Queen’s anniversary
CONGRATULATIONS from the people of Roxburgh, Ettrick and Lauderdale have been sent to the Queen on the 60th anniversary of her accession to the throne.And Lord Lieutenant Captain Gerald Maitland-Carew...
View ArticlePetition to cut traffic speed
FIVE hundred people from Langholm have signed a petition calling for the speed limit on the A7 through the town to be cut from 30 to 20 miles per hour.And South of Scotland MSP Joan McAlpine wants...
View ArticleNew school session dates
AT its meeting last week, Scottish Borders Council’s education executive agreed an adjustment in the school sessions dates for this year.Schools will open for teachers on Tuesday, August 14, and for...
View ArticleCommunity projects win bank cash
THERE was joy in Earlston and St Boswells recently with news that two local community organisations have each scooped £6,000 from the Royal Bank of Scotland’s community force scheme.Earlston Scouts on...
View ArticleMore local control needed for the common good
COUNCILLORS need to take a long-term view when dealing with common good funds and, to that end, they should be overseen by local people, writes Mark Entwistle. That call, from the Borders Party, came...
View ArticleWardens on the trail of dog owners who fail to bag it
A DAWN raid on dog fouling was launched in Selkirk on Thursday in the war against owners who fail to clean-up after their pets.Councils wardens hit the streets at 7am and continued to prowl for...
View ArticleAbbotsford restoration turns into a voyage of discovery for builders
ORNATE floors, an ancient well and part of Abbotsford’s private gas works are among the architectural treasures that have been unearthed at Sir Walter Scott’s home as it undergoes a major...
View ArticlePhone mast radiation risk not our problem – SBC
ANY health risk from radiation which may be emitted from a lamp post-style telecommunications mast, due to be erected in a residential area of Galashiels, is not the responsibility of Scottish Borders...
View ArticleA drop of hope for Jedburgh fountain’s future
WATER could soon be bubbling forth from Jedburgh’s jubilee fountain after all, according to local councillor Len Wyse.Last week, we reported the call from Mr Wyse’s fellow elected member for Jedburgh,...
View ArticleLeader enters Labour-free zone
Johann Lamont was in Galashiels on Monday to address her first Borders constituency meeting since being elected leader of the Scottish Labour Party in December, writes Andrew Keddie.The Glasgow Pollock...
View ArticleFRAMED IN TIME
This was the majestic scene during the early 1930s as an A3 Pacific 4-6-2 steam engine pulled into Galashiels station from Edinburgh, hauling a number of passenger carriages bound presumably for...
View ArticleLauder health controversy goes on as poll closes
IT’S decision day in Lauder as about 2,300 adults registered with the town’s cramped medical practice in Factors Park have until 6pm this evening to decide whether they want a new health centre at...
View ArticleConfiscations contrast with falling underage drink trend
THE police revealed this week that more than 50 litres of alcohol were seized from young people in the region over the festive period.In one incident alone, £60-worth of drink was confiscated from two...
View ArticleBorders education chief backs new curriculum
BORDERS education director Glenn Rodger has said he and his counterparts across Scotland would be “very disappointed” if there was any deviation from the implementation of a new secondary school...
View ArticleMurder accused remanded in jail
A WOMAN accused of murdering a man at a farm in the Borders was remanded to jail when she appeared at the High Court in Edinburgh on Friday.Eliska Novotna, 22, denies assaulting and repeatedly stabbing...
View ArticleSelkirk race track secures cash boost
SELKIRK’S Rig, reputedly Scotland’s oldest horseracing track, has been awarded £10,800 for refurbishment from the Payback Sports Facilities Fund.Billy Birse, Scottish Borders Council’s community...
View ArticleTeenager denies sex assaults on boy, four
A TEENAGER has appeared in court accused of repeatedly assaulting a four-year-old boy over a four-month period in Hawick.Jordan Shepherd, of the town’s Fraser Avenue, is also accused of making sexual...
View ArticleA flood of approval as £80,000 South Port works progress
AN end is in sight of the flooding misery which has plagued residents of South Port in Selkirk for the past seven years.Work is now well under way on a £80,000 contract to construct seven new gulleys...
View ArticleTraquair lands £5,000 to shine spotlight on Shakespeare
SCOTLAND’S Year of Creativity has led to a cash boost for a Borders-based festival.An award of £5,000 will see the popular Traquair Medieval Fayre transform into the Traquair Shakespeare Festival.The...
View ArticleLothian and Borders Police release shock figures for drink-driving
LOCAL police are urging people to shop boozed-up drivers after revealing shocking figures for December to February, writes Bob Burgess. Between December 6 and Monday of this week 22 motorists were...
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