Legion get first win of season
Ancrum0Jed Legion5With both teams winless so far this season, the local derby, for the Stewart Lindsay Memorial Trophy, started as a fairly nervy affair.However, two goals in quick succession from Gary...
View ArticleKelso take all three points in closely-fought derby
Hawick Royal Albert1Kelso United2It could well be described as a smash and grab victory, but Kelso United couldn’t have cared less – the Tweedsiders came to do a job, did the job and went home, mission...
View ArticleHawick amateurs round-up
Three of Hawick’s amateur sides were victorious last weekend in their respective matches.Table-topping Legion got off to a flying start against Chirnside when scoring twice in the opening minutes of...
View ArticleFairydean Rovers licenced to thrill
Gala Fairydean Rovers did not have a game at the weekend due to the weather, but there were still celebrations at Netherdale as the club was granted their licence by the Scottish Football...
View ArticleMore powers for Scotland
A few weeks ago, the people of Scotland voted decisively to remain in the UK and now, as local MP, I am committed to working across the political divide to deliver more powers for Scotland as promised....
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Eye specialist Dr Robert Murray is urging all Borderers to have their sight tested annually, after a rise in advanced-stage glaucoma.Glaucoma is a condition which can affect sight, usually due to build...
View ArticleOAP fined over racial remarks
A 70-year-old man who made racially offensive remarks to a member of staff in a chemist shop, has been fined £200.The angry pensioner shouted “F***k off back to Ireland where you belong and learn some...
View ArticleFirst offender fined over phone theft
A 16-year-old first offender, with a long-standing resentment towards a disabled man, stole the 64-year-old’s mobile phone and tried to sell it.Lace Farrell of Penman Place, Galashiels appeared on...
View ArticleTeenager admits text abuse
Struggling to come to terms with the break-up of a two-year relationship, a Hawick teenager relentlessly texted his former partner.Eighteen-year-old Jonathan Williamson of Fairhurst Drive, admitted...
View ArticleCourt round-up October 9
Jail for vehicle incidentsA Greenlaw man has been jailed for 12 months, and banned from the roads for six.Christopher Moran of Wester Row, appeared from custody and admitted stealing a vehicle from...
View ArticleAccused had retained a set of car keys
After swopping his Subaru Impreza for another vehicle on Gumtree, Paul Welch kept a set of keys, and later returned to Newtown St Boswells and stole it back.He then swopped it again with another driver...
View ArticleBringing alive beer at Born in the Borders
Born in the Borders is hoping to turn people’s perceptions of food and drink combinations around with new beer and food nights in the restaurant at the visitor centre.zDark Horse 4.5% ABVScottish...
View ArticleHow conifers can help to transform your garden
For a lot of gardeners October is a tidy-up month, getting plants and containers ready for winter. It’s also the best time of year for planting shrubs and trees, especially conifers. Plants are...
View ArticleKelso’s old ACE Centre gets new lease of life and name
The recently formed Kelso Youth Project now has a new name to go with its new premises after this month’s official launch ceremony.The ceremony and a grand opening party for young people under 18 was...
View ArticleHolyrood in drive to persuade more to use the internet
Eight out of ten people living in Scotland are now using the internet – and a drive is now on to persuade the rest to get online.The push is being made by the Scottish Government’s Smarter Scotland...
View ArticleProstate group monthly meeting
The group held their monthly meeting in the Macmillan Cancer Centre on Wednesday, October 1, when the speaker was Stephen Bermingham from the feedback and complaints department of NHS Borders. He gave...
View ArticleDispute over Ancrum land
Ancrum villagers are expected to pack their local hall next week to discuss the legal status of common land after a row over ownership.The public meeting is scheduled for Wednesday night in the village...
View ArticleSweet taste of success for Lemmons
Some tennis of the highest quality was served up on Saturday by members of St Boswells Tennis Club at the club’s finals day.Apart from one short spell of rain, the finals were played out in good...
View ArticleAll go for orienteerers
More than 40 years after orienteering was introduced to hundreds of local school pupils, Wilton Park in Hawick now has a permanent course with marker posts.The course, aimed at giving beginners a...
View ArticleKelso hat-trick puts Costello at top of table
Dougie Costello was the jockey to follow at Kelso on Sunday after completing a victorious treble before a bumper crowd.His victory trail began in the D. G. Pryde Ltd juvenile hurdle, where Mr...
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