Around the region’s greens
ABBOTSFORDTHE first round of the Handicap Singles was completed last week with Kenny Johnstone beating Colin Hancock, Ecky Hancock beating John Manczak and Jimmy Grieve beating Kevin Stanners.In the...
View ArticleEwart loves a double
LANGHOLM-based trainer James Ewart was in great form at Ayr Racecourse’s Valentine’s Day meeting with two winners and a second.The Ewart double came courtesy of the impressive French import Un Guet...
View ArticleOlympic star Sarah proves she has Focus
EUROPEAN champion and double Olympic judo player, Sarah Clark, was the guest of honour at a recent masterclass training session held by Focus Judo Club in Galashiels.She was invited to the club by...
View ArticleAmericans win series
THE annual American visit to Kelso Ice Rink was the high point of the past week, writes Alistair Lindsay.Twenty men came down from Inverness in good time to receive a huge welcome from a gathering of...
View ArticleAround the region’s fairways
GALASHIELSBorderways Seniors Winter League: Winner, R. Johnson, nett 35.KELSOWINTER TEXAS SCRAMBLE: 1, A. Chalmers, G. Fairgrieve, M. Brennan, D. Thomson 57 (2.1) 54.9; 2, T. Pringle, E. Wilson, J....
View ArticleTurbo-charged swim
NINE Teviotdale Turbos members dipped their toes in the waters of Duns last weekend and returned submerged in glory.Competing at the Duns Challenge Meet, the Hawick-based Turbos, some having their...
View ArticleHome team for Sunday
BORDER Area Darts Association pool of players to play at home against East Renfrewshire on Sunday, March 4, is as follows.Men: Stuart Bell, Peter Craig, Michael Culley, Barry Dalgleish, Ian Hill, Ryan...
View ArticleBow School goes to the top of the class
HAWICK handler Alison Hamilton celebrated success at her local Kelso track when Bow School recorded his first win over hurdles last WednesdayIn the colours of the trainer’s husband Gavin, the gelding...
View Article‘Players need to start delivering’
SELKIRK were left battered, bemused and bewildered following their 8-0 defeat at the hands of Stirling University on Saturday, writes John Slorance.The Yarrow Park outfit have since had time to lick...
View ArticleRobinson gives Stuart Hogg the nod to take on France
FORMER Hawick player Stuart Hogg will start for Scotland on Sunday against France in the third round of the RBS 6 Nations Championship, wearing the number 15 jersey.It is a reward for his excellent...
View ArticleThe sporting week ahead
INTER-SCHOOLS CROSS-COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIP: Friday, February 24 – Hosted by Teviotdale Harriers at Wilton Lodge Park, Hawick (first race 1pm).LINGERWOOD CUP: Sunday, February 26 – At Braidwood Sporting...
View ArticleWater good haul! Kirsty and co make waves at East meeting
IT’S QUALITY not quantity that counts and in that particular department the Borders Development Swimming Squad has it in abundance.In the recent East District Age Group Championships, the team bagged...
View ArticleClarissa will open the bidding at Margaret Kerr unit fundraiser
TELEVISION foodie Clarissa Dickson Wright is to host a charity auction on behalf of the Margaret Kerr Palliative Care appeal.The sale has been organised by the Berwickshire Hunt at Manderston House...
View ArticleAntiques show visits Bowhill
BOWHILL House has been bargain hunted this month. The historic estate near Selkirk was visited by the BBC TV daytime show and its presenter Tim Wonnacott.Wonnacott and a filming crew from the...
View ArticleSelkirk’s Brown boys are in the zone at Wigan
ANOTHER mixed bag of results came Selkirk Rifle Club’s way over the last week with the Brown boys featuring strongly once again.On Sunday, Eric Brown shot in the Wigan Open shoot and came away with the...
View ArticleHost club get the stick
LAST Friday’s Roond the Stick league match saw the Ladies finish off their campaign with a 6-2 defeat to the Merchant Company B.The previous week the Leafers also completed their matches with a similar...
View ArticlePlanning complaint fails
A COUPLE who objected to the handling of a number of planning applications by Scottish Borders Council have had their case against the local authority thrown out.Among their complaints was that SBC had...
View ArticleLangholm may be first to change down to 20mph
Langholm could be among the first towns in Scotland to impose a 20mph speed limit on its streets, judging by support shown for the idea at a public meeting on Monday.Speakers included Dr Elaine Murray,...
View ArticleDr Dolittle taunt over area committees U-turn plan
AN SNP member has likened the coalition administration at Scottish Borders Council to a two-headed Doctor Dolittle character, in an attack on a working group’s report on area committees.The Engaging...
View ArticleHealthy recipe
Susan Blackwell advisory teacher on the Healthier Scotland Cooking Bus, left, with members of the New Horizons group mental health self-help group ,pictured when the bus, which offers lessons to...
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