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A drink-driver was fined £2,000 and banned from the roads for two years at Selkirk Sheriff Court, pictured, on Monday.Patrick Harte, 50, of Raeburn Place, Selkirk, admitted driving a car in the town’s...
View ArticleKelso project is blooming great
Three months after a £2,194 cash injection from the Grow Wild community projects fund for Scotland for its Rezz Garden Project, The Rezz Youth Project has reported great progress.The site at the former...
View ArticleCallant highlights Rotary achievements
Jedburgh Rotarians hosted Jethart Callant Jack Fraser and his henchmen.After dinner, Callant Fraser gave a speech highlighting the many achievements of the year to date, including support for Borders...
View ArticleThreat to Ogilvie cairn
‘The hill road to Roberton’s a steep road to climb, but where your foot has crushed it you can smell the scented thyme,’ begins a famous Border poem.Written by Will Ogilvie, the lines from The Road to...
View ArticleBank deposits cash for TD1
The Galashiels-based Eildon West Youth Hub (TD1 Youth Hub) is set to benefit from a grant of £10,077 from the Bank of Scotland (BoS) Foundation.The foundation this week announced a whole raft of awards...
View ArticlePolice probe jewellery raid on house in Reston
Gold jewellery valued at a four-figure sum has been stolen from a house in the BordersA 62-year-old man returned from holiday to discoverer his home at Station Road in Reston had been broken into.It...
View ArticleAthletics: Geoff was keen to take 3rd St Ronans Games title
Selkirk runner Geoff Keen showed that lightning can not only strike once but twice and even thrice in the same place when he won the St Ronans Games 110 metres handicap for the third time on...
View ArticleJed teenager reigns supreme at Newtown
Jedburgh teenager Samantha Martin and her six-year-old gelding Touchwood both stood supreme at the 100th Newtown St Boswells Show.The 15-year-old’s horse took the top prize on a day when a good crowd...
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 ArticleEric leads the way at Gala dealership
Sales manager Eric Johnson of Clelands has ‘graduated’ from the extensive Volvo Accredited Leadership Programme, a scheme designed to offer long-term professional training and development for...
View ArticleWATCH: Bomb squad carries out controlled explosion
Bomb disposal experts carried out a controlled explosion in Earlston on Monday night.It was carried out in a field off Haughhead Road around 10pm.A Police Scotland spokesman said: “Police in the...
View ArticleVIDEO Yetholm Day
Local singer Gary Cleghorn performs the song Yetholm Day at Kelso.The performance was part of the Kelso Civic Week ... see the Southern later this week for a special report and pics.Filmed by Stuart...
View ArticleCapital success for graduates trained in Galashiels
The reputation of Heriot-Watt University’s School of Textiles and Design in Galashiels for producing top performing students has been maintained after two young designers landed prestigious awards.At...
View ArticleGala firm at Games
It is not just our dozen local sport stars preparing for the Commonwealth Games, with a Galashiels firm taking part in Festival 2014.The cultural programme accompanying the Games is featuring ERIBÉ...
View ArticleHouse prices soar in Scottish Borders
The Scottish Mountain Biking Conference in Peebles later this year will bring industry experts from around the world to the area.The event, in November, will also see local lad Grant Ferguson share his...
View ArticleLatest jobless figures released
The number of people claiming Jobseeker’s Allowance in the Borders fell to 1,477 in mid-June, the latest figures reveal.The total is 54 down on May and is over 500 less than in June 2013.It is also the...
View ArticleSPORT results, tables & fixtures
cricketSaturday, july 19ESCL DIVISION ONEGala v St Boswells. Match cancelled - rain P W t L PTS %Edinburgh CC 9 9 0 0 180 100.00East Knights U18 6 4 0 2 91 75.84Heriots 2 10 6 0 4 145 72.50Gala 9 5 0 4...
View ArticleClub quartet reap the benefits
Four sports clubs have become the first in the region to be accredited by Borders Sport and Leisure’s new Club Benefits scheme.Outreach Judo (Peebles), Galashiels Boxing Club, Gala Fairydean Rovers...
View ArticleGalashiels kids are HHEAPS healthier thanks to rugby club
Gala Rugby Club has been helping to promote Hygiene, Healthy Eating & Activity in Primary Schools (HHEAPS) in local schools.In 2007 Scottish Rugby entered into partnership with the Food Standards...
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