Peebles homeowner scammed
BOGUS workmen have targeted several homes in Peebles, with one homeowner being conned out of cash.The man was approached by another man with the offer of resurfacing his driveway on Sunday.With a price...
View ArticleJobless increase
THE number of people claiming out-of-work benefits in the Scottish Borders rose by more than five per cent last month.Figures released on Wednesday revealed that 2,102 people were claiming Jobseeker’s...
View ArticleBorders-based DNA researchers help comic Izzard trace ancestors
COMEDIAN Eddie Izzard is the latest celebrity seeking to trace his earliest ancestors by having his DNA tested by the specialist Borders company set up by local historian, author and broadcaster,...
View ArticleThe sporting week ahead
LINGERWOOD TROPHY: Sunday, February 24 – At Braidwood Sporting Clays, near Midlem. Entries close noon. All welcome.BOWHILL WINTER SERIES: Sunday, February 24 – Starting from the courtyard of Bowhill...
View ArticleClubs get down to business end of league season
AS WE approach the end of the club season, thoughts turn to promotion and relegation issues for clubs, players and supporters, particularly as this year will see play-off games taking place for some...
View ArticleMcKinnon targets Kelso game
SINCE taking the plunge from the Premier Division, life has not been easy for Selkirk in the lower grade, writes John Slorance.Indeed, as their lowly league position points out, life has been extremely...
View ArticleLessons of the landscape
PROMINENT Scottish geologist Stuart Monro will be in the Borders to talk about geology next week.The professor is the latest to give a talk in the Royal Scottish Geological Society’s (RSGS) programme...
View ArticleUphill struggle for A team
RBS NATIONAL RESERVE ONELAST Saturday’s defeat leaves Selkirk perilously close to the relegation trapdoor, but with five league fixtures remaining, backs coach Fraser Jack is certainly not throwing in...
View ArticlePaul’s just magic
PLAYING his first round of golf this year, Paul McVie showed he’d lost none of his old magic as he weaved round the course in a scratch 32 to win last weekend’s Winter Woollies competition.His wizardry...
View ArticleLessons learned from Galashiels flood, says Herd
A GALASHIELS councillor says lessons have been learned from the flash flood which washed out seven businesses in the town last year, writes Kenny Paterson.A draft report on the November 22 incident,...
View ArticleJudicial review sought over yurts refusal
CONTROVERSY continues to surround the decision by councillors to refuse a planning application for six yurts, a small shop and associated car parking for a holiday site in the Ettrick Valley.At the...
View ArticleEarlston international parcel post assurances
LOCAL Earlston community councillor John Paton-Day has moved to allay fears over the future of the village’s post office.Last month TheSouthern reported concerns at planned changes by Post Office...
View ArticleCouncil signs up to data ‘promise’
SCOTTISH Borders Council has launched a new campaign to raise awareness of the importance of looking after information.The council itself was hit with a £250,000 fine from the Information...
View ArticleRetail fears for Selkirk after shop closure
THE loss of another shop in Selkirk is bad for the town, writes Kenny Paterson.That is the view of Selkirk Community Council, which has decided not to oppose the conversion of former women’s clothes...
View ArticleLavender Touch dream of dedicated treatment centre starts to take shape
THE next in our series of articles marking the 10th anniversary of the locally-based Lavender Touch charity, focuses on its dream to construct its own dedicated centre.Over the course of its existence,...
View ArticleOpen day
ANYONE affected by Government benefit changes is invited to an open information day at Philiphaugh Community School on Wednesday (10am-2pm).Concern over terms such as Universal Credit, DLA, PIP, ESA...
View ArticleMSPs clash over child poverty stats
ALMOST 3,000 Borders children were living in poverty last year, according to figures compiled by the End Child Poverty campaign.It also estimated that one in four children in the Hawick and Denholm...
View ArticleNew pilot project will examine land use
A LAND-USE pilot scheme for the Borders has been welcomed by senior local planning officials and councillors.Speaking last week, Paul Wheelhouse, Minister for Environment and Climate Change, announced...
View ArticleSolar and wind plans for farm
A LANGSHAW farmer has applied to Scottish Borders Council to erect almost 200 solar panels and two 25m-high wind turbines in fields near the hamlet.An application for 192 ground-mounted solar panels...
View ArticleGreen awards launched in region
THE search is on for the Borders’ greenest community.A new Green Together Community Award scheme is inviting towns and villages who have taken environmental action to enter the contest.The awards, to...
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