Scottish Borders to host first stage of Tour of Britain
PEEBLES will once again play host to the first stage of Britain’s biggest professional cycle race, the Tour of Britain.The grand depart will take place in the Borders town on Sunday, September 15, with...
View ArticleWider role for uni’s Gillian
Professor Gillian Hogg is the first deputy principal of external relations at Heriot-Watt University, which has a campus at Galashiels. Her new position embraces centres in Dubai and Malaysia, where...
View ArticleDual success wins praise
Tweeddale MP David Mundell has congratulated Innerleithen on securing a double victory. St Ronan’s primary school won the Borders round of Euroquiz and go on to the national finals in May. And the...
View Article‘Act now’ call as row over Selkirk wall rumbles on
A call has been made for the local authority to “grasp the nettle” and carry out repairs to a crumbling retaining wall in Selkirk and worry about who owns it later.Local community councillor, Ian King,...
View ArticleEdinburgh man jailed after incident at wedding near Peebles
A drunken wedding guest who threw a glass which just missed a baby has been jailed for 80 days.Apprentice plumber Christopher Law was put out of the Barony Castle Hotel near Peebles by other guests...
View ArticleScottish Borders Council ask communities to check on vulnerable people as...
Borderers are being asked to check on vulnerable members of the community with the current cold weather expected to continue.Experts at the Met Office predict very cold and icy conditions for the...
View ArticleWeather update - three accidents on Borders roads as snow returns
Three accidents have taken place this morning as overnight snow has made for difficult driving conditions.A car ended up on its roof between Innerleithen and Walkerburn but the woman driver escaped...
View ArticleHomecoming 2014 support for Melrose Sevens, Common Ridings and Tweedlove
Melrose Sevens, the Return of the Ridings and Tweedlove Festival will all get a share of a £3 million pot of funding next year from Homecoming 2014.All three events are included in the celebrations...
View ArticleGalashiels based justice centre suggestion should Peebles and Duns courts close
A Borders MSP has proposed opening a justice centre in Galashiels, should Peebles and Duns sheriff courts close.Christine Grahame says she already has support from the Scottish Government and Scottish...
View ArticleMatt goes the distance at Pitreavie
A YOUNG Borders athlete returned from the prestigious Pitreavie Gift meeting on Sunday with a winner’s sash.Matt Dougall won the Youths’ Under-16 800m in a time of one minute 52 seconds from his mark...
View ArticleGray adds weight to Fairydean cast
THE drama that is Gala Fairydean football club continued this week when two more main characters exited stage left.Long-standing chairman Jos Ritchie made his final bow on Sunday, giving work...
View ArticleMaroons seek to prolong ’Rose’s agony with sixth win
ALL eyes turn to Netherdale this Saturday to see if Gala can continue their impressive run of victories over local arch rivals Melrose.Two wins this season and three in the previous one, makes the...
View ArticleKelso beauty treatment is set to cause ugly disruption
Kelso citizens have been warned they face up to 18 months of disruption once work starts on lifting and relaying the iconic cobbles.The work is part of the Townscape Heritage Initiative (THI) to...
View ArticleSporting digest
AthleticsCharity runFleet-footed runners in the Borders are invited to take part in a scenic 10km canal race to support Scotland’s deafblind population.Around 200 runners of all standards are expected...
View ArticleBraidwood’s best gather for season-ending shoot-out
It was a busy weekend for all at Braidwood Sporting Clays on Sunday as the winter season came to a close.The first round saw Sandy Burn (Jedburgh) with a score of 34 ex-40 take the Best of the Rest...
View ArticleEarlston girls net first Border League title
Earlston U -15A 20Berwickshire U-15B 5LAST weekend’s plate final saw Earlston Under-15A, the 2012 runners-up to Berwickshire by only one goal, hungry for their first taste of league silverware.However,...
View ArticlePeebles Under-15s netball team round off cup double
Peebles U-15A41 Berwickshire U-15A23Another week and another set of finals saw Peebles’ award-winning netball squad in action again last weekend.With the Under-13 Aitken Turnbull Border League trophy...
View ArticleDingers deny Saints final slot
Only a countback of sets won could separate St Boswells I and Duns I in the semi-final of the Winter League on Sunday.With both sides fielding strong teams it was always likely to be a close and...
View ArticleKelso’s Cameron makes a splash
Cameron Thompson from Kelso won the title of the best nine-year-old boy at the Mad March swim meet held at Prestonpans.In total, Cameron, a primary five pupil at Broomlands Primary School, swam 50m...
View ArticleYoung hard hitters serve up a treat
LAST Saturday saw the Borders Mini Tennis (8 and under) Individual event held at the Queen’s Centre, Galashiels.Although the weather was cold and wintery outside, the competitors created a warm...
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