Bhatia warns of budget limitations
DESPITE agreeing a £250 million budget last week, the deputy leader of Scottish Borders Council has warned it ‘cannot meet every need and expectation’.Catriona Bhatia made the comment following the...
View ArticleBorders Railway tunnel plans unveiled
THE chairman of Campaign for Borders Rail does not believe the biggest engineering project associated with the £300million line will cause traffic chaos.From June, work will begin on building a tunnel...
View ArticleEgg firm could close Lauder site, says MD
ONE of the country’s leading egg producers could close its Lauder site. Ian Campbell, managing director of Glenrath Farms, told TheSouthern this week that the firm was considering the closure of the...
View ArticleDylan closes in on Chile adventure target
Galashiels teenager Dylan Howel is almost halfway towards his £5,400 Chilean adventure target.The 17-year-old has now raised £2,000 thanks to a successful band night in the Mission Hall in Galashiels...
View ArticleEarlston woman targeted by scam
AN Earlston woman has warned Borderers not to fall for a pension scam.Lynn Austin says she was almost taken in by an automatic message claiming to come from the Co-operative Group offering her £1,000...
View ArticleCouncil loan will help build 163 homes
UP to 163 affordable homes could be created across the region thanks to £13million worth of loans from Scottish Borders Council.Eildon Housing Association, Berwickshire Housing Association and Scottish...
View ArticleCairn to Haining son Ronald
ANOTHER piece of the jigsaw has been provided by a Selkirk reader, helping piece together the Haining’s history.John Stephen of the town’s Montrose Place, told us about a small cairn – in memory of a...
View ArticleIt’s diamond days for happy Borders couples
TWO Borders couples have celebrated their 60th wedding anniversaries with royal seals of approval.Jocky and Betty McDonald of St Boswells, and Horsbrugh Ford’s John and Maureen Laidlaw both received...
View ArticleStaffing concerns for improved care home
DESPITE improved standards, inspectors have raised concerns with staffing levels at a Bonchester Bridge care home, writes Kenny Paterson.While Bonchester Bridge Care Centre raised its ratings from...
View ArticleMoth numbers down, but some have moved to area
LATEST research says three of the UK’s larger moths have become extinct in the last decade.Work by the Butterfly Conservation and Rothamsted Research shows two thirds of common larger species have...
View ArticleGutsy Jed get one over on local rivals
Jed-Forest 23 Selkirk 17RBS NATIONAL LEAGUEFIONA SCOTT reports from Riverside ParkAN entertaining derby match was what was expected from the large turnout of supporters at Riverside Park, and, that’s...
View ArticleFlodden on the map
A GEOLOGIST with a passion for history is aiming to put the Battle of Flodden on the map, writes Kenny Paterson.Alistair Bowden has been appointed as co-ordinator for a series of projects, costing...
View ArticleDo you have what it takes to be a Samaritan?
THE Borders branch of The Samaritans is holding an information evening on February 26 (7pm) at its 21 West Port base in Selkirk in a bid to encourage people to become volunteers.The branch has 28...
View ArticleSatnav down on the farm
PRECISION farming will be explained to farmers attending a meeting near Jedburgh on Wednesday (February 20).Experts will talk about machinery and technology which makes cultivation and other arable...
View ArticlePlan passed
PLANS to erect more than 350 solar panels on the roof of the Borders General Hospital have been approved by Scottish Borders Council.The application for 378 panels was amended to 362 and was given the...
View ArticleSurgical tool alert halts ops at BGH
SOME surgical procedures at Borders General Hospital had to be postponed earlier this month after staff found unknown moisture on surgical equipment.The hospital’s sterilisation and decontamination...
View ArticleBorders battered by booze
THE Borders’ dangerous relationship with alcohol has been highlighted by the most in-depth report of its kind ever produced in Scotland.The region’s first alcohol profile will be presented to Scottish...
View ArticleHow alcohol affects your community
THE Scottish Borders Alcohol Profile was compiled over 12 months by Susan Walker, of the Alcohol and Drugs Partnership, and Erin Murray of Scottish Borders Council.As well as looking at the impact on...
View ArticleSelkirk medieval village dug up by workman
Workmen have uncovered a medieval village on the outskirts of Selkirk.Contractors had been aware that the site, next to the football pitch and the Philiphaugh battleground, was of historic importance,...
View ArticleLothian and Borders Police hunt Berwickshire jewellery thieves
DETECTIVES are probing a £50,000 jewellery raid on a house in Main Street, Gavinton, writes Bob Burgess.The high value theft was discovered on Friday afternoon by a family member who spotted the...
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