Vale show six appeal – but visitors see red
Vale of Leithen 6Lothian Thistle Hutchie Vale 1EoS PREMIER DIVISIONDAVE RYCE reports from Victoria ParkIT’S been a long time coming – not since the Scottish Cup second round replay against Selkirk in...
View ArticleRovers share the points
Peebles Rovers 1Ormiston 1EoS FIRST DIVISIONPLAYING on the Netherdale 3G surface, Peebles consolidated their mid-table position on Saturday when they shared the spoils with league stragglers...
View ArticlePencaitland put aside league exit to punish poor Rovers
Gala Rovers 0Pencaitland 2BORDER CUP FINALKENNY PATERSON reports from KerfieldIT was ironic that a club from outwith the region and bound for the Lothian and Edinburgh Amateur League next season should...
View ArticleBoosting a tot’s brain is child’s play
FAMILIES in the Borders have been urged to take part in the Scottish Government’s PlayTalkRead campaign.A consortium of leading charities has put itself behind the Holyrood initiative which has the...
View ArticleMan impales himself on fence
POLICE have ruled out claims that a Peebles man who impaled himself on a fence had been stabbed.The 28-year-old was injured after apparently running into the fence while reportedly drunk at 4.30am on...
View ArticleOutrage over dumped chairs
A SENIOR Selkirk councillor has questioned the mentaility of those who dumped a sofa and armchairs just yards from the town’s recycling facility.The furniture was left on ground near the entrance of...
View ArticlePolice recover drugs in raid
POLICE recovered £2,000 worth of cannabis from a house in Roxburghe Drive, Hawick on Monday.Subsequently, a 35-year-old man was charged on suspicion of offences under the Misuse of Drugs Act.A Lothian...
View ArticlePlayer Greg remembered with sparking game of football
FOOTBALLERS from two Selkirk businesses helped raise £225 for Melrose FC and the Margaret Kerr Palliative Care Unit at the Borders General Hospital, in memory of former colleague Greg Alexander, writes...
View ArticleTourism body is ‘missing out’ area
A KELSO councillor has claimed Scotland’s national tourism body is ignoring the Borders.Councillor Simon Mountford’s comments came at a meeting of Scottish Borders Council last week, when members...
View Article‘Lack of respect and dignity’ at Galashiels care home
A BORDERS care home has been criticised by the Care Inspectorate for failing to treat residents with respect and dignity and having inadequate staffing levels.An inspector also found that residents of...
View ArticleNewcastleton gets temporary PO
Newcastleton is to be given temporary post office services after its closure last month. The closure caused considerable stress for local residents who could not access post office services, and faced...
View ArticleA7 works
Resurfacing on the A7 at Ashkirk, between Selkirk and Hawick which started on Tuesday, is expected to be completed on March 14. Work is being done 8.30am-4.30pm and 6.30pm-1am, using a traffic convoy...
View ArticleTearoom’s school celebration
Melrose Primary School helped Dalgetty’s Tearoom in the town celebrate its first birthday. Cutting the cake with tearoom manager, Annie Edmonds , are pupils Lewis Robertson and Cara Davidson....
View ArticleDetermined defeat
Fjordhus Reivers 1Stirling Wanderers 2EAST MEN’S DIVISION ONEAFTER a narrow loss and an improved performance against Edinburgh Uni the week before, it was a determined side that took to the Tweedbank...
View ArticleNew beginnings and young guns
SUNDAY’S shoot saw June Allison (Hawick) join the team at Braidwood Sporting Clays to help manager Lucy Black with the day to day running of the popular shooting venue as well as the well attended club...
View ArticleBorderers show pride in their district
BORDERS badminton players made the journey to Ashington to take part in the Anglo-Scottish Tournament, where four Scottish and four English sides battled it out for the top position.Top players from...
View ArticleVillagers win
AN EMPHATIC victory over Melrose on Sunday ensured that St Boswells I continued their unbeaten start to the Winter League.A strong team of Lewis Armstrong, Simon Blair, Lynn Bruce and Toni Lemmon...
View ArticleLadies hit by bad luck
Fjordhus Reivers 2Haddington 3NATIONAL LADIES DIVISION ONEDESPERATE to get back to winning ways, Reivers ladies took to the Tweedbank surface in a confident mood last weekend despite being without...
View ArticleRiders on track for Innerduro success
THE second round of the Alpine Bikes sponsored 2013 Innerduro Series took place on Saturday at Traquair Forest. Organised by Innerleithen MTB Racing, the event, the second in a three-race series, was...
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GALASHIELSJohn Scott (Plumbing & Heating) Seniors Winter League: Winner, W. Morrison nett 35.KELSOWinter Treble Six Pairs: 1, J. Anderson & B. Taylor 80 (16.5) 63.5; 2, E. Wilson & J. Black...
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