More students miss out on Border College places as cuts begin to bite
BORDERS College has been unable to keep up with increasing demand for student places because of funding cuts, claims its principal.Liz McIntyre made the comment as Freedom of Information figures...
View ArticleDrink drivers caught
BORDERERS who continue to drink-drive have been warned they risk losing their licence, after 77 people were caught in the Lothian and Borders area in a police festive campaign. That figure included two...
View ArticleSmartphone app used to help find missing man
RESCUERS found a lost walker on New Year’s Eve using a specialised tracking smartphone app.Three rescue teams were mobilised to search for the middle-aged man lost in Glentress Forest, near Peebles, on...
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A development I seem to have missed until last week is that there are now two Oxford farming conferences in early January.One is the long-established, and farming establishment, event. The other, now...
View ArticleLibraries temporary closure
LIBRARIES in Kelso and Jedburgh are temporarily closing this month while refurbishment work is carried out.This is part of a wider project to integrate libraries and contact centre facilities in six...
View ArticleTrio turn up the heat in battle for winter honours
A CONTENDER for most improved player during the winter months must include new boy Hugh MacDonald – third equal in last weekend’s competition.Other candidates in the running for this award are Ian...
View ArticleHospital’s outbreak ward plan
NHS Borders hopes the building of a new ward at Borders General Hospital will ease the pressure of outbreaks such as the norovirus, writes Kenny Paterson.The hospital has been forced to shut wards due...
View ArticleStench of Galashiels rubbish dump still lingering on
A LANDFILL site in Galashiels is still kicking up a stink, writes Kenny Paterson.Residents in the town say the stench from the Easter Langlee rubbish tip can still be noticeable, despite Scottish...
View ArticleIt was good to watch the partridge family
Now that all the festive frivolities are out of the way, we can settle back down into something of a routine once more. Winter has yet to arrive with still no sign of any snow or severe frosts. Daytime...
View ArticleGrahame demands UK-led Lockerbie bombing inquiry
BORDERS MSP Christine Grahame has called for a public inquiry into the Lockerbie bombing nearly 25 years after the atrocity which killed 270 people.The Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale MSP,...
View ArticleMystery of James Scott’s lost clocks
Mystery still surrounds the fate of four astronomical clocks created over 100 years ago by ‘Selkirk’s mason astronomer’ James Scott.The self-taught astronomer and mathematical genius, who was born in...
View ArticleScott statue unfit for future?
A monument to Sir Walter Scott in the heart of Glasgow is being removed to give architects a “blank canvas” in a competition to design a “new George Square fit for the 21st century”, writes Sandy...
View ArticleCo-op’s Melrose plans approved
MELROSE’S community council chairman says it is unclear what effect a new supermarket will have for retailers in the town, writes Kenny Paterson.Scottish Borders Council’s planning department approved...
View ArticleDangerous Melrose junction to be fixed after flooding claim denied
A BORDERS golf club claims it is not at fault for a flooded road which has been branded dangerous to drivers.The junction between Chiefswood Road and Dingleton Road in Melrose is regularly under water,...
View ArticleNo love lost for 2012 at Dawyck botanic garden
BOTANIC garden bosses were last week counting the cost of 2012.Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (RBGE) says its four gardens lost about 150 trees overall in the hurricane-force storm at the beginning of...
View ArticleMargaret Kerr wish comes true as £4.1M palliative care unit opens
THE BORDERS’ first dedicated palliative care unit has opened its doors to its first patients.The £4.1 million Margaret Kerr Unit at Borders General Hospital was opened this week after the final...
View ArticleYetholm pavilion debate
YETHOLM villagers and the surrounding community are being invited to a public meeting next week to decide the future of its sports pavilion.The community council has organised the event to assess...
View ArticleHaggis Hunters facing a super breed
HOARDS of Haggis on Selkirk Hill have been spotted scurrying for cover and preparing their defences in advance of the annual Great Selkirk Haggis Hunt, writes Bob Burgess.Casual walkers over the...
View ArticleTiming and testing is key to fluke control
BORDERS farmers are being warned to watch out for high rates of liver fluke.Moredun Research Institute’s Philip Skuce, speaking to producers at the Quality Meat Scotland (QMS) monitor farm, Hundleshope...
View ArticleInstant Burns Night – just add haggis
Celebrate the Burns season with IDEOMS’ Burns experience at Peebles’ Eastgate Theatre on Friday, January 18, at 7.30pm, during their tour of southern Scotland. John Nichol, Lucy Bell, Hilary Cowan and...
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