Watson in cross-border forum call
efforts to represent the best interests of the Borders in tourism, economic development and transport are being hindered and dissipated by bureacracy and a lack of co-ordination among national and...
View ArticleTime to end bowel cancer taboo, says fundraising Karen
KAREN Raeburn from Peebles has good reason for organising a major fundraising event for Bowel Cancer UK in March.For the dinner dance she is staging at the Macdonald Cardona Hotel will mark the 10th...
View ArticleSBC ‘breaking demoted teachers’ pay pledge’
THE main EIS teaching union is on a collision course with Scottish Borders Council in a bid to maintain the pay levels of former principal teachers (PTs) whose roles, but not salaries, were downgraded...
View ArticleSeeing ourselves as Russians see us – through Scott’s eyes
Irn Bru and the Famous Grouse aren’t the only two Scottish icons big in Russia – so is Sir Walter Scott. This summer, his Abbotsford home in the Borders, opens a new, free visitor centre under its...
View ArticleSchool takes on bully battle
AN anti-bullying campaign being piloted in Peebles could be rolled out across the Borders if it proves successful.Lothian and Borders Police and their partner agencies in the Borders have launched the...
View ArticleNo charges against Grahame
MIDLOTHIAN South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale MSP Christine Grahame will not face criminal proceedings over allegations by her former aide Mark Hirst that she misused election expenses.In November, the...
View ArticleShower of complaints going to ombudsman
A WALKERBURN woman is to launch a complaint with the Scottish Public Services Ombudman, despite earning an apology for a year-long dispute surrounding her elderly mother’s leaking shower.Julie Baillie...
View ArticleRoyal Mail hits back in postbox communications row
THE Royal Mail has denied allegations that there was no local consultation over its decision where to site a new red postbox in Newtown St Boswells.Last week, TheSouthern reported on anger in the...
View ArticleKelso’s young were sounded out over play plans
YOUNGSTERS looking for something to do in Kelso can now enjoy improved play facilities at the town’s Shedden Park, writes Mark Entwistle.Scottish Borders Council staff have redesigned and upgraded the...
View ArticlePublic input sought as project bids to return Hawick’s ‘jewel in the crown’...
ARGUABLY the most impressive of all the public parks in the Borders, Wilton Lodge in Hawick is on the cusp of a major lottery-funded transformation.The 100-acre array of verdant open spaces, enhanced...
View ArticleBorders firm makes its mark on Iron Lady
BORDERS cinema-goers enjoying the new smash-hit biopic about former prime minister Margaret Thatcher can be forgiven for thinking they are seeing things if they notice a model of the reiver figure from...
View ArticleHawick clothes shop raided
POLICE are hunting thieves who stole clothing worth £1,200 from a Hawick shop.The break-in took place between 5pm on Monday and 9.30am on Tuesday at EFM on Buccleuch Street.The culprits took Fox brand...
View ArticleCollege rising to challenge of funding poorer students
BORDERS College has pledged every effort to ensure poorer students do not miss the chance to study should bursary cash be cut.It follows research by NUS Scotland which showed at least 14 of Scotland’s...
View ArticleDo you want a health centre at Crofts Road? – views from both sides
VOTING NOStanley Gryczka, retired butcherI was Lauder Cornet in 1978 and naturally care passionately about our common good assets and what happens to them. I am angry about the way the ballot question...
View ArticleTown divided as Lauder prepares to vote on health centre
IT IS an issue that has split opinion in the Royal Burgh of Lauder and its surrounding settlements.Should a new £2.2million health centre be located on common good land in Crofts Road that hosts a play...
View ArticleJoy as reporter blows away appeal over wind turbine plan for Broadmeadows
THERE was jubilation this week after a Scottish Government reporter threw out the appeal from energy company Greenpower over the refusal to let it erect eight turbines in one of the most picturesque...
View ArticleTrouble in store for Teries
STAFF at Hawick’s former Woolworths store have missed out on compensation – but their ex-colleagues at the Galashiels shop will get a share of the £68million payout, writes Kenny Paterson.The cash...
View ArticleEvolve or become extinct – a warning to Borders businesses
TWO traders who have launched a Borders business club have warned that bosses who fail to adapt will see their companies fold.Nathan Upchurch and Rob Oliver believe too many companies are operating in...
View ArticleRugby player and Aberdeen student Graham to lead Melrose festival
STUDENT Graham Crawford has been named as this year’s Melrosian. The 21-year-old was confirmed as the 74th young man to hold the post at the Ex-Melrosians’ Burns Supper. He follows in the footsteps of...
View ArticleFast-improving Royalists hold out till the bitter end
Eyemouth United 4Hawick Royal Albert 1(aet – 1-1 after 90 minutes)KING CUP FIRST ROUNDJOHN SLORANCE reports from Warner ParkHAWICK Royal Albert are out of the King Cup.Just as the form book predicted,...
View Article