Drivers urged to take care
POLICE officers have been called in to assist a major change to Galashiels’ current road network.Drivers travelling through the Borders’ largest town have been urged to take care from 6am on Monday,...
View ArticleMotion on Selkirk bypass
SUPPORT for a Selkirk bypass from Scottish Borders Council will be sought today, writes Kenny Paterson.Selkirkshire Liberal Democrat councillor Vicky Davidson will ask her colleagues at Newtown St...
View ArticleWe all have a duty to step on the brakes
TRANSPORT is a hotly debated topic in the Borders, as highlighted by our stories on page 5 this week.However, a current concern for many people must be the ongoing danger at the junction for the...
View ArticleParker’s move to cut BGH junction’s ‘appalling accident record’
councillors will today be urged to take action over one of the region’s worst accident blackspots – the junction for Borders General Hospital, writes Mark Entwistle.In the 10 years up until 2011, there...
View ArticleMinister’s rail timetable pledge
trains will be running through the central Borders countryside again by December 2014, Scottish Government transport minister Keith Brown insisted this week.Mr Brown was speaking during a visit to...
View ArticleBest in Borders on their way to take on best in world
A TOTAL of 38 dogs from the Borders will take on the best in the canine competition world when they appear at the world’s greatest dog show, Crufts, next month, writes Mark Entwistle.The varied...
View ArticleSBHA safety talks after electrician’s suspension sparks walkout threat
DISCUSSIONs are ongoing between Scottish Borders Housing Association and union officials after tradesmen threatened to walk out following the suspension of an electrician who is just weeks from...
View ArticleGig aims to aid station fund
A CONCERT by the Border Strathspey and Reel Society will be held at the Wynd Theatre next weekend, in aid of the Melrose Station Restoration Fund.The performance starts at 7.30pm on Friday, March 2,...
View ArticlePeri-dent’s Black Friday – Trench speaks out
A UNION leader has described the “horrendous” experience of Peri-dent announcing the closure of its Tweedbank factory, as the last of its production staff left on Friday, writes Kenny Paterson.The...
View ArticleAngry homeowners call for planners to see the light and change policy
The new Barratts homes built at Vinery Park in Clovenfords are having an “unacceptable impact” on neighbouring Meigle Row, and planning policy on housing development must be reviewed. That’s the view...
View ArticleThe serenity of the block of flats is ended by the smash of a battering ram...
The police officers creep quickly up the dingy stairwell, in their balaclavas, helmets and full body armour. As they arrive at the front door of the tiny flat, they pause in complete silence, making...
View ArticleSEPA probe after valley burn’s appearance is coloured by spillage
A pollutant spill which temporarily turned the Gamescleuch Burn in the Ettrick Valley a bright viridian, alarming residents living nearby, is being investigated by the Scottish Environment Protection...
View Article‘With the public’s support, we will get the people responsible for any...
DRUG dealers in the Borders have been told to expect their homes to be raided, after three houses in Galashiels were targeted by police officers.A 36-year-old man is due to appear in court following an...
View ArticleSBHA seal a £4M-plus deal
Scottish Borders Housing Association has signed a deal with Travis Perkins worth more than £4million which will see the building merchants supply repair materials.The national firm has four depots in...
View ArticleUrea Factfile
- Urea, or carbamide, is an organic compound with the chemical formula CO(NH2)2- The white crystalline solid is extremely soluble and odourless, but when mixed with water creates ammonia which gives...
View Article‘Lessons for BGH’ after woman’s eye damaged
SERIOUS lessons need to be learned, says a local MSP, after a woman was left blind in one eye after an operation at Borders General Hospital. NHS Borders was forced to apologise this week after the...
View ArticleTurf Talking – The show must go on
Racing on Wednesday takes place at Southwell, Folkestone and Bangor over National Hunt rules and a twilight card at Kempton Park, where the class is quite a far cry from the sort of racing that is...
View ArticleFairies’ heartbreak as winning run ends
Gala Fairydean 1Heriot-Watt University 2EoS FIRST DIVISIONKEVIN JANIAK reports from NetherdaleIT WOULD be easy to forget just how good a game this was, given the nature of how it was lost and won....
View ArticleFrank left with a fishy tale to tell
IT was the way he told them that delighted fans of comic Frank Carson who has died aged 85 at his home in Blackpool, writes Bob Burgess.And this week a former Selkirk pub owner recalled the night that...
View ArticleRangers legend Hateley in call for more 3G facilities
MARK HATELEY believes more 3G pitches should be built in the Borders.The former Rangers striker was in Melrose last week to open the football club’s new clubhouse at Gibson Park.And he told TheSouthern...
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