Player unease adds to Netherdale turmoil
THINGS aren’t getting any easier down Netherdale way, writes Fiona Scott.Following the departure of their manager the previous week, the club have been interviewing for a replacement, but further...
View ArticleHawick sailor prepares for new adventure on the ocean waves
HAVING single-handedly sailed the ‘wrong way’ round the world and smashed an Atlantic crossing record with Richard Branson, a Hawick man is preparing for his next adventure on the high seas.However,...
View ArticleCasting The Net catches Selkirk and Eyemouth’s imagination
Selkirk and Eyemouth are hosting a unique event, weaving together contemporary art, traditional craft, heritage and local industry. Looking at links between the coast and inland, and the flow of ideas...
View ArticleAmateur players urged to sign up for “FA Cup” of darts
BORDER’S amateur darts players can enter the “FA Cup of Darts” next month when the UK Open sponsors Speedy host an official qualification event in Glasgow with the help of the reigning champion,...
View ArticleA council that listens –what a refreshing thought
People power has come to the fore this week after social work director Andrew Lowe announced he was planning to drop his report recommending a radical redesign of the service at Galashiels Ability...
View ArticleGalashiels road closure
A SECTION of a Galashiels street is to shut for five days later this month.Scottish Borders Council have applied for a Temporary Traffic Regulation Order to complete roadworks in Balmoral Place.The...
View ArticleEttrick Valley tree trouble growing
AN issue is overhanging the Ettrick Valley, writes Kenny Paterson.The problem of overgrown trees and hedges alongside the valley’s roads has led Selkirkshire councillor Michelle Ballantyne to approach...
View ArticleHeriot wind farm plan goes to appeal
THE Scottish Government will decide the fate of a 16-turbine wind farm near Heriot after an appeal was lodged with the Holyrood administration.Plans, which include seven turbines within Scottish...
View ArticleAncient cross being rebuilt in the Borders
THE world’s first Celtic high cross is being reassembled in the Borders before being returned to its home on the island of Iona, ahead of a special anniversary.St Oran’s cross dates back to the eighth...
View ArticleHawick-BGH bus trial begins
A NEW bus service is being trialled between Hawick and Borders General Hospital.Scottish Borders Council, in partnership with the Reshaping Care Change Fund and The Bridge Community Transport...
View ArticleAshkirk A7 repairs overrun
TRAFFIC disruption on the A7 as the result of a £240,000 resurfacing programme is to continue beyond the scheduled period because of this week’s snow. The project began last week to improve the A7 at...
View ArticleDisabled woman’s home plight
A LILLIESLEAF mum has won the backing of villagers in her fight to build a home for her disabled daughter, writes Kenny Paterson.Carole Andrew’s dreams of constructing a bungalow for 23-year-old Rachel...
View ArticleDuke of Buccleuch joins panel set up to mark WWI centenary
THE Duke of Buccleuch has been named as a member of a 12-strong panel of experts from across Scottish society set up to look at how Scotland should mark next year’s 100th anniversary of the start of...
View ArticleHannah does the bard proud at annual Burns competition
JEDBURGH school pupil Hannah Wyness took home top honours at the Borders Burns Competition held last week.The annual contest, held in Hawick, was a great success again, with schools from across the...
View ArticleCouncil amends chaplain policy
FEARS that school chaplains could preach their views on issues such as gay marriage to pupils has led Scottish Borders Council (SBC) to alter its guidelines, writes Kenny Paterson.Parents will now be...
View ArticleStudents restore vintage tractor
BORDERS College students have restored an old Ferguson tractor as part of their engineering course.Landbased service engineering students at the Newtown St Boswells campus replaced the gearbox,...
View Articlelandlines
FARM house bed-and-breakfast and self-catering cottage providers, more specifically those who are members of Farm Stay Scotland, last week started a £10,000 campaign to raise their profile with...
View ArticleBorders share five-figure bull
WELL known Kelso breeders have bought a half share in an Aberdeen Angus bull for an undisclosed five-figure sum.Purchasers Tom and Wendy Arnott of Haymount will share Gretnahouse Blacksmith (pictured)...
View Article‘Electronic shepherd’ study for hill farmers
TRACKING sheep by GPS could become a reality if researchers can work out a commercial way to use the technology.Pioneering “electronic shepherd” tracker tags would be used in a bid to cut the...
View ArticleKatie is a good learner
HAWICK’S Katie Stephen was overall runner-up in a national learners’ competition.The horse-lover left, was named Lantra’s Equine Learner of the Year and went on to take the overall runner up prize at...
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