Man and dog sought
POLICE have this week issued an appeal for witnesses following an alleged altercation at Glentress Forest near Peebles involving a group of runners and a man with a dog.The incident, in the area known...
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POLICE are appealing for information after thieves made off with £2,800 worth of gas in Kelso.The theft of the 22 cylinders of propane from a yard at Pinnaclehill Industrial Estate happened between 5pm...
View ArticleCaptured wallaby
LOCALS are being urged to keep a lookout for an escaped wallaby in Peeblesshire.The animal is one of two which swam off an island in a fishing pond at Leadburn Manor near West Linton. A local marksman...
View ArticleClean-up volunteers wanted
VOLUNTEERS are invited to clean up Newtown St Boswells on Sunday (April 15).Organised by the Newtown St Boswells and Eildon Community Council, those wanting to take part are invited to go along between...
View ArticlePigeons stolen
FIVE racing pigeons, worth an estimated £3,000, were stolen from a loft in Peebles Road, Walkerburn, between 10am on Saturday and 10.30am on Sunday.The police, who say the birds were all registered and...
View ArticleVandalism
Police are appealing for witnesses after a brick was thrown through the window of a door in Scott Street, Galashiels.The vandalism happened just before 1am on Friday.
View ArticleFRAMED IN TIME
With the 30th anniversary of the Falklands conflict making headlines, this week’s Framed in Time – thanks to Judy Olsen’s book, Old Jedburgh – also features British troops being readied for action.In...
View ArticleMaking statistics suit the argument
“Lies, damned lies and statistics” was a phrase popularised by American author Mark Twain more than 100 years ago, but it is still worth considering today.The TD postcode has been named as having one...
View ArticleCOUNTRY DIARY
TODAY: Central Borders Members Centre of the Scottish Wildlife Trust, AGM, followed by a video presentation by Frank Brown. Langlee Centre, Marigold Drive, Galashiels, 7.30pm. Non-members...
View ArticleHopes high as Tweed ospreys return
THE Tweed Valley ospreys are back and setting up home.There had been sightings of the magnificent birds in the area since the beginning of March.The female returned to the area’s main nest on March 26,...
View Articleopen country
I am not sure if it was the rain and the cloud or something dreich within me that stopped me getting out the car while up north in the middle of March. I watched David walk down to the place where a...
View ArticleBirds on weather roller-coaster
During the past fortnight, we’ve gone from high summer to mid-winter and back to spring again. What a country we live in!The early migrants are starting to arrive and one wheatear in particular...
View Articlenew guide for short hikes on St Cuthbert’s Way
A guidebook has been launched dividing St Cuthbert’s Way into short walks.Easter pilgrims last week and this were making their way from Melrose Abbey to the walk’s conclusion at Holy Island.But for...
View ArticleForum to propose new Section 13 over secure tenancies rents
WORK on the controversial issue of setting rents will go ahead separately from reporting on other tenancy issues, NFU Scotland president Nigel Miller has said. The Tenant Farming Forum (TFF) – whose...
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i’ve read quite a lot of George Orwell’s work, book reviews and essays, as well as novels and journalism, but no-one remembers everything they read – I’d be happy with 10 per cent, no, make that five....
View ArticleFarmers urge review of proposed fertiliser ban
ARABLE farmers in the Borders face a ban on fertilisers and pesticides on sloping land near water.Scottish Government officials propose halting the use of the additives on ground with a gradient of 12...
View ArticlePeebles golfer in Scottish Boys quarter finals
PEEBLES golfer Craig Howie is two games away from the final of the Paul Lawrie Foundation Scottish Boys Championship.The 17-year-old meets Buckpool’s Jake Scott today in the quarter finals of the...
View ArticleWhen I look away…
When I look away I know you’ll stayno matter what I sayyou always have a way of making me feel better.You don’t have to go and throw it all awaywe are who we are and that’s okCoz I know who you are and...
View ArticleAdding spice to the music scene in the Borders…
a fantastic flavour on the local music spice racks Cori Ander. In his fourth year at Hawick High School, Corin Anderson has composed two albums, Dark Sun and Apiaceae. Music made him successful and has...
View ArticleKing of 7s table
W R/U S/F Q/F PtsJed-Forest 1 0 0 0 10Heriots 0 1 0 0 7Gala 0 0 1 0 5Kelso 0 0 1 0 5Peebles 0 0 0 1 3Hawick 0 0 0 1 3Edin Accies 0 0 0 1 3Melrose 0 0 0 1 3
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