Cub Ivan, 8, nears Selkirk swim finish
COMMITTED fundraiser Ivan Burt-Smith, aged eight, has just 148 lengths to go to swim the distance of the English Channel.The Selkirk cub is swimming 22 miles – 1,416 lengths – of the town’s swimming...
View ArticleSnubbed wind farm developer slams MoD
A WIND farm developer has hit out at the Ministry of Defence and Scottish Borders Council following the refusal of plans for eight turbines at Alemoor Loch.ABO Wind UK’s proposed Barrel Law scheme was...
View ArticlePeebles school holds first book festival
A PEEBLES school has celebrated its inaugural book festival with a series of visits from authors and other special guests, writes Adam Drummond.The week of events at Priorsford Primary School kicked...
View ArticleFood for thought as restaurateur helps Gala girl guiders
Galashiels District Girlguiding held the annual World Thinking Day at Beijing Beijing, Chinese Restaurant in Galashiels, thanks to Steven Kwan and his mother. About 190 Rainbows, Brownies, Guides,...
View ArticleBorders hit by its biggest earthquake in seven years
THE biggest earthquake to hit the south of Scotland in seven years has been recorded between St Mary’s Loch and Hawick, writes Kenny Paterson.The 1.8 magnitude quake took place at 10.10am on Wednesday...
View ArticleAlcohol profile praised
COUNCILLORS have welcomed the recent publication of the Scottish Borders Alcohol Profile, stating that its findings will help decision-making on a range of issues, writes Adam Drummond.Report authors...
View ArticleFormer Selkirk fiscal set to tackle ‘the toughest footrace in the world’
A BORDERS lawyer is running “the toughest footrace in the world” for charity next month.Former procurator fiscal depute at Selkirk Alasdair MacLeod will run the seven-day ultramarathon, Marathon des...
View ArticleIncreased road repair inspections
THERE will be increased inspections of road repairs carried out by utility companies in the Borders, the council has revealed.Councillor Gordon Edgar, executive member for roads and infrastructure,...
View ArticleGala heroin supplier is trapped in sting
A drug supplier caught in an undercover police operation, has had sentence deferred until March 11.Christopher Ferguson, 25, of Halliburton Place, Galashiels, appeared from custody at Selkirk Sheriff...
View Article£5,000 bank card scam
A Hawick man who fraudulently obtained more than £5,000 from a disabled man, had sentence deferred until April 8 for reports at Selkirk Sheriff Court on Monday.Allan Muir, 57, of Trinity Street,...
View ArticleTeenager admits swearing at A&E
A teenager who breached an ASBO by shouting, swearing, and hindering hospital staff, was sentenced to a community payback order (CPO) with a warning that any breach would see him jailed.At Selkirk...
View ArticleMan failed to tell medics of crucial baby chair incident
A Hawick man did not tell medical staff he had forcibly removed a child from a baby chair after X-rays revealed some 12 hours later that the youngster had a broken leg.Robert McGregor, 29, failed to...
View ArticleSheriff warns on sobriety in court
Anyone turning up at court under the influence of either drink or drugs will be remanded in custody, Sheriff Derrick McIntyre told Jedburgh Sheriff Court on Friday after suspicions over the sobriety of...
View ArticleFraud charge
A Selkirk man who appeared in private on two charges of fraud was remanded in custody.George McLeod, 43, of Bleachfield Road, is also accused of driving while disqualified.He was fully committed at...
View ArticleRelationship end pushed addict back to drugs
When his eight-year relationship broke down, Darren Johnstone reverted to illegal drugs.Johnstone, 28, of Havelock Place, Hawick, was fined £270 at Selkirk Sheriff Court on Monday when he admitted...
View ArticleCriminal stole from house within three months of release
A criminal who re-offended within three months of his release, found himself back behind bars for 16 months.John Chapman, 22, was released from prison last August, and by November was re-offending,...
View ArticlePayback breach
A MAN who breached a community payback order was jailed for five month at Jedburgh Sheriff Court on Friday.David Adamson, 24, formerly of Chay Blyth Place, Hawick, failed to carry out unpaid work.Rory...
View Article‘Bad blood’ caused assault
A man suffered a cut eye, bruising, and lost a tooth, after being assaulted in the street.The offence, which happened outside a Galashiels nightclub, was said to have arisen out of “bad blood between...
View ArticleYC in league and cup win
SELKIRK YOUTH CLUB hit the ground running in their Border Cup campaign last weekend, with a 34-3 away victory over Duns Colts.Not only did the win earn the young Souters a quarter-final tie against...
View ArticleMy friend ‘The Voice’
A FRIENDSHIP with late Borders rugby broadcaster, Bill McLaren, has helped a Welsh couple raise thousands for cancer charities.Retired butcher, Bill “Butch” Keylock and his wife Lorna, from Brecon in...
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