Thriller ends well for Borders second string as they score five of nine
Borders Fjordhus II 5Edinburgh Civil Service 4EAST LADIES’ FIRST DIVISIONWITH end-to-end hockey being played right from the off, it was no surprise when nine goals in total came during this game.It was...
View ArticleGala prove unbeatable
THE BSLT Indoor 6s passed round three and in-form Gala sealed their top-of-the-table position with two clinical victories over weakened Peebles County teams that barely offered any resistance to a...
View ArticleRoad trips for Fjordhus
Granite City Wanderers 0Borders Fjordhus 2NATIONAL LADIES’ SECOND DIVISIONON A perfect weekend for playing hockey, Borders Fjordhus enjoyed a double dose of league action with games on both Saturday...
View ArticleHitchcock wins
GALASHIELSBorderways Seniors Winter League: Winner, A. Hitchcock nett 36 bih.KELSOJock Wichary Texas Scramble: 1, M. Ford, S. McElrath, R. Glendinning, J. Pretswell 55 (3.2) 51.8; 2, A. Chalmers, G....
View ArticleBetter defence is key if we are to break our duck
That result against Ireland was like receiving a hefty blow to the guts.After the bad start against England, progress was made against Wales and France. The much-needed changes called for had finally...
View ArticleThe sporting week ahead
THE MIGHTY DEERSTALKER: Saturday, March 17 – At Traquair House (5.30pm). 5k (2pm). BORDER LEAGUE: Sunday, March 18 – Berwick v Jedburgh; Duns v Hawick at Earlston High School (1.30pm).EOS PREMIER...
View ArticleSouters still looking for light at end of tunnel
SELKIRK are anchored at the foot of the East of Scotland premier division table and have yet to win a league game this season, writes John Slorance.Within the Yarrow Park club, however, there is a...
View ArticleAnything goes at Darnick village hall
DARNICK is a long way from the humid gyms and training halls of Rio de Janiero, but the burning desire of the young men pounding away on bags in the village’s Smith Memorial hall every Tuesday and...
View ArticleVintage tractors roll out for Kerr unit
There can be very few people in the Borders who have not yet heard of the fundraising appeal for the Margaret Kerr Unit at the Borders General Hospital. The unit will provide the essential and long...
View ArticleWRVS’s £178,000 for Margaret Kerr appeal
VOLUNTEERS from the WRVS at Borders General Hospital (BGH) have gifted £178,000 to the hospital, raised at their shop there, their trolley service and guiding. The funds will go towards the...
View ArticleGala book competition
WE have the four lucky winners from our competition to scoop a copy of Historic Scotland’s new book on Galashiels.To win a copy of Historic Galashiels, readers had to answer the question: When was...
View ArticleCharity feelgood factor
A COMPLEMENTARY health experience day, in aid of Marie Curie Cancer Care, will be held in the ballroom of the Peebles Hotel Hydro on Sunday, March 25.The event will feature a variety of local...
View ArticleSport on the starting line
A LONG-AWAITED £4.6million sports complex for Peebles High School is a step closer now that plans have been submitted for approval. The project includes a full-size synthetic pitch, with floodlights, a...
View ArticlePoultry show organisers cock-a-hoop
Record entries received in record time gave that extra sparkle to the silver jubilee show of the Peebles Poultry and Bantam Club, writes Mark Entwistle. Organisers had to stop accepting entries before...
View ArticlePrick up ears for Thistle
IT will be third time lucky for Hawick Music Live! as they welcome the Thistle Brass concert next Sunday afternoon.Having had to cancel their last two performances – most recently in December because...
View ArticleJudy updates poetry book
Judy Steel will be in St Andrews this weekend to launch a new edition of Horse Tales & Saddle Songs. The Selkirk writer will host a recital of her anthology of equine poetry at StAnza, Scotland’s...
View ArticleAir cadets welcome lord lieutenant
THE Lord Lieutenant of Roxburgh, Ettrick and Lauderdale, the Hon Capt Gerald Maitland-Carew, has visited the Air Cadets of 2180 (Galashiels) Squadron.He was shown the various projects in which the...
View ArticleSBC hits homes target early
WITH 10 months to go before legislation comes into force, Scottish Borders Council has become one of the first local authorities in Scotland to meet the historic 2012 homelessness commitment.The...
View ArticleBorders College students land learning honours
TWO students from Borders College have come out on top in a competition to find Scotland’s best land-based learners.Josh Halley, from Jedburgh, and Tillmouth’s Michael Binnie scooped awards at the...
View ArticleFishery owner takes over Tweed posts
TRIBUTES have been paid to the head of two of the River Tweed’s preservation groups, who has resigned after eight years in charge this month.Andrew Douglas-Home has stepped down as chief commissioner...
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