Vandals cause flooding at Kelso cemetery
THE newest cemetery in the Borders has been flooded by thieves.Ferneyhill was placed under water after the culprits stole two tap heads from standpipes between 4pm last Wednesday (December 28) and...
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POLICE are appealing for information after an Amazon Kindle was stolen from a bedside table in ward six at the Borders General Hospital while the patient who owned the device was asleep in an adjacent...
View ArticleReflections of a difficult six months
THE second half of 2011 began with a local government bombshell – the retirement of Scottish Borders Council’s £116,000-a-year chief executive David Hume at the age of 58.His departure, after nine...
View ArticleJones and Hogg get Scotland call-up
LOCAL rugby stars Lee Jones (Selkirk) and Stuart Hogg (Stuart Hogg) will join fellow Borderers Greig Laidlaw (Jed-Forest), Kelly Brown (Melrose), Geoff Cross (Gala) and Ross Ford (Kelso) in Scotland’s...
View ArticleTrue grit needed to weather the storm
LAST winter it was snow ... this time it is storm-force winds which have tested the mettle of Borderers at the dawn of another year.The devastation of Tuesday was so widespread it will take some time...
View ArticleYouth Club in first defeat
THE Youth Club travelled to Hawick on Tuesday to play a rejuvenated Hawick Wanderers team and despite all their efforts in atrocious conditions, went down 8-3 in their first defeat of the season.A...
View ArticleThe Campbell is coming
SELKIRK FC have signed 18-year-old striker Angus Campbell from North Berwick Under-19s ahead of tomorrow’s Premier Division clash with Tynecastle at Yarrow Park (ko 1.30pm).Manager Mike McKinnon hopes...
View ArticleSix months recording nature’s bounty
As promised, here is the concluding part of my look back at last year through the columns of Border Country.JULYEarly in the month, I had a memorable weekend at Eyemouth where I was entertained...
View ArticleOpen Country by Erica Hume Niven
The seven whooper swans that arrived at Loch o’ the Lowes during the third week of December, while I was away, have been joined by a mute swan and her two signets.I took my father down to the willow...
View ArticleFresh-air challenges
JANUARY means a businesslike ramping up of training programmes for many active outdoorsy people. And this year brings an increasingly large and inviting range of outdoors events in which to take...
View ArticleEx-guide dog Oates notches up a first for Scotland, taking up new post with...
SCOTLAND’S first buddy dog for adults with sight problems has been undergoing his transformation from guide dog to buddy dog in Coldstream, writes Janice Gillie.Oates took up his new role at the...
View ArticlePaint job for MSP’s office as former aide demands review of ethics
LOCAL MSP Christine Grahame has this week finally complied with rules which ban the display of party political logos on the signage of constituency offices.A September 1 deadline for her premises in...
View ArticleRoute to local takeover of village halls made easier
COMMUNITIES wanting to take over and manage local assets such as halls and community centres have been given the green light.Scottish Borders Council (SBC) agreed a way forward for local groups to take...
View ArticleWelcome for new signs at notorious corner
TWEEDDALE councillor Gavin Logan has welcomed the news that enlarged warning signs are to be erected on the approach to the notorious Dirtpot Corner on the A72 near Cardrona.Now road surface messages,...
View ArticleGrain group aims to boost farm breakfast
A SPECIALIST cereals organisation is hoping to boost breakfast eating with the return of the Farmhouse Breakfast Week later this month.Farmers are being encouraged to hold open days by the HGCA, the...
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ST BOSWELLSAT their weekly Primestock Sale held at St Boswells last Tuesday, John Swan Ltd sold 71 clean cattle, 20 OTM cattle, 2,412 prime lambs and 380 ewes. Bullocks (39) averaged 200.8p per kg (-1p...
View ArticleArable advice after dire harvest season
COLLEGE experts are offering free advice to arable farmers making cropping plans for the year,The Scottish Agricultural College (SAC) workshop takes place at The Lodge, Carfraemill on Wednesday.A...
View Article‘Shirra’ cited in court debate
SELKIRKSHIRE councillors will unite later this month in a bid to strangle at birth any plans to close Selkirk Sheriff Court.In so doing, they will echo the demands of the six elected members from the...
View ArticlePolice warning after thefts
“IF you are a victim of crime, don’t hesitate to contact us – we are here to help and bring those responsible to justice.”That was the New Year message from the police in the Borders, after a series of...
View ArticleWatchdog gives positive rating to region’s child protection services
CHILD protection services provided by Scottish Borders Council and its partner agencies – including the police, NHS Borders, Children’s Reporter and voluntary organisations – have this week been given...
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