Two killed in A68 crash named
A Romanian man and woman have been named as those killed in a crash a couple of miles south of the Carter Bar earlier this month.Ionel and Christina Minerva Rostas, 26 and 31, were pronounced dead at...
View ArticleFootball round-up - Peebles Rovers draw with Leith Athletic to hand...
Ten-man Peebles Rovers did their Borders rivals Coldstream a huge favour by holding First Division fliers Leith Athletic to a 1-1 draw last night. Rovers looked in for a torrid evening when Greig...
View ArticleMania to make Kelso return
GRAND National hero Ryan Mania returns to home ground when the Galashiels jockey rides at Kelso on Monday.It will mark the 23- year-old’s first appearance at his local track since his epic Aintree win...
View ArticleEast of Scotland clubs look forward to happy endings
WITHOUT a fixture last Saturday due to their away game with Peebles Rovers being cancelled because of ground conditions, Gala Fairydean are set to return to action this weekend in travelling to face...
View ArticleGalashiels man on murder charge
A Galashiels man accused of murdering his estranged wife in a knife attack in her bedroom cannot remember what happened.Miroslav Wosik’s brain won’t let him recall the events that led to the death of...
View ArticleTrio of wins sets Gala Rovers up nicely for cup final
GALA ROVERS picked up nine points last week with a hard fought battle at Newtown coming from 1-0 down and winning 3-1 before a trip to Gavinton to face Duns.With some early scares from Duns it was then...
View ArticleParents still waiting for theatre con cash
Parents who paid for their children to attend a Borders theatre group last year say they are still waiting to be reimbursed.Music Theatre Scotland was set up in Newcastleton by Gary Feeney under the...
View ArticleGalashiels Academy edged out in Plate final
Galashiels Academy 11Marr College 21SCOTTISH SCHOOLS U18 PLATE FINAL GALASHIELS ACADEMY finished runners-up in the Brewin Dolphin Scottish Schools under-18 Plate after defeat to a strong Marr College...
View ArticlePeebles High School beaten in Bowl final
IN THE Brewin Dolphin under 18 Bowl final Morrison’s Academy defeated Peebles High School 31-20.Man-of-the-match Matthew Tait scored two of the Crieff School’s tries, the other touchdowns coming from...
View ArticleShocks and spills in Kings’ round four
There were shocks aplenty at Scremerston on Saturday as Mike Ker’s Watsonians outfit launched their bid for the 2013 Kings of the Sevens title.Berwick RFC were the hosts of this highly entertaining...
View ArticleFlying Pigs in the fray at Langholm 7s
ON SATURDAY the sevens bandwagon moves south to Langholm for the 95th playing of the Edinburgh Woollen Mill Langholm Sevens.Current holders Hawick will be hoping to step up to the mark in a bid to...
View ArticleFun for all family at the Peebles Sevens
THE Kings of the Sevens action reaches the Gytes with the First XV/rugbystuff.com Peebles Sevens on Sunday.As well as the usual mix of Lothian and Borders sides, Peebles Sevens have the exciting...
View ArticleScottish success for Borders XC youngsters
THE Scottish Primary Schools Cross Country Championships took place at Kirkcaldy High School on Saturday and there was great success for Borders schools.Five medals were won in total, two of them...
View ArticleLondon’s roads paved with silver for top Scot Samantha
Gordon’s wheelchair wonderracer Samantha Kinghorn was top of the class in this year’s Sunday Mail Young Scot Awards.The Earlston High School pupil won the sports category and was presented with her...
View ArticleGalashiels man jailed for life for murdering wife
A Galashiels man has been jailed for life today after being convicted of murdering his wife at her home in the southern of England.Mirosla Wosik, 42, of Beech Avenue, stabbed Bernadeta Jakubszyk to...
View ArticleWinning Wands are the ones to catch as the semi-junior sevens moves on
Sporting digestBowlingAbbotsfordThe men’s section held their opening day on Saturday with 40 members in attendance.June Brown, partner of president Kenny Johnstone, threw the first jack, and with the...
View ArticleVaulters start season on a high
THE Borders-based South of Scotland Select junior vaulting team have had a brilliant start to 2013.The first selection trial was held in March near Glasgow. This was the team’s first outing on new...
View ArticlePeebles girls net Gold at senior final
Peebles HS 50Anderson HS 24Scottish Schools Gold Section FinalIt was a day to remember last Friday when Peebles High School’s senior netball team won the Blue Riband event of national titles.The entire...
View ArticleKelso at the double in Borders finals
HOSTS Kelso High School claimed a double triumph in Saturday’s Borders S2 Hockey Championships, but only after nerve-jangling finales.The tournament featured all nine Borders secondary schools in an A...
View ArticleThreasy peasy for United men
Hawick United3Ancrum0BAL DIVISION BUnited took the lead midway through the first half when Michael Moir steered a Ross Scott cross into the net with his head.Scott then switched from goal maker to goal...
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