Champs Bogie and Rae off to a flyer in Snowman Rally
REIGNING Scottish and British champions David Bogie and Hawick co-driver Kevin Rae got their season off to the best possible start with a convincing second successive victory in the Arnold Clark...
View ArticleGraham says Gala are better placed with pressure off
GALA’S Premier A title challenge is all but over – but coach George Graham believes it could prove beneficial to the Netherdale team, writes Kenny Paterson.The Maroons travel to Dundee HSFP this...
View ArticleKelso and Vale go for King Cup crown
The second round of the King Cup competition makes up most of the East of Scotland football programme this weekend, writes John Slorance. And following their league triumph over Eyemouth United last...
View ArticleThe sporting week ahead
KING CUP ROUND TWO: Saturday, March 3 – Gala Fairydean v Ormiston; Kelso Utd v Vale of Leithen; Peebles Rovers v Coldstream (2.30pm).EOS PREMIER DIVISION: Saturday, March 3 – Selkirk v Tynecastle...
View ArticleHateley urges Borderers to build more sporting facilities
MARK Hateley hit the back of the net 112 times for Rangers – and now he has taken aim at sports facilities in the Borders and Scotland.The striker turned TV pundit was in Melrose last week to...
View ArticleCOUNTRY DIARY
THURSDAY: Scottish Wildlife Trust Central Borders members’ centre, illustrated talks by Douglas Methven and Eric Middleton Wildlife – Home and Away, Langlee Centre, Marigold Drive, Galashiels, 7.30pm....
View Articleopen country
The darkness is a comfort. The day’s toil is finished. I am walking along the hummocky field with no torch; I rise and fall over a surface I can barely see. I am floating and then I stumble. The sky...
View ArticleSpud you’ll like even if you’re slimming
LOW-CAL soft drinks are one thing, but potatoes?Slimmers who fight shy of mash may find out something to their advantage at the 17th annual Borders Potato Day on Sunday.One of the varieties on sale...
View ArticleHelping Hawick to recognise contributions of its young people
Young Teris’ achievements will be recognised on April 27 at Hawick Town Hall.The first Top Teri awards presentation will be a glittering event, open to people aged 11-25, to recognise young people’s...
View ArticleBoogie night nets £1,200 for charity
CANCER Research netted just over £1,200 as a result of Friday night’s performance by the Border Boogie Band in Selkirk Rugby Club.Along with a contribution from the gate at the hastily arranged rugby...
View ArticleOh what a beautiful gesture!
REHEARSALS are well under way for the annual spring musical production by senior pupils at St Mary’s School in Melrose.The show, Oklahoma, takes place on Wednesday, March 21, at 2pm and 7pm, and on...
View ArticleGala history could be yours
HOW did modern Galashiels come to look the way it does? If you are curious, TheSouthern has four copies of a new book on the history of the town to give away in a new competition. Entitled Historic...
View ArticleEnjoy a great read with Specsavers
The hugely successful TV Book Club is back on our screens. Tune into More 4 on Sunday evenings where hosts Dave Spikey, Laila Rouass, Meera Syall, Rory McGrath and new presenter Caroline Quentin will...
View ArticleJedburgh abbey to benefit from creative thinking
Jedburgh youth cafe CO2 is involved in an art project launched recently, as a partnership between Education Scotland and Creative Scotland to engage different groups to do something creative in their...
View ArticleStruggling with the stereotypes
I STARTED the Youth Campaign last month through Facebook after a very informative conversation with my mum, writes Louise Chapman.It was about the popular misconceptions and stereotypes used on the...
View ArticleUnemployed doesn’t mean not working
A NEWS bulletin last month about the rise in unemployment quoted statistics that 1.04 million young people were unemployed.Many people wonder why so many young people are unemployed? So I put these...
View ArticleWeighty problems
Eating Disorders Awareness Week last month revealed shocking statistics through the Beat and Young Scot websites. More than half those surveyed (500-plus) said they didn’t know how to talk about their...
View ArticleBig Lottery boost for Gala and Greenlaw projects
COMMUNITY projects in Galashiels and Greenlaw have been boosted with major cash awards from the Big Lottery’s new Community Spaces fund.In Galashiels, the Waverley Tenants Organisation (WTO) has...
View ArticleKiosks revived as villages think out of the phone box
THREE obsolete red telephone boxes in Roxburghshire have been converted into information exchanges for residents and visitors. Local John Lamont MSP, who officially launched the project at Eckford on...
View ArticleTally ho –bids set to open at Hunt auction
ONE lucky bidder will get the chance to enjoy a fabulous eight/nine-day safari for two people in South Africa, thanks to the Berwickshire Hunt Auction, being held at Manderston House, Duns, tomorrow....
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