Three very welcome Gs for Fairydean
Gala Fairydean 3Preston Athletic 1KING CUP FIRST ROUNDKEVIN JANIAK reports from NetherdaleGALA FAIRYDEAN celebrated the completion of their new 3G pitch by completely outplaying the league leaders in...
View ArticleGo Red for Heart appeal
SIXTY-EIGHT men and women die in the Borders, on average, every year from heart disease, according to the country’s leading heart charity.Launching its campaign for National Heart Month, the British...
View ArticleCOUNTRY DIARY
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 9: Central Borders Members’ Centre of the Scottish Wildlife Trust, illustrated talk by Mike Fraser:Some Far-Flung Islands, Langlee Centre, Marigold Drive, Galashiels, at 7.30pm....
View ArticleAlan takes the wheel
AT Selkirk Golf Club’s AGM, outgoing captain Jock Easson handed over the armband to incoming captain Alan Wheelans, who then introduced his vice-captain, Stuart Kemp.Earlier in the meeting, the...
View ArticleMARKET PRICES
ST BOSWELLSAT St Boswells Mart on Monday John Swan Ltd sold 139 clean cattle, 132 OTM cattle, 2,485 old season lambs and 628 ewes. Bullocks (63) averaged 196p per kg (-5.2p on the week). Heifers (71)...
View ArticleCompetition winners
Winners in TheSouthern’s competition for 10 pairs of tickets for the Scottish Caravan and Outdoor Leisure Show are: Janette Corcoran, St Boswells; Caroline Stille, Selkirk; David McKerlie, Tweedbank;...
View ArticleFirey debate kindled as panel assesses impact of e-publishing
The inexorable rise in Kindle e-book sales over the past few months should be seen as the canary in the coalmine.So said Malcolm Morrison, chairing last week’s Melrose Literary Society discussion on...
View ArticleSafety takes centre stage
Baldy Bane Theatre – established in Scotland more than 20 years ago – has developed a new drama entitled Better Late than Dead on Time for Road Safety Scotland.Designed for all ages, it covers many...
View ArticleJust see me
He bellowed slowly: “Are you meant to be out here on your own?”I waited a while, thinking in my head, will I answer that or pretend I don’t understand? Eventually I decided to reply: “It’s my dog and I...
View ArticleNominations wanted to challenge negative views
Nominations for the Sunday Mail Young Scot Awards 2012, in association with The Co-operative Foundation, are open at www.youngscotawards.co.uk until February 26.Thousands of young people across...
View ArticleJoining forces to make youth work count in the Borders
YouthBorders is a network of youth groups and non-uniformed clubs across this region and offers benefits – including training, insurance, strategic representation and support for youth work...
View ArticleHealthy tips to exorcise exam stress
We know many of you are revising for prelims at the moment – so this is a good time for reminders of hints and tips to cope with it all.It’s perfectly normal for you to feel stressed when any exams or...
View ArticleMRS JONES – YOUR BOY’S DONE WELL
IT HAS been 18 long years since Selkirk RFC could claim a home-produced international player, but on Saturday that long run will come to an end.Lee Jones will take to the field at Murrayfield in...
View ArticleWestruther seeks new direction...
FOR the past eight years, Westruther Community Players have staged a series of successful performances in the village hall.The small but thriving theatre group has been encouraged by the enthusiastic...
View ArticleHappy ending after ‘sorry tale’ of Ettrick power cuts
ASSURANCES were given this week that the misery experienced by Ettrick residents, who have suffered no fewer than 14 power cuts in recent months, will soon be over, writes Andrew Keddie.They were...
View ArticleMelrosians sow seed for RHS final
Melrose has been selected from more than 1,000 entries to take part in the 2012 Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) Britain in Bloom UK Finals. The town is one of only 73 finalists and has been placed...
View ArticleSBC system blamed over abbey lights
A LACK of democracy in the current governance arrangements at Scottish Borders Council is being blamed for the failure to solve problems that have hit the floodlighting at Jedburgh Abbey.Temporary...
View ArticleSBC must cough up – despite appeal win
SCOTTISH Borders Council has been ordered to pay expenses towards a planning appeal to Scottish Government ministers – despite the reporter agreeing with the local authority.Donald Harris dismissed the...
View ArticleNat Tommy to wrestle for place on SBC in Hawick and Hermitage ward
FORMER wrestler Tommy Stevenson has been adopted as the SNP candidate to contest the Hawick and Hermitage ward at the Scottish Borders Council elections on May 3.A Boys’ Brigade officer, Mr Stevenson...
View ArticleElderly woman is latest victim of bogus workmen
A 95-year-old Hawick woman has become the latest victim of bogus workmen who, police say, are operating in the Borders, writes Andrew KeddieShe was visited at her home on Friday by a man in his late...
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