Wind farm plan booted out
PLANS for a 16-turbine wind farm straddling the border between the Borders and Midlothian were thrown out by local councillors this week.Members of Scottish Borders Council planning committee, meeting...
View ArticleWake up to changes, warns the FSB
A quarter of small Scottish firms do not know about major payroll changes coming into force next year, according to a Federation of Small Businesses’ (FSB) survey. Figures for Scotland from a UK-wide...
View ArticleTime for a Christmas trunk call
TWO public-spirited bodies in Newtown St Boswells have come together to create an unusual village Christmas decoration, writes Sally Gillespie.Newtown community council recently acquired an old red...
View ArticleChildren at risk
THE number of children on the Child Protection Register in the Borders is below the national average, according to a report just released.There are currently 34 on the register. The national average is...
View ArticleFormer Hawick mill set for new life as a gym
THREE years after its looms fell silent, the former Lochcarron knitwear mill in Hawick’s Princes Street is set for a new lease of life as a gym and fitness centre.Members of Scottish Borders Council...
View ArticleFire chief sounds safety alarm call
FIRE chiefs have urged people in the Borders to be on their guard against festive fires in their homes.Each year there are around 6,000 accidental house fires in Scotland with about 100 blazes each...
View ArticleAutism workshop
A WORKSHOP to find out how services help families, carers and friends of people on the autism spectrum takes place in Melrose next month. Autism mapping coordinator for the Borders, Neil Hendry, is...
View ArticleBudget black hole gloom casts dark cloud over jobs and services
HUNDREDS of local council jobs will be lost over the coming five years as the result of a massive £27million cash shortage.The revenue black hole has led to dire warnings of tough times ahead as a...
View ArticleSanta visits Melrose for a whole lot of giving
SANTA met around 30 children earlier this month after he drew in to a Melrose shop on three-wheeled rig pulled by Siberian huskies.Shoppers donated £80 to Cash for Kids and gave £29 to the Scottish...
View ArticleWhistleblower leaks fears over gas safety
FEARs about gas safety in properties managed by Scottish Borders Housing Association (SBHA) have been raised following two incidents reported during the last month.The Selkirk-based social landlord...
View ArticleThe sporting week ahead
OVER THE HILL NEW YEAR RUN: Wednesday, January 2 – Gala Harriers and Lauderdale Limpers annual run from Tweedbank to Lauder. All members from either club welcome, with shorter routes available if...
View Article2012 has been an olympic year locally, too
Jan 19th: PEEBLES Under 13s netball team retained their Border League trophy for the second consecutive year following a cracking final against Earlston. The two teams rose to the occasion in a...
View ArticleFancy a festive flutter at the Final Fling?
FOR the second time in its history, Kelso Race Course will stage a meeting in between Christmas and New Year – which this year falls on Saturday, writes Fiona Scott.And, with £50,000 of prize money on...
View Article2012 was pretty much an annus horribilus for wildlife watching, but there...
JanuaryThe first week of the month saw the emergence of the season’s first snowdrops. I found three different groggy queen wasps crawling across the living room carpet on separate occasions. No waxwing...
View ArticleIn private
TWO men appeared in private charged with drug dealing.William Tait, 32, and Ian Dougal, 33, both of Eyemouth, are accused of being concerned in the supply of heroin in the town earlier this month....
View ArticleDenies 22 allegations
A HAWICK teenager has denied a total of 22 charges, mainly involving spray painting property in the town’s Eildon Road and Burnhead Road.Christopher Rodgers, 16, of Eildon Road, pleaded not guilty to...
View ArticleSex assaults
A HAWICK man who admitted sexually assaulting two women will be sentenced next month.Paul McDonald, 45, of Longcroft Road, pleaded guilty to placing his hand up the skirts of the women and touching...
View ArticleMan attacked in own home
POLICE are hunting for three attackers who seriously assaulted a man in his own home in Innerleithen.The 47-year-old suffered injuries after the incident in Montgomery Street at 11pm on December 18. He...
View ArticleMARKET PRICES
WOOLERAT their weekly Primestock Sale held at Wooler last Wednesday John Swan Ltd had forward and sold 777 lambs and 573 ewes.Lamb numbers easier, but trade at greater levels on the week.Leading prices...
View ArticlePianist Osborne to put masterworks in the Eastgate spotlight
Music in Peebles sees in the New Year in some distinguished company when the opening concert of 2013 features one of today’s finest pianists, and music by two of the greatest composers for the piano....
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