Malawi money for Euan
Euan Briggs, of Kelso, is heading for Malawi next month to do charity work, including helping out in a leprosy colony through the Borders Exploration Group.In order to go he had to raise money. Bryan...
View ArticleBorders producers gearing up for Highland Show
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 ArticleLife-time awards at Lauder
Lauder WRI life member Kathleen Thomson presented life membership certificates and badges to Irene Turnbull, of Factor’s Park, who has been with the rural since 1946; Elizabeth Wood, of Scott Road, a...
View Article2013 book prize winner’s ‘amazing’ year
Early in 2013, author Tan Twan Eng agreed to travel from his Cape Town home to the Borders Book Festival before knowing where Melrose was.He came for the announcement of last year’s Walter Scott Prize...
View ArticleCare quality in local homes a concern for SBC
A report on the standard of Borders care homes has said there are fears within the council about the quality of care for older people.The study, due to go before SBC’s social work and housing committee...
View ArticleBeauty of the Borders captured in Lori’s new song
Musician Lori Watson’s latest composition celebrates the beauty of the area and has been commissioned for the opening of the Born in the Borders Visitor Centre.The £500,000 business venture at Lanton...
View ArticleNew look for bus firm’s fleet
Bus operator First Borders has announced improvements to its services which link the Borders with Edinburgh.All buses on the X62 route will have free wi-fi for passengers and buses on both it and the...
View ArticleYoungsters in Games role
Two young Borderers will have an integral role to play in the opening ceremony of next month’s Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.Kirsty Lennon (16), from Tweedbank, who is a pupil at Earlston High School,...
View ArticleMainetti to take on the best in Europe
Jedburgh-based Mainetti has been chosen as one of six of Scotland’s most environmentally friendly firms to go forward to compete for a prestigious Europe-wide prize after winning a Vision in Business...
View ArticleChildren’s countryside day a success
Organisers described this year’s Children’s Countryside Day at Glendale showground, near Wooler, last week as ‘fantastic’.The award-winning event was attended by 40 schools, 65 exhibitors and 250...
View ArticleBraw new look for square
The newly refurbished Cornmill Square in Galashiels was officially unveiled by Braw Lass Alice Mackay and last year’s Braw Lad Daniel Whitehead on Sunday.Langlee Community Choir performed in the...
View ArticleYoung Borderers to join cast for Games opening ceremony
Two teenagers are preparing to join in the opening ceremony of the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, performing before a potential worldwide TV audience of a billion people.Kirsty Lennon, 16, from...
View ArticleSurvey reveals fewer Borders children are walking to school
John Lamont MSP has said he is ‘disappointed’ that fewer Borders school pupils are walking to school.A survey carried out by cycling charity Sustrans and local authorities across Scotland has shown...
View ArticleTop of 1,800 gns at Scotsheep’s first ewe hogg sale
Scotland’s national biennial sheep event, Scotsheep held the event’s first sale of ewe hoggs at Quixwood, near Grantshouse, last Wednesday.Aberdeenshire pedigree sheep breeder, Robbie Wilson, North...
View ArticleSpate of thefts prompts warning
Police Scotland has urged people living on farms and other residents in rural parts of the Borders to be extra vigilant following a series of thefts at the weekend.In the early hours of Saturday...
View Article‘Down Under’ farming candidate sought
Glendale Agricultural Society (GAS) is looking for a young farmer or someone involved in farming to attend an international conference in Australia in October.The Wooler-based society is looking for...
View ArticleNewtown need new manager
Newtown Amateur Football Club are looking for a new manager following the departure of Gary Hastie who has left the club to take over the managerial reigns at Leithen Rovers.Everyone at Newtown would...
View ArticleArrests made in quad bike thefts
Police in the Borders have arrested and charged four men following enquiries into thefts of quad bikes and motor vehicles, as investigated under Operation RAC.The spate of thefts took place around...
View ArticleTrio prepare for Three Peaks Challenge in aid of cancer charity
Three local bus company employees are limbering up to take on a strenuous 24-hour trek in aid of Macmillan Cancer Support.Derek Gray, Gary Muir and Paul Croker work for First Borders, based at the...
View ArticleEquestrian success for Borders trio
Kelso couple Lorna and David Aylward and Hawick rider Hilary Mactaggart proved in unbeatable form at Saturday’s Central and West Fife Show, near Kelty, returning to the Borders with a clutch of...
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