Gala student’s close shave for charity
A GALASHIELS student has shaved her head to raise money for a soldiers’ charity.Business studies student Amy Brown cut her shoulder length hair at Borders College last Wednesday to raise more than £740...
View ArticleTweedbank care home must improve or face closure
A Government watchdog is threatening to close a Tweedbank care home for dementia sufferers unless it improves by the end of the month, writes Sandy Neil.Craw Wood provides 24-hour care for older people...
View ArticleLocal haggis bound for Aremnia
AWARD-winning haggis from local butcher J A Waters & Sons in Selkirk High Street will soon be making its way to Yerevan, Armenia, for the annual Burns supper organised by the Armenian British...
View ArticleMarie and Katie put on Creative first show
A BORDERS-BASED performing arts troupe have put in a five-star performance in its first show.Creative Stage, founded last summer by Selkirk’s Marie McCullough and Oxton’s Katie Robinson – put together...
View ArticleConcert plays rare music by Hawick composer
A tribute concert in honour of Hawick’s great but forgotten composer Sir John Blackwood McEwen (1868-1948) will be performed at Tower Mill at the Heart of Hawick on Sunday, January 27, at 2.30pm.The...
View ArticleHope as town footfall rises
Footfall in Border town centres has risen for the first time in two years, according to an annual survey carried out by Scottish Borders Council (SBC). SBC reported the encouraging sign of a one per...
View ArticleCall to dance against violence to women
BORDERERS will be among millions dancing and clapping on Valentines Day in a world-wide bid to stop violence against women.Locals are being urged to join activists for One Billion Rising on February...
View ArticleUpgrade for Gala centre
MOTORISTS face disruption in Galashiels as improvements continue in the town centre, writes Bob Burgess.Market Street is to be resurfaced which means the road will be closed to vehicles between...
View ArticleFallago Rig plugs into the grid
WORK has been completed on a £3.6million electricity substation fit-out which will service the EDF Renewables’ Fallago Rig wind farm in the Lammermuir Hills.Alastair Dawson, managing director of...
View ArticleHawick High on music
Hawick Music Live! is hosting a second concert at the Heart of Hawick this month on Wednesday, January 30, at 7pm, which brings Hawick High School music students back on a return visit. Gordon...
View Article£1M for care of war memorials
Scotland’s war memorials will be cleaned and restored in readiness for the anniversary of the First World War, through a new fund being made available to communities across the country.The additional...
View ArticleDearly beloved – isn’t it a sin ...
...When you peel a tattie – and throw away the skin? So ran the first two lines of a weird poem I knew as a kid but have forgotten the rest. No matter, according to the man I saw on the TV news today,...
View ArticleSelkirk’s footfall rises after 4 years of decline
Pedestrian footfall in Selkirk finally rose in 2012, after it declined 30 per cent from 2007-2011, an annual survey by Scottish Borders Council (SBC) has revealed. SBC reported the encouraging sign of...
View ArticleBorders forest survey of visitors and locals under way
BORDERS forests will be surveyed to find out more about visitors this year.Forestry Commission Scotland (FCS) will ask forest-goers to Glentress, Newcastleton, Traquair and Yair, and other areas, about...
View ArticleJed bus firm is stripped of licence
MUNRO’S of Jedburgh says services will not be affected, despite the bus company losing its licence.The company has been stripped of its authority to operate following a Traffic Commission for Scotland...
View ArticleSnow batters the Borders as schools and roads shut
ELEVEN schools have been closed and one of the Borders’ main roads has shut as heavy snow, gale-force winds and freezing temperatures batter the region. The snow is expected to fall over the area until...
View ArticlePolice say Hawick death not suspicious
POLICE have confirmed they are not treating the death of a man in a Hawick street as suspicious.The 61-year-old local man was found unconscious after collapsing on Fenwick Park at 8pm on Saturday, and...
View ArticleSnow to batter Borders until tomorrow as roads and schools close
THE A68 road at Carter Bar has reopened, but motorists are advised to use extra caution as snow and gale-force winds continues to hit the Borders. And Scottish Borders Council say a meeting this...
View ArticleSchool closures remain in place as snow continues to hit Borders
SCHOOLS and roads remain closed as further snow fell overnight across the Borders.Scottish Borders Council chiefs had planned to open schools as normal today but more heavy snow last night meant its...
View ArticleSnow update – waste collection
As the wintery weather continues to affect the region, Scottish Borders Council (SBC) is working to maintain routine recycling and refuse collections.There has been some minor disruption so far, mostly...
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