Kelso holiday shop set to close in Thomas Cook cutbacks
KELSO looks set to lose one of its two travel agencies, along with four jobs, as a result of restructuring by holiday giant Thomas Cook.Operated under the Co-operative Travel banner – which is owned by...
View ArticleBreach of the peace charge
A 49-year-old Galashiels man, facing a charge of breach of the peace at the town’s health centre in Currie Road, remains in custody following a second court appearance.John McCarry, of Gorse Lane,...
View ArticleHeroin dealer’s haul was uncovered by police search
A heroin addict who shared the illegal drug with a friend was jailed for 32 months.Thirty-two-year-old William Tait, described as a prisoner in Edinburgh, appeared on indictment and admitted being...
View Article‘Pressurised to allow his friend to drive’
Police were alerted to a 16-year-old driving in Jedburgh, with his co-accused in the passenger seat and three youngsters in the back of the car.Jordan Magahy, now aged 17, of Priors Meadow, Jedburgh,...
View ArticleGalashiels knifeman stabbed victim in neck during row
A SERIAL offender who stabbed a man, causing a potentially life-threatening injury, has been jailed for three years and four months.Selkirk Sheriff Court heard on Monday how Alexander Kenmuir went out...
View ArticlePunch
A Hawick man who assaulted a stranger in a “flash of temper” after an argument in a town pub was sentenced to a six-month community payback order, with a condition he completes 160 hours of unpaid...
View ArticleBenefits cheat
A bus driver who falsely claimed almost £10,000 in benefits was ordered to complete 200 hours of community service and pay £2,500 compensation to Scottish Borders Council.Andrew Hood, formerly of...
View ArticleRobber left his victim unconscious outside Kelso bar
A teenager who assaulted and robbed a man, leaving him unconscious in the street, was jailed for 20 months after breaching a previously-imposed community payback order for the second time.Michael...
View ArticleThug who beat up teenager over cigarettes gets 25 months
A teenager who had earlier refused to share his cigarettes was left semi-conscious after being repeatedly punched and kicked by Jordan Renwick.Twenty-year-old Renwick, of Orchard Park, Kelso, was...
View ArticleLadies triumph at Greenacres
ALL HAIL our latest Borders curling winners, the heroines of the Masters Competition played at Greenacres over the weekend, writes Alistair Lindsay.The ladies in question were Margaret Robertson,...
View ArticleBMA students make the grade
BORDERS MARTIAL ARTS students have been working hard over the last few months in order to achieve their goal in developing their individual skills and achieving a higher coloured belt in both Kung Fu...
View ArticleAward-winning Harriers raise the bar in national competition
BORDER Sport and Leisure Trust’s Club of the Year, Gala Harriers has been celebrating its new status with inter-county selection and some solid performances inside and out over the last two...
View ArticleMarvellous Miller meets his match in senior singles semi-final
LANGHOLMThere was a good turnout of members for the annual general meeting of the Langholm Old Town bowling club last week.Colin Turk will continue a second year as president and the vice-president...
View ArticleEquitable equine event
MORE THAN 75 vaulters from across the Borders, and as far north as Pitlochry, competed in a number of disciplines over the course of the day at the inaugural season opening vaulting competition at...
View ArticleJohnston picked for coaching panel
LOCAL golfing talent Steve Johnston has been selected to be one of seven coaches on the 2013 coaching panel for Scottish golfing magazine, Bunkered.Over the course of the year, Johnston will offer tips...
View ArticleTournament proves just ace for schoolkids
A TOTAL of 26 teams of budding mini tennis players turned up at Galashiels Academy to take part in the Borders primary schools mini tennis competition.Competitors of all age ranges represented 15...
View ArticleThief is sent to prison
A THIEF who stole from a Kelso hotel and broke into a flat in the town was jailed for nine months after breaching a previously- imposed community payback order.Wayne Scott had been sentenced to a...
View ArticleEx-girlfriend alarmed by text-message threats
A Hawick teenager who sent his former girlfriend threatening text messages was jailed for a year.Jory Silver, 19, of Princes Street, admitted behaving in a threatening or abusive manner at Princes...
View ArticleThe sporting week ahead
BORDER LEAGUE: Sunday, March 17 – Hawick v Duns; Berwick v Jedburgh at Earlston High School (1.30pm).EOS PREMIER DIVISION: Saturday, March 16 – Vale of Leithen v Tynecastle (2.30pm).EOS FIRST DIVISION:...
View ArticleBorderers boost national squads
FOUR Borders rugby players have made it into the Scotland 7s squad bound for Hong Kong next weekend.Eighteen players rather than the usual 12 make up manager Stephen Gemmell’s extended squad who will...
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