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View ArticleClarification
Borders farmers and other producers will be among those putting the finishing touches to livestock and other exhibits for the Highland Show later this month.Livestock numbers are up for the 174th show,...
View ArticleKirkley Hall a main sponsor at Glendale
Northumberland College’s land-based Kirkley Hall Campus is to be one of the main sponsors of this year’s Glendale Show.The Glendale Show, held on the outskirts of Wooler is the premier show in North...
View ArticleAll the fun of the fair at Tweedbank
Great weather and some great crowds saw this year’s Tweedbank Fair turn out to be one of the best, according to the event’s chairman.Rob Goudie was speaking after the 2014 programme of events came to...
View ArticleTour set to go ahead on closed roads
The Tour o’ the Borders sportive is set to be the region’s first – and only Scotland’s second – closed road cycling event this summer.Organisers say the council has agreed in principle to close roads...
View ArticleBird watchers urged to record raptor sightings
Wildlife researchers are asking bird watchers to send in sightings of raptors as they update records.The local Wildlife Information Centre (TWIC) last week launched their latest public survey focusing...
View ArticleEarly start brings great result with redstart surprise
I woke up last Saturday at the ungodly hour of 4am and couldn’t get back to sleep again. Lying there, mind racing, I suddenly remembered that I still had the last leg of my dawn breeding bird survey to...
View ArticleCouncil colleagues slam retrospective bid by Aitchison
Members of the council’s planning committee expressed disbelief that a fellow councillor erected a canopy over a balcony at his Stow home without planning permission.A retrospective planning...
View ArticleBorders still in shock over rally tragedy
My thoughts and prayers are with the families and friends of those who were so tragically killed at the weekend as they watched the Jim Clark rally. Likewise, I hope those who have been injured will...
View ArticleFrom Kabul to Kelso: ‘Welcome home Daddy!’
This week, The Southern’s columnist in Afghanistan, Union Jack, tells of his long-awaited final journey home to the Borders and family.“Despite a strong desire by all returning UK forces to travel home...
View ArticlePupils dig archaeological workshop
Tweedbank Primary School pupils took part in an archaeological workshop delivered by Archaeology Scotland.It comprised of a series of activities that replicated the process of an archaeological...
View ArticleBirthday dinner date for Inner Wheel ladies
The Inner Wheel Club of Galashiels celebrated its 44th birthday with a dinner at the town’s Kingsknowes Hotel.Club president Rosemary McCosh welcomed visitors from Inner Wheel clubs in District 2,...
View ArticleBT signs up to £300M Fallago deal
Electricity from a controversial wind farm in the Borders has been bought by BT and is enough to power the communication giant’s entire operations in Scotland, writes Bob Burgess.Campaigners against...
View ArticlePeter’s pen is mightier than sword
Things to do when you are told you are going to die: No. 1: Write (and hopefully publish) a trilogy…Peter Maley has been writing since he was five years old. He used to write on old newspapers as a...
View ArticleMore than a touch of lavender at charity fundraiser
The Gytes in Peebles welcomed Attic Avenger Lesley Mitchell, along with an array of ladies in lavender tutus.As part of the Sport Relief 5x50 challenge, fitness instructor Lesley was fundraising for...
View ArticleTop quality trained sheepdogs make remarkably high prices
My first, and to be fair last, sheepdog cost £10 as a pup and after a few weeks that will never come again of trying to train it I was happy to pass it on to a new owner for nothing.It wasn’t the pup’s...
View ArticleElm tree harp goes on display in capital gardens
Peeblesshire craftsman Mark Norris has unveiled the latest creation to evolve from a much-loved elm tree felled 11 years ago at the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (RBGE).The Stobo expert has created an...
View ArticleCountry diary
Saturday, June 7: Eildon Ramblers circular – Melrose/Rhymers Glen/Cauldshiels/Faldonside/Abbotsford. Starts at 10am, 6.6 miles, Grade C+. Bring coffee/packed lunch. Contact walk leader on 01896 820300...
View ArticleJobs fears over Land Reform Review Group proposals
Reaction has been mixed to the final report of the Scottish Government’s independent Land Reform Review Group, published last week.The group was set up in 2012 to suggest ways more people and...
View ArticleInquiry into rally tragedies a must
This week the Borders has been in the headlines for all the wrong reasons. What should have been three days of fast and furious sporting fun for those who enjoy rallying turned instead into death,...
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