Potburn perfection as pot holes no more
WORK to repair damage to the Potburn Road in the Ettrick Valley using a ‘revolutionary’ system has finally been completed, writes Sandy Neil.Damage caused by timber lorries and the worst winter in the...
View ArticleEarlston’s Appie Chappies are free wheelin’ after winning national contest to...
Three schoolboys from Earlston High School have set an industry first by having their idea for a driving game developed into a mobile game app (which launches today) after winning this year’s Arnold...
View ArticleVehicles vandalised
POLICE are calling for witnesses to help them track down the culprits following two incidents of vandalism on cars in Galashiels and Selkirk last weekend. Between 6.45pm and 9pm last Sunday a silver...
View ArticleSending a word of thanks as Borders Talking Newspapers celebrate its 1,000th...
Celebrations are being held tomorrow as Borders Talking Newspaper (BTN) notches up its 1,000th recording.Leading the team reading the news from TheSouthern Reporter, Berwickshire News and the Hawick...
View ArticleTeam takes time out from search and rescue training to chat to Selkirk...
Residents of Selkirk who looked skywards on Saturday would likely have seen a lot of activity involving an RAF helicopter, writes Kenny Paterson.However, it was not rushing off to the aid of endangered...
View ArticleGrahame and Moore lock horns over Abbotsford restoration cash
ALTHOugh lauded across the political spectrum, the £10million restoration of St Walter Scott’s house at Abbotsford has produced a war of words between Borders politicians Christine Grahame, SNP MSP,...
View ArticleCar dependency highlighted as SBC backs tax reductions
COUNCILLORS this week backed a call for a reduction in fuel duty for rural areas such as the Borders and a postcode-based “differential road tax” for the region.With a litre of diesel hitting £1.48 in...
View ArticleGala art gallery bid
PLANS have been submitted to turn a Galashiels town centre shop into an art gallery.Edinburgh applicant Ibrahim Aksunger hopes to convert Individual Bathrooms in Market Street into an exhibition space...
View ArticleTime to cash in on valleys’ projects
ETTRICK and Yarrow valley residents are being urged to put forward any community-benefitting projects for money.As part of the Leader-funded £60,000 regeneration programme for the area, £10,000 is...
View ArticleLeading car designer Laura’s vote-me plea
Laura Campbell from Hawick is currently leading a national competition to design a Renault Twizy Ultra Compact Car – but the 26-year-old needs your help in an online vote to win the top prize which is...
View ArticleOpportunity Nocks for valley groups
THERE is £10,000 worth of grants up for grabs in Ettrick and Yarrow Valleys.The money is part of the Leader-funded £60,000 regeneration programme for the area.Project officer Julie Nock said: “The...
View ArticleHoming in to help young Borderers
A new accommodation block for young homeless Borderers, or those at risk of not having a roof over their head, has been opened in Hawick, writes Sandy Neil.Trinity House is a council-owned former...
View ArticleCouple in home sale shock
A LEGAL wrangle involving a house never bought by a Melrose couple could set a precedent for the property market in Scotland.Dominic and Claire Taddei could be forced to pay £134,000 over a dispute...
View ArticleEx-SBC chief’s pay-off will be revealed – in July
DETAILS of the financial settlement which former Scottish Borders Council chief executive David Hume received when he unexpectedly left his post last year will be made public.A spokesman at Newtown St...
View ArticleTargeted tuition reaps rewards for 100 students
A PRIVATE education centre, set up in Peebles for out-of-school tuition, has supported more than 100 children since it was established a year ago. And, as a result, Elm Court Education, formed as a...
View ArticleMore gloom on the unemployment front
unemployment figures for February rose in the Borders.Those out of work in the Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk area now stand at 2,074 – up 4.6 per cent from 1,991 the previous month. And the number...
View ArticleRunners are ready for their moment of flame
‘The Olympics is something special and it will be the highlight of my 60 years in the sport’– John Steede
View ArticleClosure disappointment for event organisers
MYSTERY surrounds the future of one of the region’s largest event venues.The Weensland Function Suite in Hawick, which can cater for up to 220 people, has shut up shop, leaving staff jobless and...
View ArticleSBC split as sicknote row rages
THE death knell for the decision-making structure at Scottish Borders Council may well have been sounded this week.And, according to the chairman of the cross-party scrutiny panel, the demise of a...
View ArticleSouth girls put up brave fight in Cup final
BORDERS interest at the Brewin Dolphin Finals Day at Murrayfield last Sunday was focused on the under 15 final with girls from Langholm, Hawick, Selkirk and Melrose in the South Barbarians side along...
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