Care assistant who slapped patient, 91, is admonished
A CARE assistant who assaulted a 91-year-old woman suffering from severe dementia “after losing her head” was admonished after being of good behaviour during a nine-month period of deferred...
View ArticleBeef expert’s advice on calving at two
MONITOR farmers Ed and Kate Rowell are experiencing the both the benefits and the challenges of calving heifers at aged two on their Peeblesshire farm.They run a suckler herd of around 70 breeding...
View ArticleInsurers urge tougher security for rural firms
It’s been revealed that quad bikes, tools, oil and diesel topped thieves’ wishlists in a rural crime spree last year.New research has shown incidents of ‘agri-crime’ in Scotland rose 12 per cent in...
View ArticleMarket Prices
woolerAt their weekly Primestock Sale John Swan Ltd had forward and sold 1,486 lambs, 59 hoggs and young sheep and 313 ewes.Lamb numbers larger, a large ring of buyers present resulting in trade again...
View ArticleGregor and Iain’s tears as pal joins history books
As the crowds dispersed from the town centre, Cornet Cameron McNeill and his Right Hand Man Gregor Ker shared a hug.It was fitting that the two 23-year-olds were side by side in front of their fellow...
View ArticleSleepless Cameron is pride of celebrating Lauder
Cameron McNeill endured a sleepless Friday night and a Monday morning spent grafting in torrential rain – not exactly a memorable two days.But sandwiched between them was a Saturday that more than made...
View ArticleGet the right posture to stay healthy
Posture is the position you maintain while standing, sitting or lying down. Good posture means your body position creates the minimum amount of strain on supporting muscles and ligaments during daily...
View ArticleGetting the best from all you have sown and planted
Whichever way you look at it, summer gardening is about getting the best from everything you`ve sown and planted. With vegetables and fruit it means harvesting at the optimum time. For flowers it’s...
View ArticleLoch saved from lodges
Almost 30 holiday lodges near Selkirk would have an ‘alien suburban appearance’, a planning reporter has said in the dismissal of an appeal.Last week, Gerry Farrington upheld the council’s refusal of...
View ArticleExam pass high for Border teenagers
Borders pupils opened their exam results on Tuesday morning, showing what the council called a “positive” 91 per cent overall pass-rate.The anxious wait for Border students ended when their...
View ArticleGrant prepares to lead the way to Flodden
A record turnout of riders is anticipated at this year’s Coldstream Civic Week Flodden Day ride, which takes place today (Thursday).In the 500th anniversary year of the Battle of Flodden the annual...
View ArticleBook shines a light on town memories
A new book about Kelso aims to shed light on the town, incorporating verbal memories of long-time residents.Kelso Memories has been compiled by two of the town’s citizens, Alastair Campbell and Derek...
View ArticlePeerage pulls Purvis back into politics
In accepting a seat in the House of Lords, Jeremy Purvis knows he will be open to accusations of hypocrisy.The former Tweeddale and Lauderdale MSP has seen his Liberal Democrat party campaign for a...
View ArticleHawick-born Lib Dem activist set to join House of Lords
Borderer Alison Suttie is being elevated to the peerage in the latest round of appointments to the House of Lords.Born and brought up in Hawick, Ms Suttie worked at the European Parliament, ran the Lib...
View ArticleFormer Hearts secretary takes railway to tribunal
A former secretary of Hearts FC is taking the Borders Railway Project to a tribunal over a disputed compensation claim.Leslie Porteous, who owned the former Porter’s bar in the Midlothian village of...
View ArticleLangholm Moor report
Research conducted at Langholm Moor by the Game and Wildlife Conservation Trust claims hen harriers and grouse can be managed alongside each other in moorlands.Harriers are seen as a predator of grouse...
View ArticleBroughton homes bid fails on boundary issue
Plans for 25 homes in the village of Broughton were rejected on Monday, on the basis that half the site lies outwith the settlement boundary.Despite the rejection of the scheme, the developer, Emma...
View ArticleFirst offender nailed for hammer offence
Drunken Ian McIntosh chased three men with a hammer after celebrating his wife’s birthday.He was arrested and appeared from the cells at Selkirk Sheriff Court on Monday when he admitted assault,...
View ArticleSavile fancy dress entry sparks free speech debate
Lauder Common Riding has defended its fancy dress parade after complaints over a Jimmy Savile prank.Members of the Twenty10 Club took part under the name Jim’ll Fix It and dressed as the disgraced TV...
View ArticleDuns firm to create 32 jobs
Farne Salmon will create 32 jobs as a result of a new £1.2 million production facility at its Duns factory.The new facility at the Berwickshire base, which was opened by Michael Moore MP and employs...
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