Selkirk’s Amanda enjoys her stint as new tourism radio star
THE dulcet Border tones of Selkirk resident Amanda Domin will soon be heard across the airwaves after she volunteered to lend her voice to a new promotional campaign by national tourism agency...
View ArticleAppeal lodged against refusal of Whitmuir Hall chalets scheme
AN appeal has been lodged with the Scottish Government after plans for 28 holiday chalets at Whitmuir Hall, near Selkirk, were knocked back.The proposals have been in the pipeline for more than 20...
View Article‘Heartbreaking’ cases of child poverty in Borders
A BORDERS charity is trying to raise awareness of the help it can provide to improve the lives of local kids living in poverty, specifically targeting professionals who work with children and...
View ArticlePolice operation hailed a success
A 48-HOUR cross border police operation detected almost 400 offences last week.Operation Overlord involved police officers from the Lothian and Borders, Dumfries and Galloway, Northumbria, Cumbria and...
View ArticleNHS says sorry for pensioner’s BGH death
NHS Borders has apologised to the family of a man who died within hours of being discharged from Borders General Hospital.The 70-year-old man, named Mr C in the Scottish Public Services Ombudsman...
View ArticleMidlem hall nets £15k to buy field
Midlem is one of the first four Scottish communities to be given a grant by the Scottish Land Fund to help it “take control of its future”, writes Sandy Neil. The £14,877 award will allow Midlem...
View ArticleStow kids’ club told to improve
A CHILDREN’S day-care service has been told to make more than 20 improvements by the Care Inspectorate, writes Adam Drummond.Following an inspection of Stow Kids’ Club in October last year, a report...
View ArticlePedal through the valleys
NEW cycling routes and a circular walk around St Mary’s Loch are some of the ideas being looked into to boost the valleys.Revitalising the Ettrick and Yarrow Valleys project officer Julie Nock has won...
View ArticleSelkirk ‘has best claim’ to show weapons of slain Scottish king
NOWHERE has a stronger claim than Selkirk to be the place to put on public display the sword, dagger and ring which are believed to have been taken from the slain body of Scottish monarch James IV...
View ArticleEmail scandal cops are to be moved
Borders police officers being investigated over their part in a scandal over emails found on an internal computer system, and which are said to be of a racist and sexual nature, are to be transferred...
View ArticleFears of traffic chaos if turbines get green light
THE chaos caused on small rural roads in Northumberland by construction traffic to a wind farm site could be repeated in the Borders if the developer gets the go-ahead to build similar projects in this...
View ArticleShop windows to show Gala’s past and future
Galashiels primary schoolchildren are searching for memories of Galashiels’ last 100 years, and ideas about what the town’s High Street will look like, for their ‘Windows To The Future’ project, writes...
View ArticleJai sets stage for Gala gig
Britain’s Got Talent winner Jai McDowall will play Galashiels as part of a Scottish tour. Singer-songwriter Jai, who won the fifth series of the TV talent show in 2011, will perform at the Volunteer...
View ArticleCouncil gets assurance that no food is at risk from horse DNA
COUNCIL chiefs say they have not had to withdraw any foodstuffs from Borders school menus, thanks to a pledge by the local authority’s suppliers that none of the products it purchases are at risk of...
View ArticleAncient burials at solar site
A BRONZE Age cemetery could pose a stumbling block to plans to develop a ‘solar park’ near Easter Langlee, writes Adam Drummond.Green Switch Solutions had requested an official opinion from Scottish...
View ArticleBorders dog handlers heading to Crufts for a show of good behaviour
BORDERS handlers will be displaying their skills at the largest dog show in the world next week, writes Sally Gillespie.Dryburgh Abbey Training Group is to demonstrate good dog manners in a...
View ArticleLocal Roman Catholics shocked by allegations against cardinal
ROMAN Catholics in the Borders have been left shocked and saddened by the allegations of inappropriate behaviour levelled at Cardinal Keith O’Brien.That was the view of senior figures from the local...
View ArticleSignificant drop in salmon catches blamed on last year’s poor weather
POOR weather has been blamed for one of the lowest salmon catch totals on the Tweed and its tributaries for a decade.Just over 14,500 salmon were caught on the local rivers last year, down from over...
View ArticleFigures on patient waits tightened up
NHS Borders has denied any wrongdoing after a damning report on waiting times across Scotland.Audit Scotland’s investigation followed the discovery in 2011 that NHS Lothian had manipulated its waiting...
View ArticleCancer support
SCOTTISH Borders Prostate Cancer Support Group’s next meeting is on Wednesday, March 6, at 7pm in Borders General Hospital’s Chaplaincy Centre.Anyone who has this illness, or is awaiting treatment for...
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