Woody appears with a colourful flourish
After the snow finally departed and the temperature soared by around 10 degrees, the local bird population obviously thought that spring had arrived. My garden fieldfare, which arrived with the snow,...
View ArticleLauder animal whisperer set for visit to Ecuador
LAUDER animal lover Judi Gunn with travel to Ecuador this year to help people and animals.The horse whisperer, who, with others, saved the horse Lauder Lass last year, has been asked to visit the South...
View ArticleHorses of Peter’s lifetime
BORDERS horse whisperer Peter Neilson has written the second of a trilogy of books.Alexander the Great’s Horseman’s Spiritual Journey – so named because Mr Neilson found he was Alexander’s horseman in...
View ArticleBeauty after the blizzard
STAFF photographers from TheSouthern capture the tranquil beauty of the Borders’ brief Tuesday flurry of snow in Wilton Park, Hawick and near Ettrickbridge, though it also kept some people busy, for...
View ArticleBelated praise for local Yara winners
APOLOGIES go to the Border gents who won the Yara a fortnight ago for not giving earlier mention of this fine effort, writes Alastair Lindsay.Those responsible for the win are, in no particular order,...
View ArticleUnlikely victory in Scottish Cup
Tweedbank bowlers took on Coatbridge in the preliminary round of the Scottish Cup on Saturday at Meadowmill in East Lothian.This turned out to be some match with an amazing twist at the end. Coatbridge...
View ArticleEighty at eighty for enduring Jeremy
AT the AGM of the Borders branch of the Scottish Endurance Riding Club last Saturday, Jeremy Moon was presented with a special trophy to mark completing an 80km ride in his 80th year.This achievement...
View ArticleCastleholm cricket hitting the right notes
DUNCAN ELLIOTT was re-elected as the Langholm cricket captain at the AGM in the Castleholm clubrooms last Friday evening, writes John Smith.His vice-captain will be Ben Maxwell, who takes over from...
View ArticleResult
GALASHIELSJohn Scott (plumbing & heating) Seniors Section Winter League: Winner, W. Morrison nett 34bih.
View ArticleBorders trio challenging for Sports Personality public vote
Voting is well under way for the Border Sport and Leisure Celebration of Sport awards and this week Fiona Scott takes a closer look at the nominees for the Sports Personality of the Year categoryVOTING...
View ArticleFRAMED IN TIME
A party of Dutch retailers visited the Borders in March 1982 when they toured the Clan Royal of Scotland mill and textile museum in Walkerburn.Their two-day visit to the area was a prize in a...
View ArticlePhone fiasco signals need to ring mobile changes
THE majority of us probably take access to a mobile phone as a necessity, but spare a thought for the residents of remote rural regions like the Ettrick Valley where a mobile can literally mean the...
View ArticleChalmers to join Chinnor RFC
CRAIG Chalmers will quit Scottish rugby at the end of this season in the hope that a move to Oxfordshire club Chinnor RFC might provide a better route back to professional rugby.The 44-year-old former...
View ArticleRegistrar’s office restaurant plan gets green light
AN important Hawick town centre building is to be turned into a restaurant, writes Kenny Paterson.Councillors backed the plans by David Wilson for the empty premises at 12 High Street at Monday’s...
View ArticleHealthy push by Holyrood
PARENTS are being urged to take an active role in making sure their children –and themselves – are fit and healthy.It’s part of the Scottish Government’s TakeLife On, drive which says children should...
View ArticleSainsbury’s subsidies
Supermarket giant Sainsbury’s has given more than £12,500 to community projects in and around Kelso.The Kelso Community Grant Scheme is funded by Sainsbury’s as part of the deal with Scottish Borders...
View ArticleOld Earlston High set to come down
HOPES have been expressed that the former Earlston High School building now standing empty will be demolished sooner rather than later, before it becomes more of an eyesore.At last week’s draft budget...
View ArticleCup draw adds a touch of spice to Selkirk’s season
SELKIRK’S reward for their commanding win in the Border Cup by notching up a five-match whitewash is a home tie against local rivals and former cup holders Melrose on Saturday, March 2, writes Fiona...
View ArticleThe sporting week ahead
MOWITT TROPHY: Sunday, February 10 – At Braidwood Sporting Clays near Midlem. Entries close noon, all welcome.EOS PREMIER DIVISION: Saturday, February 9 – Civil Service Strollers v Vale of Leithen...
View ArticleAlbert can expect a right royal battle
RIVALRY between Borders clubs in East of Scotland footballing circles is passionate and fierce and Selkirk’s scheduled home meeting with Gala Fairydean on Saturday certainly fits this bill – and a...
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