Street lamps under SBC spotlight
A DETAILED business case is to be developed which, if implemented, will see millions spent in the coming years to revolutionise street lighting across the Borders, writes Mark Entwistle.Scottish...
View ArticleRace night raises £1,409 for charity
A SELKIRK joiner raised more than£1,400 at a race night in the town on Saturday.The event, followed by a disco, at O’Malley’s bar raised £1,409 towards the £2,000 Philip Hermiston has to raise to take...
View ArticleBlood donors needed
The Blood Transfusion Service will be holding a donor session in the Victoria Halls, Selkirk on Sunday, March 17 from 10.15am to 12.30pm and from 2pm to 4pm.New donors are always needed, according to...
View ArticleBreath and relax as stress classes come to Borders
HEALTH professionals are running classes for stressed Borderers.Following last year’s successful pilot, NHS Borders Psychological Services’ Helen Lynch and Rebecca Pryde are holding the one-hour...
View ArticleSt Mary’s stage fundraiser
TICKETS are on sale for a performance of A Tale of Two Cities in aid of Borders Children’s Charity.Pupils from St Mary’s school in Melrose will take centre stage on March 20 (7pm) as they present the...
View ArticlePatient threatens to self harm with petrol and forces Galashiels health...
Galashiels Health Centre has been evacuated with a patient inside with a container believed to be filled with petrol, writes Bob Burgess.Police have sealed off the Currie Road complex in the town...
View ArticlePetrol threat patient walks out of evacuated Galashiels Health Centre
A PATIENT who doused himself in petrol while holding a lighter and who forced a three hour stand-off at a health centre in the Scottish Borders has surrendered to police, writes Bob Burgess.Around 30...
View ArticleGood day on the Callendar for Gala
LAST year, at exactly the same time, conditions in Callendar Park were as muddy as they could possibly be for the last and toughest event in the national cross-country calendar.This time, the underfoot...
View ArticleHorsing around at the Woll
A VERY sociable evening was enjoyed by EFRA members and friends at the annual get-together, held at the Woll Golf Club on Friday evening.It was good to see lots of new faces as well as some ‘weel-kent’...
View ArticleTweedbank’s Scottish hopes lie with Miller Snr
WITH the end of the indoor bowling season edging closer, Saturday past saw the last of the Scottish playdowns take place.This time it was the fours category for both ladies and gents and in the case of...
View ArticleNice win for the Streamers
LAST week’s Agrii Border League saw Roxburgh propelled to almost unknown heights in the Section One table after beating Foulden 6-4, writes Alistair Lindsay.Glendale notched up their second win of the...
View ArticleSelkirk fund runners have a heart
ATHLETES from in and around the Selkirk area have been pounding their home terrain for the last two and a half years in a valiant effort to raise funds for local charities.And last weekend it was the...
View ArticleTeviotdale Harriers on firm footing in the park
NINE Teviotdale Harriers made the trip to Falkirk to take part in the Scottish Cross-country Championships, held for the eighth consecutive year in historic Callendar Park, writes Alan...
View ArticleGolf return
GALASHIELSJohn Scott (Plumbing & Heating) Galashiels Seniors Winter League: Winner, G. Turnbull nett 37.
View ArticleAlbert hit with fine following attack on Selkirk manager
HAWICK ROYAL ALBERT FC were hit with a £1,000 fine by the Scottish FA last week following a complaint by Selkirk FC concerning the conduct of their players, writes Fiona Scott.Representatives of both...
View ArticleBorders three are up for the cup
BY 4.30pm on Saturday, at least one Borders rugby club will have sealed a place in the RBS National Cup semi-finals and, with a bit of luck and some good play by George Graham’s men, there may even be...
View ArticleNew Zealander Sandbrook looks to improve cricket’s image
CRICKET SCOTLAND’S new eastern participation manager wants to turn around the governing body’s reputation in the Borders.Ex-New Zealand under-19s cricketer Ian Sandbrook was appointed this month to the...
View ArticleHigh Street butchers pay tribute to a true blue Lion
A LOCAL retailer is appealing for help from the people of Selkirk and the surrounding area in helping them pay tribute to one of the town’s most celebrated rugby players.Son of John Waters, founder of...
View ArticleWin tickets to Scotland v Wales
CALEDONIA BEST, the Official Beer of Scottish Rugby, has once again teamed up with TheSouthern to offer fans the chance to win a pair of tickets to the sell-out Scotland v Wales clash at Murrayfield on...
View ArticleRacist and sexist emails are no joke. Period
Lothian and Borders police were stunned this week by the news that 17 officers and four civilian staff based in the Borders are under investigation over emails said to be of a “racist and sexual...
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