Elderly care housing opens
A £5.5 million elderly care housing development has been opened in Peebles.Dovecot Court replaced the former Dunwhinny Lodge Care Home and will see Scottish Borders Council (SBC)provide 24-hour care...
View ArticlePark vandal in court
Robert Mason, 21, West Port, has been fined £635 and banned for 32 months for driving and drugs offences. He’s to pay £404 for damaging Victoria Park. Offences were between October and February.
View ArticleSouters’ play park joy
The team behind Selkirk’s play park project have asked the town to look after the new children’s facility after they secured £250,000 in funding.Organisers celebrated the announcement of the support...
View ArticleHockey girls pass muster
There must be something in the water because next month there will be not one, but two hockey players from the high school representing Scotland in the youths’ Four Nations challenge. Emily Newlands,...
View ArticleMuseums open for 2013
Two of the town’s most historic buildings open their doors for the summer season next Friday.Halliwell’s House Museum has its permanent display telling the story of Selkirk, while Sir Walter Scott’s...
View ArticleEarlston go-ahead for complex needs unit
Catriona Bhatia“£1.5m sounds a lot but not for a new building”
View ArticleCosts set to scupper roundabout scheme
Councillors are expected to abandon an idea to sell sponsorship opportunities on Galashiels’ roundabouts after the costs to companies spun out of control.The idea was first mooted by Scottish Borders...
View ArticleNew fire chief pledges enhanced service
The Borders’ new senior fire officer says a single national organisation will improve the region’s service.But Peter Heath, who was unveiled last week, has admitted that he faces making cuts, with...
View ArticleLabour reveal candidate for Leaderdale vote
The Labour candidate for the Leaderdale and Melrose by-election ward has been announced as Robin Tatler.Mr Tatler, chairman of the Tweeddale and Lauderdale branch of the party, joins four other...
View ArticleMan hurt in Hawick flat fire
A man has been injured and a dog died in an early-morning flat fire in Wellfield Road, Hawick.The incident happened on Monday and left the 20-year-old man with burns to his right hand.
View ArticleDark Age dig hits gold with lottery grant
Work to uncover a Peebles valley’s Dark Age history has been given a £80,000 boost thanks to the Heritage Lottery Fund.The King Arthur Trail Association is planning a major archaeological survey and...
View ArticleGala firm helping to get businesses up to speed
A Galashiels firm is opening up the opportunities of high-speed internet to businesses across the Borders and other rural areas across the UK.SoConnect was founded by Campbell Fraser in 2011, along...
View ArticleSBC say Tweedbank care home has future
The loss of dementia beds from a troubled Tweedbank care home does not spell the end for the facility, according to Andrew Lowe.Scottish Borders Council’s director of social work says the move to...
View ArticleKelso school plans reveal sporting chance for town
Latest plans for the new £18.6million Kelso High School show extensive sports facilities.An architect’s sketch for the new secondary pencils in sprint and 400m tracks, grass rugby, 3G football and 2G...
View ArticleCraik eco-tourism plan revisited ahead of new application
Developers intend to resubmit plans for the creation of a eco-holiday park at Craik, which could provide up to 40 jobs.Planning approval was granted for the creation of 52 lodges in 2007, despite some...
View ArticleRoads and schools closed as snow blizzards blow in
Three of the region’s main roads were closed for several hours during Tuesday’s snow blizzards.Across the region, 12 schools were closed, though 40 remained open and 20 partially open, and council...
View ArticleCommunity council unveils outdoor gym area scheme
Jedburgh Community Council is seeking to erect outdoor gym equipment on two areas of ground next to the town’s Riverside Walk.The idea is the brainchild of community councillor Kevin Hill, who has...
View ArticleStardust to sprinkle 70s magic at Eastgate
“I’m really lucky and, believe me, I know it,” said 70s glam rock icon, Alvin Stardust, speaking to The Southern this week, ahead of his gig at the end of this month in Peebles.Part of the Rewind to...
View ArticleSuccessful sidecar duo forced off road
Lauder sidecar duo Steve Kershaw and Rob Wilson’s hopes of achieving a British Championship title in 2013 have been put on ice.The pair, who have been entertaining Southern readers over the last eight...
View ArticleBird of prey found killed by side of loch in Scottish Borders
Police say that a buzzard found shot in the Borders suffered a cruel and slow death.The bird of prey was found next to a forestry plantation at St Mary’s Loch in the Yarrow Valley.It was discovered by...
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