Mike and Nicola’s wish granted
Scottish Borders Housing Association (SBHA) staff members Mike Wagner and Nicola McIlwraith, pictured, played a major role in the organisation landing a £53,505 grant.The cash allows SBHA to work with...
View ArticleRoyal approval for Galashiels fashion designer
Galashiels fashion designer Flora Collingwood-Norris was given a right royal seal of approval last week when she met Prince Charles.The occasion was a private view of the 2015 Cambrian Mountains Wool...
View ArticleBorders firms urged to sign up to free alert service
Local businesses are being encouraged to sign up to the free SB Alert messaging service, which can provide them with specific business-related information, ranging from crime warnings to important...
View ArticleFree childcare for toddlers paying off
Scottish Borders Council is urging parents who haven’t already done so to make the most of the 600 free hours of early learning and childcare available to eligible two-year-olds. The offer applies to...
View ArticleFantastic fourth for Selkirk rower Maddie Arlett
Selkirk rower Maddie Arlett just missed out on a medal at the World Under-23 Rowing Championships when competing in Plovdiv Bulgaria yesterday.The Borders ASP athlete made the Women’s Lightweight...
View ArticleConor Hedley wins Oxton Games Sprint
On a day that produced four seasons in the space of as many hours it was somewhat appropriate that Morpeth music student Conor Hedley won the feature Oxton Games Sprint.The win saw the 22-year-old pick...
View ArticleHMRC would frown upon any attempt to split businesses
Don’t believe everything you hear in the pub ... “I am a self-employed plumber, and am doing a lot of work for other businesses. I was thinking of registering for VAT as I’m buying a lot of goods,...
View ArticleTrust wins lottery support for hill fort investigation
Melrose-based historical society The Trimontium Trust is to lead a major investigation into an ancient hill fort in Dumfriesshire.The trust, in partnership with Dumfries and Galloway Museums Service,...
View ArticleBusiness month to kick-off in October
Organisers of Scottish Borders Business Month – taking place from October 5 to November 6 – are asking businesses for their input.The expansion of the programme to a month from last year’s Business...
View ArticleRecognition for work of Search and Rescue Unit
The Border Search and Rescue Unit (BSARU) has been awarded £1,000 and named as a Rural Community Champion.Last month Kelso agronomy business Agrii named the BSARU as one of three regional finalists in...
View ArticleTindle to take on Ali at Langholm
There is a double bill of meetings on the open athletic scene this weekend with the staging of Langholm Games on Friday and Lauder Games on Saturday, writes John Slorance.One of the main features on...
View ArticleLive fast die old, say Police
Police Scotland will join bikers on Borders roads this weekend to help them and other road users stay safe.Officers will carry out patrols with mobile units from the Lothian and Borders Safety Camera...
View ArticleTour of Britain teams announced
With just under six weeks until the Aviva Tour of Britain rolls it’s way into the Borders organisers have unveiled the team line up.The Tour will feature the biggest line-up of UCI WorldTeams to race...
View ArticleTribute paid to gran who died in A7 crash
The family of a woman who died following a road traffic collision in Stow a fortnight ago has paid tribute to their loving mum, gran and great granny.Ninety-five-year-old Dorothea Logan from Edinburgh...
View ArticleMP to donate controversial 10% pay rise to charities
Local SNP MP Calum Kerr has claimed that there is “no justification” for the recent rise in MPs’ salaries, and declared that he will donate it to charity.MPs’ salaries will rise from £67,060 to...
View ArticlePolice cite ‘strain’ as late drink bid for Lauder is rejected
Alcohol-fuelled disorder at Lauder Common Riding puts an extra strain on “already pressurised” police resources.Inspector Tony Hodges made that claim at ameeting of Scottish Borders Licensing Board as...
View ArticleNew Borders transport plan
Local people and organisations are being invited to take part in the public consultation phase of the creation of a refreshed Local Access and Transport Strategy for the Scottish Borders.Scottish...
View ArticleMan arrested for drink driving in Jedburgh
Police have arrested a man for drink driving in Jedburgh.Officers stopped the 49-year-old in his Mitsubishi Shogun at around 8.10pm yesterday where he failed a roadside breath test.He was subsequently...
View ArticleTourism minister says extending Borders Railway is not ruled out
Business and tourism minister Fergus Ewing visited the Borders yesterday, and gave the clearest indication yet that extending the soon-to-open Borders Railway beyond Tweedbank is not being ruled...
View ArticleKelso’s Troy Jeffrey blazes a trail in mini moto
Currently sitting in third place in the British Junior Mini Moto Championships Kelso’s brightest young speed star is now gearing up for a European challenge.Troy Jeffrey, who only recently turned...
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