Wishing the old coot a happy Mother’s Day
Icy blasts and snow flurries were the medicine dished up last weekend, so it was another blank night at the moth trap on Friday.Things were better on Sunday, however, for the final wildfowl count of...
View ArticleInnerleithen bike lift campaigners get land lease go-ahead
A mountain bike lift at Innerleithen took a step forward last week when campaigners heard they can rent land for the facility.Community charity AIMUp learned their application to lease part of Traquair...
View ArticleRaiding the book market
A BORDER Reiver descendant and former press secretary of Gretna Football Club has written a book on the walks of Northumberland.Now living in Carlisle, Jon Tait decided to conduct a few raids of his...
View ArticlePolice say death of 21-year-old in Galashiels is not suspicious
POLICE say there are no suspicious circumstances surrounding the death of a 21-year-old man in Galashiels yesterday.The man was discovered at around 3.20pm in his home on Torwoodlee Road, according to...
View ArticleWomen’s thumb was broken
A Hawick woman who broke another woman’s thumb after assaulting her was sentenced to a 12-month community payback order, with a condition she completes 200 hours of unpaid work.Deborah Higgins, 40, of...
View ArticleDeferred
An employee who admitted embezzling £9,580 from a shop in Galashiels had sentence deferred until April 9 for reports.Thomas Crosbie, 29, of Dingleton Cottages, Melrose, committed the crime while...
View ArticleSheriff’s violence warning
A SHERIFF this week voiced concern about violence at Tesco’s Galashiels store.Kevin Drummond made his remarks during a case in which an assault victim ended up unconscious.“Young men seem to assemble...
View ArticleIn private
A man and woman from Galashiels appeared in private, charged on petition with drugs offences.Brian Johnston, 32, and Zoe Forsyth, 22, made no plea or declaration when they appeared before Sheriff Kevin...
View ArticleCameras on A68 vandalised
POLICE have warned those responsible for the removal of speed cameras in the Borders that they are risking a prison sentence and even their own lives.Between Saturday night and the early hours of...
View ArticleMedium fundraising effort
FUNDRAISING is going to get a little help from the other side next Friday.For international medium, clairvoyant Margaret M Nash is raising money for Borders General Hospital’s ward 7 with an evening of...
View ArticleTribute night for Viv raises over £900
A TRIBUTE night to ‘one of Hawick’s great men’, the late Viv Sharp, last week raised more than £900 for charity.The town’s Burns Club was packed last Friday night as family and friends listened to...
View ArticleCollege cyclists bike 500 miles on campus for Cancer Research UK
STAFF and students at Borders College have cycled 500 miles in aid of charity.Organised by lecturer Liam Thomson, Sam Anderson and Jamie McIntyre the static cycle raised £276 at the Galashiels campus...
View ArticleBlack Path fears continue
FEARS about the safety of people using a path linking Galashiels with Tweedbank continue.Ian Purvis, chairman of Galashiels Community Council, said he was still hearing concerns about the Black...
View ArticlePlea to Galashiels litter louts to clean up the town
THE people of Galashiels have been told to clean up their acts.Councillor Bill White has labelled the current levels of litter lying about the town as “absolutely diabolical”.But he is hopeful that a...
View ArticleSuperb Annie is what comes natur’lly
Hawick Amateur Operatic Society staged Annie Get Your Gun way back in 1959.Since then the Hawick company has put on many a show. Countless songs have been sung, countless dance routines performed and...
View ArticleFamily-feud dad hit with £1,200 fine for assault
Ongoing “bad blood” between two families saw a father and son attack a man in a pub toilet.Raymond Sutherland, 52, and his son, Des, 27, both of Balnakiel Terrace, Galashiels, admitted, while acting...
View ArticleHawick drug offender
A man found with an illegal drug at his home was sentenced to a 12-month community payback order, with a condition he completes 108 hours of unpaid work.Kurt Muir, 28, of Cheviot Road, Hawick, admitted...
View ArticleAmbulance service attack SBC ahead of reporter’s BGH visit
SCOTTISH Borders Council’s stance towards a government body during an ambulance station application at Borders General Hospital has been fiercely attacked, writes Kenny Paterson.Representatives for the...
View ArticleAdditional needs for schools revised
A SURGE in the pupil population at Earlston High School means more time from additional needs assistants (ANA) will be dedicated to its catchment area, writes Kenny Paterson.The losers will be Eildon...
View ArticleFly-tip fears as Kelso uplift ends
FEARS have been expressed there will be an rash of fly-tipping incidents in the Kelso area once the special ‘Saturday lift’ bin lorry service in Borders ceases at the end of this month.Members of Kelso...
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