Battling Vale hit by two Donnelly goals in frantic final 10 minutes
Vale of Leithen 1Threave Rovers 2SOUTH REGION CHALLENGE CUP FIRST ALL-IN ROUNDDAVE RYCE reports from Victoria Park SINCE their return to the South of Scotland League eight years ago, Threave Rovers...
View ArticleRising Wavestar sold in private deal
Aberdeen Angus breeders Messrs J. and W. Arnott of Haymount, Kelso, have sold one of their potential 2012 Perth stars, Haymount Wavestar K986, in a high-price private deal to the Lucas family of...
View ArticleHawick happy
Hamilton 24 Hawick 29PREMIER DIVISION BAFTER three frustrating weeks with no rugby and interrupted training, the Greens got their league campaign back on the rails on Saturday.Initial pressure from...
View ArticleLinden lose their impetus
Forrester 31 Hawick Linden 6EAST DIVISION ONEAFTER an excellent start at Forrester, the Linden fell away and the home side secured a bonus-point win.The Royal Blues were quickly on the with a...
View ArticlePeebles in better shape
Peebles 14 West of Scotland 7PREMIER DIVISION CPEEBLES shook a gorilla off their back on Saturday with a hard-fought victory.The hosts started the brighter team, stringing together phases of play, and...
View ArticleMaroons hook good win
Gala 20 Boroughmuir 8PREMIER DIVISION ALaing Speirs reports from NetherdaleTWO tries are generally better to see than one, and Gala’s brace certainly made sure that the honours went to the right...
View ArticleGala boy shows passion for Melrose
Melrose 20 Ayr 3PREMIER DIVISION AAtholl Innes reports from the GreenyardsHE’S a Gala boy and pals about with his friends at Netherdale, but Bruce Dick is wearing the Melrose jersey with passion and...
View ArticleBorders boys make a major contribution
WHEN Andy Robinson announced the team for the Welsh game it was a move in the right direction, but a move which I felt didn’t go quite far enough, and two of the players I thought should have started...
View ArticleFree event will give Borders firms a boost
Borders businesses will get some top tips on securing and trading their assets in the UK and overseas at a free Business Gateway event in Selkirk on February 22. The event, which is being run in...
View ArticleKyle returns to scene of the crime
SELKIRK musician Kyle Rutherford is returning to America – eight months since he was wrongfully arrested and sent to prison in New York.The 24-year-old bassist flies this weekend to the United States...
View ArticleBorders tunes up for annual feast of musical theatre
FROM amusement rides to one of Her Majesty’s ships, the Borders’ operatic societies are taking on a variety of popular shows during the coming season.Many of the group’s have been in existence for...
View ArticleMaking the most of wind power
A FREE public seminar investigating the practicalities of now communities in the Borders can take ownership of commercial wind farms will be held next week.Organised by Community Energy Scotland (CES),...
View ArticleSelkirk youth to have their say in community wind farm referendum
AS the debate is played out nationally over whether 16-year-olds should be allowed to vote in a referendum on Scottish independence, Selkirk is raising the bar on youth enfranchisement.For a postal...
View ArticleAbbotsford glass door plan to protect Scott artefacts
ABBOTSFORD House haslaunched a fresh planning application for a project to save a large number of Walter Scott’s historical artefacts.In an amendment to a previously passed planning bid submitted to...
View ArticleMobile phone drive
POLICE are clamping down on drivers who use mobile phones while at the wheel.During the past two weeks they have used unmarked police vehicles as well as high visibility patrols. And they warn that...
View ArticleCome on in, the water is lovely!
The Big Splash is one of the biggest sport participation campaigns ever and The Southern Reporter has joined forces with Borders Sport and Leisure Trust to encourage Borderers to dive in, improving...
View Article£16,500 spent on chief exec’s office
MORE than £16,500 has been spent on altering and redecorating Tracey Logan’s office.But it is claimed the work on behalf of Scottish Borders Council’s chief executive will, in fact, save money and help...
View ArticleOld school tied into affordable housing, despite objections
LOCAL objections were swept aside this week when plans for 12 affordable houses on the site of the former Lauder Primary School in Crofts Road were unanimously approved this week, writes Andrew...
View ArticleCouncillors unite over garden waste row
TWO Tweeddale councillors have cut the local authority down to size over its handling of garden waste collections in rural areas of the Borders.Bill Herd and Gavin Logan believe the service will not be...
View ArticleHawick secretary calls on local fans to get behind Rangers
RANGERS fans in the Borders are planning to band together in order to help save their troubled club.Hawick Rangers Supporters’ Club secretary Michael Hook confirmed branches in the region were...
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