In contempt
After George Martin appeared unsteady in the dock and admitted he had been drinking, he spent lunchtime in the cells.The 38-year-old muttered obscenities as he was handcuffed and led away.Martin, of...
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A Hawick woman who persistently screamed, shouted and swore in the town’s community hospital was jailed for five months.Samantha Dibbens, 24, of Wellfield Road, appeared from custody and admitted...
View ArticleIn private
A Selkirk man appeared in private, facing two fraud charges.George McLeod, 43, of Bleachfield Road, made no plea or declaration and was remanded in custody.
View ArticleGala cannabis offender’s ‘big mistake’
In a bid to fund his cannabis habit, Daniel Tait decided to sell some of the illegal drug.The 21-year-old first offender, of Hawthorn Road, Galashiels, admitted being concerned in the supply of...
View ArticleSentence deferred on ex-teacher who fiddled benefits
Selkirk Sheriff Court heard on Monday how a retired teacher fraudulently claimed more than £30,000 in benefits.The 66-year-old first offender failed to declare an occupational pension, and for some...
View ArticleBrandished knife
AFTER shouting and swearing in her home, Emma Lowe then brandished a knife.The 40-year-old was told to calm down, but picked up a large knife from the kitchen. One of the men in the flat shouted,...
View ArticleBooze-fuelled row ended with assault
Dragging her friend by the hair down a flight of stairs cost Jayne Stockman a £165 fine.Forty-year-old Stockman, of Woodstock Avenue, Galashiels admitted assaulting a woman at a house at Langlee Road,...
View ArticleWaved toy gun about streets
A drunken man was seen brandishing what looked like a handgun in Galashiels.Thomas Cole had bought the imitation firearm from a toy shop, claiming it was intended for his mother to fend off...
View ArticleTrust is on the move
THE Borders Sport and Leisure Trust is preparing to move its head office to a building it has purchased from Borders College in Galashiels.The organisation has worked in partnership with the college on...
View ArticleReivers find their eye on the tiger
Borders Fjordhus Reivers II 5Inverleith II 0EAST LADIES’ FIRST DIVISIONAN ENERGISED Reivers team took to the tiger turf on Saturday at Tweedbank against a youthful Edinburgh side. Following a heavy...
View ArticleBorders trio cue up at Euros
A TRIO of Borders pool players made their way to Blackpool to represent Scotland for the first time in the European Eight Ball Pool Championships.Scott Bowers and Scott Simpson were joined by...
View ArticleFjordhus fall to league high flyers
Borders Fjordhus Reivers I 1Glasgow High Kelvinside 4NATIONAL LADIES’ FIRST DIVISIONREIVERS I welcomed the Glasgow side that are currently top of the division to Tweedbank on Saturday.On a beautiful,...
View ArticleDenholm net another title
DENHOLM Primary School girls’ netball team has taken home another trophy with their second consecutive win at the Border Primary Schools Netball Finals held last Thursday at the Queen’s Leisure Centre...
View ArticleTour de force
THIS year’s Tour o’ the Borders is on course to sell-out all 1,000 spaces.In just its second year, the event is now only a few spots away from reaching its maximum capacity – making it one of the...
View ArticleYule group stages climax
BORDERS snooker players took a break from league business last week to play the fourth and final round of pool matches in the Jean Yule Cup.Hawick Conservative Club topped Group One, while St Boswells...
View ArticlePremier day’s racing ahead at Kelso
RACING returns to the Borders track on Saturday, when the feature race of another exciting Kelso card is the prestigious Totepool Premier Hurdle, writes Hilary Mactaggart.Gates open at noon, with the...
View ArticleKaren’s triumph tribute to late grandad
KAREN LYNN celebrated a poignant victory at Kelso’s Friars Haugh track on Sunday when Pas de Baratin posted a comfortable success in the opening members’ race.Jedburgh-based Karen is the granddaughter...
View ArticleTurf Talk: If In Doubt ‑ try Newbury
LESS than a fortnight to Cheltenham and our thoughts are really aimed at that, but, a horse that I follow religiously is expected to run in The Grimthorpe chase at Doncaster on Saturday.CALGARY BAY is...
View ArticleEarthquake hits the Borders
AN earthquake has been recorded between St Mary’s Loch and Hawick.The 1.8 magnitude quake took place at 10.10am yesterday morning alongside the Borthwick Water in Craik Forest, the British Geographical...
View ArticleGalashiels Health Centre evacuated in ongoing disturbance
a HEALTH centre in the Scottish Borders has been evacuated and fire, the police and ambulance crews are in attendance, writes Bob Burgess.The complex is at Currie Road in the Centre of Galashiels and...
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