Top Cats thump Merchants
THE latest instalment of the Ettrick Forest Bowling Club Roond the Stick competition saw the Yarrow Cats back in fine form against the Merchant Company A team with a thumping 8-0 victory.On Sunday the...
View ArticleHealth on the agenda
THE board of NHS Borders meets in public at its headquarters in Newstead later this month.The meeting will be in the boardroom at 3pm next Thursday. The board convenes in public every two months to...
View ArticleReunion
A REUNION of the two P7 classes at Burnfoot Primary School in 1963 will take place at Buccleuch Bowling Club, Hawick, on February 4 at 7.30pm.Ex-pupils wishing to attend the event, which includes a...
View ArticlePanel to discuss print’s future in e-publishing era
FORMER Scotsman journalist Bill Chisholm, pictured, will join a panel of experts discussing the future of print in the era of e-publishing later this month.The event, hosted by Melrose Literary...
View ArticleFRAMED IN TIME
Once upon a time a popular column in this newspaper was A Day in the Life, in which a reporter and photographer spent time with various workers.And in January 1982 scribe Hilary Gray (now Mactaggart)...
View ArticleOne point, big difference
EoS PREMIER DIVISIONTOP of the East of Scotland Premier League they may be, but there is nothing about the mighty Spartans that Selkirk FC have to fear, according to team manager Mikey McKinnon, writes...
View ArticleTributes to road death teenager
AROUND 600 mourners packed into Earlston Parish Church last Thursday to pay their respects to popular teenager Scott Johnston.The service was attended by family, neighbours, football team-mates and...
View ArticleSalmond’s court pledge
FIRST Minister Alex Salmond has given an assurance there will be no sheriff court closures without local consultation and the final approval of the Scottish Parliament.He was responding to a question...
View ArticleCharity standards
With over 23,000 registered charities in Scotland, it is not surprising that we at Lindsays are increasingly being approached by charitable organisations looking for legal advice.Charities, like...
View ArticleProject to put carers’ case to companies
ACROSS the UK an estimated 290,000 young people aged 18-25 are caring for their relatives.The exact figure for the Borders is unknown, but with our high proportion of elderly people and an acknowledged...
View ArticleWorkshops offer entrepreneurs Gateway to successful start-up
If your resolution for the new year is to make your great business idea or fledgling enterprise into a 2012 success story, Business Gateway, Selkirk Office is able to help.Figures show that the first...
View ArticleDesign trend is towards Anne Ritchie textile and craft advice
international trend specialist Anne Ritchie is to give a trend and product design workshop for Borders businesses next month, followed by individual consultation timeThe event, part of a Scottish...
View ArticleCauld repairs clear way for hydro scheme
EXTENSIVE repairs to Murray’s Cauld on the Ettrick Water near Selkirk have withstood the ravages of the recent high water flows and prepared the historic landmark for a groundbreaking new role.The...
View ArticleFloors blooming in latest VisitScotland campaign
A VisitScotland television advert featuring Floors Castle on the Roxburghe Estate has been launched at Edinburgh Castle and will be broadcast for the first time tonight.VisitScotland’s new Surprise...
View ArticleTaxman gets tougher
The January 31 deadline for filing tax returns on line is fast approaching and this year late filers will suffer increased penalties. Taxpayers will also find that the rules surrounding when penalties...
View ArticlePanton’s pioneering US deal
NEWLY restructured water specialist company Panton McLeod is heading to New York after announcing its first partnership distribution deal in the United States.The Newtown St Boswells engineering firm’s...
View ArticleNoisy party tickets
TWO young men were arrested in Hawick on Saturday night after police were called to what they described as “a noisy party” in the town’s Elm Court.The men, a 22-year-old from Hawick and a 16-year-old...
View ArticleTractor duo take to roads for charity
If the Olympic Torch wasn’t already enough, two vintage tractors on a trip from John o’ Groats to Land’s End to fundraise for a cancer charity are also passing through the Borders this year. The...
View ArticleCompetition fears as Lauder restaurant gets planning go-ahead
LOSING a grocery shop in Lauder to make way for a new restaurant is “a step too far”, according to local councillor Nicholas Watson.He was commenting on Scottish Borders Council’s planning committee...
View ArticleCouncil to offer jubilee bonfire help
COUNCIL staff will be able to advise those wanting a bonfire to help celebrate when the Queen marks her diamond jubilee in June.Scottish Borders Council (SBC) convener, Alasdair Hutton, told last...
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