Melrose players have one brief this weekend – win
MELROSE will hope not to underperform in their new underwear for this Saturday’s crunch British and Irish Cup tie against Welsh side Aberavon, writes Kenny Paterson.The Greenyards side has signed a...
View ArticleThe sporting week ahead
GENTS DIVISION ONE SECTION B: Saturday, December 10 – Cumbernauld v Tweedbank.LADIES DIVISION ONE SECTION C: Saturday, December 10 – Tweedbank v East Lothian.EOS PREMIER DIVISION: Saturday, December 10...
View ArticleMike had to start with far from perfect 10
Recently-appointed Selkirk manager Mike McKinnon has not had his troubles to seek since taking over the Yarrow Park hot seat, writes John Slorance.And, last Saturday, McKinnon’s worries increased when...
View ArticleThe chap that launched a thousand races
HE stands dressed in a long white coat with a hat perched on his head. Gun in his hand, he says a few words and then fires the pistol into the air. From the immediate sound of the gunshot and the...
View ArticleMerchant Company hammered
LAST Friday night saw the Merchant Company A team brought back down to earth after their previous week’s success with a thumping 8-0 defeat at the hands of the Leafers. This week sees Merchant Company...
View Articleopen country
Short of money and short of time I started eating a Mars bar as I drove to Gattonside to catch a lift to Peebles with my friend David. Colonel John Blashford-Snell would be regaling us about his famous...
View ArticleBest plan is to have one
The recent gales and the flurries of wind-driven snow in my garden leave no doubt that winter is heading our way. This time of year is a favourite with many of the folk who spend time in the hills. The...
View ArticleMSP welcomes timely payments of SFP
The Scottish Government announced last week almost three-quarters of people eligible for single farm payments (SFP) would start to receive their money from last Thursday.Rural Affairs Secretary Richard...
View ArticleROMERO, ROMERO, WHERE ART THOU?
SELKIRK FC chairman Ross Anderson has denied rumours that striker Romero Aguilera is set to leave the club.The former Real Mallorca forward failed to show up for last weekend’s South Region Challenge...
View Articlelandlines
Last week the Westminster government, in the form of one of its ministers Chris Huhne, announced that about 32,000 wind turbines must be erected over the next few years if renewable energy targets are...
View ArticleMorebattle heifer fetches £6,000
morebattle farmers Ron and Robert Wilson have sold a prize-winning heifer for £6,000 to be a foundation animal in a herd down south.Female champion at the recent Hereford autumn calf show at Agri-Expo,...
View ArticleTraffic delays still in the pipeline
WORK on the latest phase of the Galashiels inner relief road has fallen behind schedule.Diverting gas mains should have been completed this week, but engineers have said work will continue until...
View ArticleTurf Talk: Hot streak set to continue an all-weather
WITH three winners from five on each of the last two tipping articles, and nine of last week’s ten selections placed, the pressure is well and truly on!We seek to continue the hot streak on Wednesday...
View ArticleTasty business plan was no pig in a poke for Kelso farmers
CROSS-breeding two pigs on their family farm in the Borders was the move that eventually led to husband-and-wife team, Moira and Colin Dalgliesh, who farm near Kelso, setting up the Juicy Meat Company,...
View ArticleRural primaries win praise from inspectors
TWO of the smallest schools in the Borders have been given glowing reports from government inspectors.With six and nine pupils respectively, but with capacity for 50 at each site, Ettrick and Yarrow...
View ArticlePolice warning over ongoing internet scam
Lothian and Borders Police are again asking the public to be on their guard following further complaints from the public concerning a recent computer scam. Last week, a woman from Peebles received a...
View ArticleMelrose find Exiles tough to handle
London Scottish 28Melrose 12BRITISH AND IRISH CUPMELROSE’S participation in the British and Irish Cup came to an end on Saturday with a disappointing defeat in Richmond.The game carried many mistakes,...
View ArticleTurf Talk: Tuesday tips
ANOTHER successful week, with two selections from four in our midweek, all weather edition, and then Raya Star landing the money in the big race of the weekend, the Ladbroke Handicap Hurdle.Connections...
View ArticleFeathered friends in HD
LOCAL birders are looking forward to talks as diverse as conservation in Indonesia to the progress of a local bird atlas.Borders supporters of the RSPB will see HD footage of feathered friends in...
View ArticleMerry Christmas from The Southern!
With mere days to go till the big day, we were feeling a little in need of some Christmas spirit.So Southern photographer Stuart Cobley took to the streets of Selkirk to see if shoppers and shop...
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