Pekin is champ at Peebles show
ONCE again records tumbled at the annual Peebles Poultry Show, with this year’s event attracting a total entry of 1,413 from 156 exhibitors from all over the UK.Staged by Peebles & District Poultry...
View ArticleMan appears in court after Selkirk Catholic Church break-in
A MOTHERWELL man will appear in court today charged with theft from two properties in Selkirk, including the town’s Roman Catholic church.The 34-year-old is alleged to have broken into Our Lady and St...
View ArticleTurf Talk: Thoughts of Cheltenham
IT IS Imperial Cup day at Sandown this Saturday and my idea of the winner is Jessica Harrington’s Steps to Freedom, currently trading at 10/1 as I write.But my thoughts are all about Cheltenham next...
View ArticleMan arrested for stealing £3,000 worth of items from Hawick farm
A HAWICK man has been arrested for stealing tools and horse related items valued at £3,000 from a farm.The thefts are reported to have happened at 6.15am yesterday at Wellogate Farm, where two stables...
View ArticleCut of choice for customers
THE current horse meat scandal has certainly split opinion over the past few weeks.Many people have changed the way they think about what they eat, from the place they source their meat, to whether...
View ArticleNew bus service trial to link Hawick with Borders General Hospital
A NEW bus service between Hawick and Borders General Hospital is being trialled from Monday.Scottish Borders Council, in partnership with the Reshaping Care Change Fund and The Bridge Community...
View ArticleRugby competition winner
THE winner of our competition to win a pair of tickets for the Scotland v Wales 6 Nations international on Saturday is Debby Gillett.Answer: Greig Laidlaw scored all Scotlands points against...
View ArticleBorders sporting greats honoured at Awards extravaganza
FORMER Gala and Scotland full-back Peter Dods is the latest inductee to the Scottish Borders Sporting Hall of Fame.The 1984 Grand Slam winner was guest of honour at the ‘Celebration of Sport’ event...
View ArticleConservative Club takes Border League title
WITH two weeks of the Store-age.org.uk Border League still remaining, Hawick Conservative Club are undisputed 2012/13 champions.Despite racking up a 5-1 victory last week, rivals Hawick Burns Club...
View ArticleRhymers’ form slips
THE most recent Agrii Border League results saw Lauderdale having two games last week, including a 9-5 win over Jedburgh, with some very robust takeouts from each club, followed by an 8-8 peel with...
View ArticleWeir brought in to strengthen kicking game
A SELL-out crowd at Murrayfield on Saturday will be hoping that Scotland can complete a rare hat-trick of wins in the RBS 6 Nations, writes Stuart Cameron.And there is no reason why Scotland cannot do...
View ArticleVale and Gala ring the changes
THERE’S been a stench of mediocrity around Vale of Leithen of late, writes John Slorance.Last Saturday, however, the Innerleithen outfit came out of the garden smelling of roses following their...
View ArticleThe sporting week ahead
GAMEKEEPER TROPHY & JUNIOR SHIELD: Sunday, March 10 – At Braidwood Sporting Clays near Midlem. Entries close noon, all welcome.EOS PREMIER DIVISION: Saturday, March 9 – Gretna 2008 v Vale of...
View ArticleRitchie says Fairies future is bright despite Fraser departure
DESPITE one of the most turbulent weeks in the recent history of Gala Fairydean, chairman Jos Ritchie insists there are exciting times ahead for the Netherdale club.It kicked off on Saturday with...
View ArticleChance to back Yetholm show
YETHOLM’S Borders Shepherds Show is in line for a national prize.The traditional hill show is one of eight finalists in a farming newspaper’s competition where readers are invited to vote for their...
View Articlelandlines
WE’VE probably all heard the expression “crocodile tears.” It comes from an old, very old, story that crocodiles cry in order to lure their victims or, alternatively, cry false tears of sympathy while...
View ArticleUpdate meeting on dredging rules
NEW rules on dredging to prevent flooding will be explained to farmers at a meeting near Lauder later this month.Borders farmers with choked ditches and waterways will welcome the easing of the rules...
View ArticleTurnbull wins at Westruther
OVERALL champion sheep winner at the Westruther Sheep Show stockjudging last Tuesday was Callum Turnbull.The competition, at John Swan’s St Boswells auction mart, attracted more than 120 entrants....
View ArticleBorders student in top two
JEDBURGH’S Millie Green has won a top accolade in a national awards for learners competition.The Borders College student was named as runner-up in the agriculture category of Lantra’s tenth national...
View ArticleGoing is good for MS Racing Club
Former racehorse trainer Rhona Elliot has raised £80,000 for the local branch of the MS Society.And last month the MS Borders Racing Club she founded nine years ago celebrated another win, when Brijomi...
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