Selkirk’s Lions licence granted
A last-ditch plea from ex-British Lion John Rutherford helped convince Scottish Borders Licensing Board not to kick Selkirk Rugby Club’s early-morning application into touch. Fans were able to enjoy...
View ArticleFuel poverty fight gets £1.3m funding boost
Households across the region will benefit from a £1.3million funding allocation for energy efficiency work from the Scottish Government.The announcement of the £1,332,506 windfall, through Home Energy...
View ArticleBridge lower bar bid hits troubled waters
A licensee has denied her application to open up the ground floor of her Hawick function suite was an attempt to turn it into a nightclub.Michelle Walsh’s bid to allow the lower level of the Bridge...
View ArticleParker wins bus shelter approval
David Parker has defended a new £9,000 bus shelter – which took three council meetings to be approved – in his home village, writes Kenny Paterson.The Council leader was also supported in his...
View ArticleLow planes fear for festivals
Kelso councillor Simon Mountford is seeking to find out if Scottish Borders Council plans to provide Borders festival dates to the RAF to avoid planes flying low overhead.He said: “I know ex-SBC...
View ArticlePolice in Borders, Northumberland and Cumbria make driver arrests in...
Borders police officers have carried out a operation to put the brakes on criminal activities on the region’s roads.In conjunction with Northumbria Police and Cumbria Constabulary, Police Scotland...
View ArticleWhy I will never stand by my beds
This week I’m feeling quite smug. I am at that stage of the grow-your-own process which I love the most – the one where the raised beds are more or less planted up.For just a few weeks they look like...
View ArticleEx-Borders doctor in East Africa run
Former Borders doctor Andrew Murray is set to run across East Africa in a bid to discover the secret of local runners’ success. The endurance athlete will start the extreme challenge with former Marine...
View ArticleGardening carpenter takes up pen as latest tool
Berwickshire-based gardener and carpenter Richard Yeo has written his first novel.The retired naval officer, who lives near Coldingham, will be signing copies of ‘Hadrian’s Trader’ at the Slightly...
View ArticleAndrew Buckham
Many of us mourn the passing of Andrew Buckham on the day before the Selkirk Common Riding. Andrew was definitely the epitome of a Scottish lad o’ pairts – firmly true to his Souter roots, but with a...
View ArticleLucy and Daniel prepare for big Braw Lads’ Day
A total of 138 horses made the trip to Lindean via the River Tweed on Monday night as Braw Lads’ Week got fully under way.And upon reaching Lindean Kirk, a short service was held by the Reverend Duncan...
View ArticleQubeGB co-founders look forward to national award finals
THE men behind QubeGB, which has its headquarters in Galashiels, have their sights set on a prestigious awards ceremony in London after securing two Scottish awards.Darren Bunker and Raymond Kerr,...
View ArticleScheme appeals to businesses and investors
THE Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme (SEIS) is an incentive to invest in new small company businesses and allows equity investors to obtain immediate tax relief of up to 78 per cent.The investor’s tax...
View ArticleRecovery more risky than recession
HISTORICALLY, more businesses fail during an economic recovery than during a recession. So what steps should owners of small businesses take to survive the upturn that appears to be under way?With...
View ArticleYoung entrepreneur has expansion on his mind
A businessman who seized the opportunity to set up his own business near West Linton has scooped a national tourism award.At this year’s Moffat Travel and Tourism Awards, Jamie Flynn, 23, won the...
View ArticleNod’s a class above
IN last Saturday’s Centenary Cup, sponsored by Jim Farrell, Nod Purves lifted his game and the trophy after finding his short game which had been hiding for a while.Results: 1, N. W. Purves nett 64; 2,...
View ArticleSynton Hill coins find returns to Borders
A hoard of 228 Roman coins found on Synton Hill, near Ashkirk, in 2011 has gone on display at Melrose’s Trimontium Museum.The coins, dating from the 1st to 2nd centuries AD, and depicting Roman...
View ArticleEarlston Civic Week ready to go with a bang
The 41st Earlston Civic Week kicks off next week, with Earlstonians hoping for better weather than the soaked but successful ruby anniversary last year.The week starts on Sunday with the traditional...
View ArticleMND benefits from cash
Lesley Stone of Lauderdale Community Choir presented a cheque for £886 to Will Roberts of MND Scotland at an event in the Lauderdale Hotel last week.The motor neurone disease charity was selected as...
View ArticleRoman coin stash heads up display
A £10,000 hoard of 228 silver Roman coins found on Synton Hill in 2011 was put on display at Melrose’s Trimontium Museum on Friday.The coins, dating from the 1st to 2nd century AD, and depicting Roman...
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