Conservative duo come out top in pairs
It was a sporting occasion and there was a coveted championship up for grabs, writes John Slorance.Silence, however, ruled, for apart from ripples of applause and murmurs of praise, little sound was...
View ArticleTyred out in Counties
REIGNING Scottish champions David Bogie and Hawick co-driver Kevin Rae were left regretting a wrong choice of tyres at last weekend’s Brick and Steel Border Counties Rally.The pair had to be content...
View ArticleEdinburgh deal brings Walker home
FORMER Hawick winger Nikki Walker will return to his home land next season after signing a two year deal with Edinburgh RugbyThe 16st 10lb internationalist will arrive next season with a proven...
View Article£2M road repair boost
The Borders’ crumbling road network is set to get a £2million boost, provided councillors agree to the investment today (Thursday).The additional sum is badly needed with figures showing more than 40...
View ArticleTop coaches line up for summer Sports Academy
Details of the first two internationally-renowned coaches to support the 2013 Borders Sports Academy have been announced.Around 120 of the region’s most promising young athletes aged 12-17 will attend...
View ArticleKelso on song in the South
A total of eight teams battled it out over two sections last week to decide the South of Scotland Schools Hockey Championships.Peebles HS, Galashiels Academy, Jedburgh Grammar and Berwickshire HS...
View ArticleUnder 18s make it three
Kelso High School hockey players rounded off a tremendous week by taking their third trophy in the South Schools Under-18 Knockout Cup.Kelso and Jedburgh contested the semi-final in the top half of the...
View ArticleWind mast set for green light
A wind monitoring mast near Greenlaw is set to get the go ahead after the applicants agreed to attach special deflectors to guy wires to prevent birds hitting the cables.The application for the 60m...
View ArticleTeries triumph – and that’s final
Hawick LR 2Chirnside UC 1Rovers booked their spot in the Sanderson Cup final through a battling display.They were under the cosh for long periods of the game, but dug in deep and defended well.Jordan...
View ArticleKeeper pulls out stops to halt Waverley’s progress
It was a freezing-cold afternoon, but the heat was on in this Beveridge Cup semi-final clash at Wilton Lodge Park, writes John Slorance.Although having their backs against the wall for most of the...
View ArticleRovers on a high after Des bags five
Gala Rovers strengthened their fans’ faith on Saturday with a dramatic fightback against last year’s league champions. But it was Pencaitland who surged into a two-goal lead via strikes by Cunningham...
View ArticleFishermen to the four at Hawick
Hawick Legion 1 yemouth Ams 4Eyemouth took the lead with a header following a corner kick.The visitors netted a second with a deadly finish after the home defence had been pierced during a sweeping...
View ArticleClub funds boosted with charity quiz
Langholm Legion AFC found plenty to keep out the cold on Saturday night.A music quiz proved a great success with the fantastic sum of £843.78 being raised for club funds with a donation of £215.78...
View ArticleOn-form Tweedsiders beat the cold
Ormiston 0Kelso United 2The game at Recreation Park was played in a bitter arctic wind, conditions in which only polar bears and penguins would be happy to stand, writes George Riley.However, United...
View ArticleBattling Albert go down fighting
Craigroyston 4Hawick RA 1Although showing improved form, Royal Albert fell to another defeat in their EOS First Division campaign.But they gave Craigroyston a real run for their money.Craigie scored...
View ArticleDemoralised Vale are just desperate for a game
In their last outing, Vale of Leithen silenced the critics with a resounding 6-1 victory over Lothian Thistle/Hutchison Vale, writes John Slorance.It was the Innerleithen side’s first triumph for a...
View ArticleNo Selkirk fayre
BAD weather has forced the Haining Charitable Trust to cancel Saturday’s Easter Fayre Eggstraordinaire at The Haining.The trust’s Susan Edington said the cancellation was “due to obvious adverse...
View ArticleWelfare reforms could cost lives, says report
Welfare changes could cost the Borders economy £7.5 million and result in increased fuel poverty and health issues, which could cost lives.That is the view of the joint director of public health for...
View ArticlePromotion-chasing Greens are taken to the wire by Jed
Jed-Forest39Hawick42This derby game was never going to be the walkover for Hawick that some predicted after Jed’s heavy defeat to Hawks in their previous game.With several injured players back in the...
View ArticleTrio wave farewell to Riverside
Jed-Forest were dealt a triple whammy on Saturday.After the match against Hawick, Glen Young revealed that he had signed a two-year deal with Newcastle Falcons, while Ross Goodfellow and Neil Cook both...
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