Court briefs June 19
Jailed for eight monthsA 25-year-old who breached a Sexual Offences Prevention Order by being drunk in the street, has been jailed for eight months.Dean Smith of Beech Avenue, Galashiels, appeared from...
View ArticleMan admits to having knife at club event
A Hawick man, seen with a knife at a rugby club function, claimed it was for his own protection.Andrew Birnie declared: “I need the knife as people will do worse to me than it will do to them,” adding...
View ArticleGala Academy teacher is struck off for three months for giving false extra marks
A Galashiels Academy teacher has been struck off the teaching register for three months after giving two pupils false extra marks to pass an assessment.Scott Shields, a business management teacher at...
View ArticleMoore backs joint call for greater Scots powers in UK
Borders MP Michael Moore backed a joint statement published this week by Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Willie Rennie, Scottish Labour Party leader Johann Lamont and Scottish Conservative leader Ruth...
View ArticleFresh call to put Hawick on track
Local MSP Jim Hume used Question Time at Holyrood to urge the government to launch a study into extending the Borders Railway from Tweedbank to Hawick.He said later: “The extension to Hawick has always...
View ArticleKelso Wheelers present cheque to Heroes
Fifty cyclists visited Kelso recently during the Tartan Express charity bike ride from Edinburgh to London for Help for Heroes. Kelso Wheelers youth club presented a £500 cheque
View ArticleTrying times down south for team Kershaw
After a break of two months, the Eastern Airways Formula one British sidecar championship returned to the 2.9 mile Snetterton 300 circuit in Norfolk, writes John Mushet.Lauder’s Kershaw racing team of...
View ArticleDisappointing outing at Snetterton for Stuart
After competing in the North West 200 road races in Northern Ireland in May, it was back to British Superbike duties for Hawick’s Rapid Solicitors Kawasaki Superbike rider, Stuart Easton last...
View ArticleCourse inspired Katy
Mountain Bike champion Katy Winton (pictured) told of how the Champions in Schools programme has influenced her sporting career at a showcase event held in Galashiels Volunteer Hall.The event featured...
View ArticleSelkirk sprint title stolen by young Holligan
Prior to Selkirk Games commencing, the name of Tom Holligan was an unknown one on the open athletic scene.At the end of the Philiphaugh track meeting, however, it was a name that was known to one and...
View ArticleBorders sevens supremos set for international stage
Several Borders rugby sevens specialists have been reaping the rewards of having learned their trade in the home of the abbreviated game over the past few days.Scottish Rugby confirmed this week that...
View ArticleQueen’s Baton heads through the Borders
Our photographer Stuart Cobley was out and about yesterday (Wednesday) following the Queen’s Baton as it was relayed throughout the region.Here’s a few of the photographs he took. If you have some...
View Article‘Tough’ CAP package a compromise say locals
Local reaction to the new CAP package for 2015-2020 announced last week is that it’s about as good as could be expected given the circumstances.New rules aim to ensure only active farmers will get...
View ArticleMarket Prices
woolerAt their weekly sale of primestock last Monday John Swan Ltd had forward and sold 865 new season lambs, 47 hoggs and young sheep and 195 ewes.More lambs about nationwide, trade slightly...
View ArticleMet a Pilgrim on the way round Lindean
One of the jewels in the Borders wildlife crown is, in my opinion, Lindean Reservoir near Selkirk. A gentle stroll round there on a nice June day is hard to beat.On a recent outing, I was immediately...
View ArticleEarly rise for area’s rare butterflies
Many rare butterflies are emerging three weeks earlier then last year because of recent mild weather, says charity Butterfly Conservation.Locally, the Small Copper was spotted on May 6 compared with...
View ArticlePentland Hills park proposal reservations
The council has reservations about MSP Christine Grahame’s proposal to extend the Pentland Hills Regional Park into the Borders.Ms Grahame invited comment on the idea from various parties, receiving...
View ArticleBraw Lads’ Gathering brings pride and joy to Galaleans
Galashiels is going through a fair bit of upheaval at the moment, thanks to work on the new Borders railway and town centre improvements.But none of it will be allowed to detract from the fun and...
View ArticleQueen honours the humble and the embarrassed
A horse enthusiast, a village shop owner and a festival president have been named in the Queen’s Birthday Honours list published last week.Ann Fraser from near Jedburgh was made an MBE in recognition...
View ArticleFraser leads the way at this year’s Melrosian’s rideout
A glorious summer evening greeted the 181-strong mounted cavalcade that saddled up for Monday night’s Melrosian’s rideout.Despite good weather, however, recent heavy rains meant the traditional...
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