Moore restates his pledge on CAP reform
BORDERS MP Michael Moore this week restated his commitment to the region’s farmers.The Scottish Secretary addressed the South of Scotland and Border Valuers Association annual general meeting in Kelso...
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Anything to do with a farm tenancy dispute tends to be emotive, ditto arguments about farm rents. That’s why emotionless lawyers get large fees to sort things out.Or try to, with a recent Court of...
View ArticleStill room to move on sheep tagging
The door to reform on sheep electronic tagging (EID) is not closed, according to farmers’ leaders after a meeting with European Commission officials last week.The gathering in Brussels was organised by...
View ArticleSouters’ hopes are high
A BIT of John Dodds magic and a Daryl Burdett strike led to Selkirk picking up their third point of the season when drawing 1-1 with high-flying Gretna 2008 away from home last week.And hopes are high...
View ArticleCar vandals
Sometime between 7pm on Monday and 7.40am on Tuesday, a Peugeot car was vandalised while parked in the Weensland Road area of Hawick. Police are requesting anyone with information to contact them.
View ArticlePlot damage
Police are appealing for information after two polytunnels at allotments in Hawick were damaged.The plastic greenhouses on the site of the former Weensland Spinning Company were attacked between 3pm on...
View ArticleBeauty students raise pretty sum for charity
BEAUTY therapy students in Galashiels raised £350 for a burns charity last week.The NVQ level 3 beauty therapy students at Scottish Borders Campus held a pampering “Blooming Beautiful” evening in aid...
View ArticleGramps and Jimbob are diamond couple
THE couple known in Greenlaw as Granny Gramps and Papa Jimbob celebrated their diamond wedding last week.Octogenarians Jimmy and Isa Baxter held a party for family and friends on their anniversary last...
View ArticleParris snaps up national photo award
A PHOTOGRAPH of her school’s boilerhouse, with its chimney starkly silhouetted against a bright sky, earned 11-year-old Parris Wilson from Jedburgh an accolade last week.The picture was selected as the...
View ArticleFlood scheme objection to be withdrawn
THE threat of a public local inquiry to Selkirk’s £25million flood-protection scheme appears to have been washed away.Doncaster developers Berand Homes had objected to the project, which will shield...
View ArticleScott Prize shortlist revealed
THE shortlist for the £25,000 Walter Scott Prize for historical fiction was announced this week.The winner of one of the UK’s most lucrative literary awards, now in its third year, will be named by...
View ArticleFrost is icing on Book Festival cake
VETERAN broadcaster and legendary inquisitor Sir David Frost will head a stellar cast at the Brewin Dolphin Borders Book Festival which takes place in Harmony Gardens, Melrose, from June 14-17.One of...
View ArticlePub review bid is postponed
THE fate of a Peebles pub will be determined by Scottish Borders Licensing Board later this month.A meeting of the board was due to take place on Tuesday to discuss in private an application from...
View ArticleNew bunting plea as media spotlight shines on Selkirk
SELKIRK will be “very much in the media spotlight”, admitted Johnnie Thomson this week, when the London Olympic torch comes to town on June 14.And, in his role as clerk to the Common Riding Trust, Mr...
View ArticleHarrogate expo date for artisans
EIGHT representatives of the creative industries in the Borders will showcase their wares later this month at one of the UK’s leading trade shows, writes Andrew Keddie.The artisans will be able to fly...
View ArticleWalkerburn’s Sue makes dramatic bid to raise village hall funds – Oh, yes
SUE Tickner from Walkerburn is no stranger to the world of entertainment, stamping her larger-than-life personality on no fewer than nine sell-out annual pantomimes at the Eastgate Theatre in...
View ArticleKirkhope’s Robin hits the right Burns notes and makes history
A KIRKHOPE Primary School pupil has made history by claiming three titles at the regional qualifiers for the Robert Burns World Federation Schools Festival held in Hawick, writes Kenny...
View ArticleSBC is praised for child protection work, though improvements needed
VULNERABLE children in the Borders need more support.That’s the view of the Care Inspectorate following a visit last year.At last week’s council meeting, councillors were told that while inspectors...
View ArticleDonald’s dark days off the Falklands
THE large framed photograph hanging just inside the door of the Royal British Legion clubrooms in Duns shows cheering crowds lining the dockside in Portsmouth to welcome the aircraft carrier, HMS...
View ArticleFocusing on a Town Hall photo exhibition
IN our article last month on Kelso Camera Club, we incorrectly stated that its new exhibition was to be held in the town’s Tait Hall.The show will, in fact, take place in the Town Hall and we apologise...
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