Ready preppy go for Melrose school pupils
St Mary’s School Melrose had their most successful haul of medals to date at the recent Scottish Prep School Athletics Championships, held at Fettes College, Edinburgh.Thirty athletes from 8-13 years...
View ArticleTeries shrug off bad start to take memorial trophy
Hawick defeated Selkirk on Sunday to win the Ronnie Simpson Memorial Trophy in what was an outstanding team effort in a match played in great spirits, in memory of a wonderful man.Playing at...
View ArticleLangholm left to rue fielding errors
Langholm suffered a heavy defeat to Rockcliffe in an Eden Valley league encounter at the Castleholm last Saturday by 111 runs, writes John Smith.Rockcliffe opened the batting and had only made 14 when...
View ArticleGala aided by Honest Toun batting collapse
Gala secured successive league victories for the first time this season after a hard-fought 55-run win over Musselburgh at Lewisvale on Saturday.The visitors’ hopes of a fifth league win was in the...
View ArticleSt Boswells not so happy this week
Buoyed by an amazing win against Musselburgh the previous week, St Boswells travelled to play Heriot’s II in fine spirits.Heriot’s have been boosted this year with several first team players stepping...
View ArticleChurch venue inspires more than just a boxing club
It has been 18 months in the planning, but last Friday night the doors of the United Reform Church were thrown open to the public to reveal the new Galashiels Boxing Club.Situated in the town’s Union...
View ArticleNewtown brought to book by retired teacher
Former history teacher John Smith, better known to his pupils as JD, has spent three years researching a fascinating period in Newtown St Boswells’ history.His new book, A View of Newtown St Boswells...
View ArticleA tale of two rivers and winged lovers
It wasn’t as sunny as of late on Saturday, but the lovely warmth was still there, as I set out for a riverside ramble with Treacle the cockapoo in tow.I had intended following the Ettrick upstream to...
View ArticleIndividual clay days in the Rule Valley
Young entrepreneurs in the Rule Valley near Jedburgh have taken diversification to heart. For Rule Valley Simulated Game at Spittal on Rule, farmed by David and Kate Reddihough, are offering shooting...
View ArticleWorld’s first code on reintroducing wildlife
Scotland’s Environment Minister, Berwickshire’s Paul Wheelhouse, launched a ground-breaking code for animal and plant reintroductions at the Scottish Game Fair at Scone last week.The Ayton-based...
View ArticleAndrew takes on a steep new challenge in the mountains
Former Borders doctor Andrew Murray is back out in the hills following his bid to run from the Andes to the Amazon in a day earlier this summer.Now he and fellow Scottish international distance runner,...
View ArticlePortugal bestows honour on Borders horse lover
A best-selling author and acclaimed authority on a Portuguese horse breed has been honoured for her longstanding service to Portugal.Sylvia Loch from Birgham, near Coldstream, is to receive the award...
View ArticleKelsae Stane unveiled
Kelso Laddie Ross Henderson this week officially unveiled his town’s new £40,000 piece of public artwork in the shape of the Kelsae Stane.The winning submission for the Sainsbury’s Public Art...
View ArticleCrowds and sunshine for Jethart Callant’s Festival Day
Record numbers of followers supported Jethart Callant Jack Fraser throughout the sun-drenched festival this summer.A new record total of 1,068 riders followed the young figurehead on rides to...
View ArticleInternational success for Peebles’ sporty spouses
Peebles coaching couple Linda and Gregor Nicholson have plenty to be happy about this summer as a number of their charges have reached international acclaim.At the recent Scottish Schools’ Athletics...
View ArticleNetherdale revisited for Jim
Jim Jefferies will return to his managerial roots when he takes Dunfermline Athletic to the Borders tonight (7pm) to face Gala Fairydean Rovers.The 63-year-old was the Gala boss in the 1980s before...
View ArticleBowers and Burton cue up in Blackpool
The Borders had two representatives playing for Scotland at the World Pool Championships, held in Blackpool recently.Seasoned campaigner Scott Bowers, from Hawick, was joined by Kelso player Reece...
View ArticleTiming is key for Kelso golfer
The time was right for Kelso golfer Stuart Hawker when he scored a hole-in-one during a recent club competition.The 49-year-old scored his ace on the 173-yard, par-three 12th at Kelso GC, and the...
View ArticleSunny start to Civic Week sees local man Hastie take 10k win
Kelso Crawlers held their annual 10k run on the opening day of the town’s Civic Week celebrations on Sunday. Thankfully, the weather forecasters got it wrong as the event was once again bathed in...
View ArticleKelso man denies fox allegations
A Kelso man who denies releasing a live fox from a sack to be pursued by foxhounds will stand trial on August 5.John Cook, 53, of Main House Lodge, pleaded not guilty to the offence which is alleged to...
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