ArticleTrue Fjordhus grit
Fjordhus Reivers 1Erskine Stewart’s Melville 1NATIONAL LADIES DIVISION TWOFJORDHUS Reivers welcomed the city side to Tweedbank for what is always a tight, hard-fought affair.ESM passed back and from...
View ArticlePetition to safeguard hospital pool
THERE is a question mark over the future of hydrotherapy facilities at Borders General Hospital, TheSouthern can reveal this week.Following enquiries by us, NHS Borders this week confirmed that the...
View ArticleMcClure rounds off Kelso’s fight-back
Duns 2Kelso United 2EoS FIRST DIVISIONGEORGE RILEY reports from Berwickshire High SchoolA LATE goal four minutes into stoppage time by teenager Calum McClure earned United a draw which, at one stage,...
View ArticleTop dogs triumph
Gala Hotspur 3 Hawick United 6BAL DIVISION BLEAGUE leaders Hawick United kept their position with a confident display at Gala.United took the lead through a David Strathdee penalty after Kevin...
View ArticleLadies find some old firm footing
Melrose Ladies 33 RHC Cougars 29RBS WOMEN’S PREMIER LEAGUEMELROSE recorded their first win against one of Scotland’s “old firm” top two teams as their 13 players hung on against an RHC second half...
View ArticleReferees whistle for new recruits
WITH the 50th Anniversary of the Border Rugby Referees Society (BRRS) just around the corner the group are looking to recruit some new whistlers to help maintain the high standard of officiating in and...
View ArticleHow clubs stand at the league break
APART from Melrose and Gala playing catch-up from the British and Irish Cup we have a little break now from league rugby which everyone seems to hate.I have always gone on record to say that it’s a...
View ArticleSouters’ gamble on young players pays off
Selkirk 39Kelso 11RBS BORDER REGIONAL CUPA ROUSING second-half performance steered Selkirk to victory on Saturday at Philiphaugh, the match producing three tries for home wing Darren...
View ArticleHard work gives Langholm the points
Langholm 43 Hawick Linden 17RBS REGIONAL SHIELDJohn Smith reports from MilntownLANGHOLM had to work hard to get the better of a spirited Hawick Linden side but came in comfortable winners.A soft pitch...
View ArticleThird premiership defeat for Melrose
Dundee High 32 Melrose 19RBS PREMIERSHIPIN A game that was vital to both sides, for very different reasons, the home team emerged victors at Mayfield.Dundee’s win lifts them off the bottom of the table...
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