Farming innovator could win £4,000
Forward-looking farmers are invited to enter the annual Future Farmer Award with a £4,000 prize.The central Borders and Berwickshire have a 75 per cent strike rate so far, with three of the four awards...
View ArticleBlackface president optimistic as he quits
“The Blackface looks to have changed dramatically in my lifetime, but the basics are the same as always. The mule breeders wanted black heads and black-and-white legs and that’s what Blackface sheep...
View ArticleWeather, political bickering, and now a threat to barley
Today might be the beginning of a new era for local newspapers in the Borders and north Northumberland, but it’s still old worries in new guises for farmers as far as the weather, crop and animal...
View ArticleBerwickshire men strike out in trials
Borders Select 3east lothian select 2Little wonder competition is so tight at the top of the East of Scotland First Division.For all the Borders’ goals in this EOS trials game at Netherdale last week...
View ArticleStardust to sprinkle 70s magic at Eastgate
Alvin Stadust“I actually wanted to be a pro rugby player at first”
View ArticleDisclosure failure shocks sheriff
A SHERIFF was this week surprised to learn that a school bus driver with a conviction for lewd and libidinous behaviour managed to get a job transporting children.Sheriff Kevin Drummond said it was a...
View ArticleGun offender sentenced
A former prisoner who had a gun at his home was sentenced to a six-month community payback order at Jedburgh Sheriff Court.Jay Hope was also ordered to complete 200 hours of unpaid work.The court heard...
View ArticleCaught with drug at rugby club sevens
Having an illegal drug at Jedburgh rugby sevens cost Jamie Milner a £200 fine.The 24-year-old, of Howdenburn Court, Jedburgh, admitted possessing Ecstasy at Riverside Park on May 19 last...
View ArticleLangholm light up Murrayfield turf
The Langholm girls’ under-15 side shared the trophy at the Brewin Dolphin Cup final at Murrayfield last Friday night, when they finished in a 34-34 draw with the Community School of...
View ArticleGHK bring charity cycle to region
Atrio of Glasgow rugby players will be cycling their way through the Borders on Wednesday, April 3.As part of their 650-mile cycling challenge in six-and -a-half days around 40 rugby clubs in Scotland,...
View ArticleEdinburgh accept invitation to Gala 7s
Edinburgh Rugby have accepted an invitational entry to the 2013 Gala 7s, the opening round of the famous 10-leg Kings of the Sevens Series on Saturday, April 6.The club will take its place at the 122nd...
View ArticleBorderers Hong Kong bound
Kelso’s Darren Gillespie will join Mark Robertson (Melrose) in coach Stephen Gemmell’s Hong Kong 7s squad.Competing in the sixth leg of the HSBC Sevens World Series (March 22-24), the duo will join...
View ArticleToby serves up Thai feast
They call it the Science of Eight Limbs due to its combined use of a fighter’s fists, elbows, knees and feet/shins. Thai Boxing, or Muay Thai as it is properly known, is one of the most physically...
View ArticleRobertson returns to steady Gala ship
Stuart Robertson has been appointed interim manager of Gala Fairydean, writes John Slorance.Vastly experienced in the managerial scene, Robertson takes up his duties immediately and will be in charge...
View ArticlePlayers face tough choices in relegation reality zone
It was a sad day at Riverside Park last Saturday as one of the great names in Scottish Rugby dropped out of the top 20 and into the third tier Championship.It was always going to be a tough ask with...
View ArticleNew-look Southern is a hit with readers
Borderers gave us a huge thumbs-up today as they queued up to buy the redesigned Southern.In a bold move, Tweeddale relaunched its flagship broadsheet title in compact format and already it’s proving a...
View ArticleFishermen fail to fluster physical Souters
Eyemouth United 3Selkirk 2Selkirk travel to Duns this week, buoyed by a decent performance against title hopefuls Eyemouth United.Despite watching his team lose 3-2 to the fishermen, Selkirk...
View ArticleSex case sheriff demands answers
A child aged five was left standing alone by the side of a road after being dropped off from school transport, according to a councillor. Gavin Logan says he reported the incident to education...
View ArticleCommunity use hopes over Kelso hall conversion
The disused Bowmont Hall in Kelso could still be the answer to providing accommodation for local youth groups.Local Scottish Borders councillor Alec Nicol (LD) raised the subject at last week’s meeting...
View ArticleFresh drive to cut road deaths and serious injuries
Country roads can be killers and the Scottish Government has signed-up Formula 1 racing ace David Coulthard to front a safety campaign.Between 2007 and 2011, the last full year for which figures are...
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