Youngsters’ first foot on the coaching ladder
SECONDARY school pupils from across the Scottish Borders are set to play a key role in taking forward the 2012 Olympic promise of creating a sporting legacy for the region through participating in the...
View ArticleAround the region’s fairways
GALASHIELSJohn Scott (Plumbing & Heating) Seniors Winter League: Winner, I. Casson nett 35.KELSOWinter Texas Scramble: G. Welsh, D. Wilson, P. Henderson, L. Murray nett 51.2; 2, B. Hogarth, G....
View ArticleGap shortens as Border Club A inflict surprise loss on league leaders
A SHOCK defeat for the Border Snooker League leaders last week means that the gap between Hawick Conservative Club A and Hawick Burns Club A has narrowed to just four points.Suffering their first loss...
View ArticleBorderers up sticks and head to Fife
LEAGUE CUP action took priority on the local pool scene last week.Reivers B and Station top Group A with tight wins over Bridge B and High Level B respectively.Group B headed by Reivers A, chased hard...
View ArticlePPI scam warning to Borderers
SCAMMERS are using the Payment Protection Insurance scandal to try and con Borderers out of money.And police are now reminding members of the public to be wary about phone calls from people claiming to...
View ArticlePolice identify body
Police have identified the body found in Thornielee Woods near Clovenfords last Sunday as missing man Angus Clyde of Traquair, Innerleithen. The 58-year-old was last seen leaving for work at 7am on...
View ArticleSBC official was sacked after prodding woman
AN employment tribunal has heard how a senior official at Scottish Borders Council was sacked from his £50,000-a-year job after prodding a female colleague in the breast so hard she was left with...
View ArticleChaos reigns after Gala swamped
EILDON Housing Association is set to hold a meeting with tenants of a Galashiels estate which was again flooded during last Thursday’s torrential downpour and which caused chaos throughout the...
View ArticleNHS staff praised by health minister
SCOTTISH public health minister Michael Matheson has praised the dedication of local health service staff, after chairing NHS Borders annual review on Friday.The review, which was held in Tweedbank and...
View ArticleChild protection update
THE Borders’ online multi-agency child protection procedures are now fully up to date. It is hoped anyone who has contact with children in either a professional or voluntary capacity will find the...
View ArticleCrunch match for lofty Fairies
GALA FAIRYDEAN have high hopes of gaining promotion this season and this possibility is certainly not out of the Netherdale side’s reach, writes John Slorance.The Fairydean still have a lot of hurdles...
View ArticleGala on their guard as the shooting season begins
HAVING made it clear this week that he has no intentions of hot-footing it up to Murrayfield to claim the recently vacated Scotland head coach position (see Stuart Cameron’s column on page 27) George...
View Articleopen country
The hallway was dark. Although I am an admirer of gloom, there has to be some aesthetic beauty about it. In this building I could not see anything to admire. I decided not to be too concerned because I...
View ArticleWildlife photography made easy
BORDERS amateur wildlife photographer Rhona Anderson will help budding snappers at a wildlife photography workshop at Kailzie Gardens near Peebles on Sunday (December 2).The course for beginners is...
View ArticleWash up your bird dishes
SCIENTISTS last week warned of a new strain of bird virus which targets great tits spreading north through Britain.The new strain of avian pox, which causes warty, tumour-like growths particularly...
View ArticleLauder plough prize
KELSO’S George Cook won Lauderdale Ploughing Society’s match at Bettyfield, Smailholm on Saturday.John Bathgate from Dunbar was reserve champion and third best overall was Keith Robertson from...
View ArticleTwo awards in a week nothing to beef about
A BORDERS farmer is among 22 in the UK to win a Nuffield scholarship for next year.Beef producer Robert Neill of Upper Nisbet will use the £10,000 award to study cattle electronic identification...
View ArticleSt Boswells show winners
Newtown St Boswells & District Farmers’ Show sponsor seed merchant Johnny Watson presented cups to the summer show’s stock and crop winners at a prizegiving evening at the Buccleuch Hotel, St...
View Articlelandlines
It’s easy to forget how big and important Scotland’s beef business is. But we were reminded on Monday night when Jim McLaren, chairman of Quality Meat Scotland (QMS), spoke at Kelso Agricultural...
View ArticleMind the gap – and the rats – tonight
Borders Banter, a comedy double bill written by two local playwrights Oliver Eade and Dorothy Bruce, is being performed by Odd Productions Theatre Company in Selkirk’s County Hotel on Friday, November...
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