Concern grows for missing Hawick man, last seen in Melrose
Borders police are appealing for information to help trace a 65-year-old man reported missing in Melrose. Borthwick Wilson from Hawick, known as ‘Kenny’, was last seen leaving Huntleyburn House,...
View ArticleA look ahead to this weekend’s Lowland and East of Scotland League games
New managerial set ups, new faces and new signings, it’s the start of a new beginning on Saturday, as a new football season is set to kick-off.In the Scottish Lowland League Gala Fairydean Rovers hit...
View ArticleWorld class efforts from Chris O’Hare and Libby Clegg
Two top class Borders athletes have once again been making the headlines at international level over the past week.West Linton middle distance runner Chris O’Hare, who recently went third on the...
View ArticleEnlarged alcohol displays for Lidl
Discount shop chain Lidl has been granted permission to increase shelf space for the sale of alcohol at its outlets in Hawick and Kelso. The Kelso store in Shedden Park Road will see capacity go up...
View ArticleSteam train trips set for the Borders
Tickets are now on sale for the much-anticipated steam train journeys on the new Borders Railway line, due to begin on September 10.Following the success of the Inverness and Carlisle steam train...
View ArticleScorecards, leagues and fixtures
CRICKETSaturday, July 25ESCA Division OneGala (20) beat Heriots 2 (5) by one run. At GoldenacreGalaS Halls c Penman b Robertson 15J Halls b Robertson 1J Irvine c Penman b Robertson 4D Millar b...
View ArticleFairburn comes of age at Torwoodlee championship
After an excellent week of golf at Torwoodlee, the various club championship finals took place with first-time finalist and former Scottish boys’ internationalist Simon Fairburn overcoming regular...
View ArticleGarry finds the French connection
Duns driver Garry Pearson stepped up a gear in the fourth round of the French Peugeot 208 Rally Cup - Rallye Terre de l’Auxerrois, to roar into third position.With Niall Burns (from Ireland) on the...
View ArticleJardine jumps at new venture
Hawick racehorse trainer Iain ‘Scobie’ Jardine is moving from his base near the town and expects to be installed at retired handler Len Lungo’s Hetland Hill complex at Carrutherstown on September 1.The...
View ArticleCoaching role at Jed for Jammy
The man who steered Hawick YM RFC into the National League, a feat which earned him the title ‘Scotland Top Club Coach’, has been installed as the new Head Coach of Jed-Forest.Hawick’s Jammy McFarlane...
View Article2015 Aviva Tour of Britain teams announced
With just under six weeks until the Aviva Tour of Britain rolls its 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 ArticleJudy looks for Pied Pipers of Borders tennis
Scots tennis supremo and erstwhile Strictly star Judy Murray visited the Borders last week as part of her Tennis on the Road programme.Designed to give local coaches an insight into the training...
View ArticleDISTRICT NEWS
caddonfootParish churchThe story of David featured in the Reverend Elspeth Harley’s sermon and talk on Sunday. The Bible reading was delivered by Anne Grieve, while Margaret Blyth and Mrs Grieve played...
View ArticleOn-song Hedley hits the high note at Oxton
On a day that saw the four seasons in the space of as many hours, it was somewhat appropriate that Morpeth music production student Conor Hedley won Saturday’s feature Oxton Games Sprint.The triumph...
View ArticleCharity is forced to disband
A group which supports deaf and hard-of-hearing people across the region is to disband just a month after having to leave its base in Galashiels.The Borders Deaf and Hard of Hearing Network was one of...
View ArticleHawick man goes missing in Melrose
Borders police are appealing for information to help trace a 65-year-old man reported missing in Melrose.Borthwick Wilson from Hawick, known as ‘Kenny’, was last seen leaving Huntleyburn House, Melrose...
View ArticleHawick man banned from keeping dogs
A Hawick man was disqualified from owning dogs for three years at Jedburgh Sheriff Court on Monday.Darran Whitelaw, 20, pleaded guilty to a charge of failing to provide a dog called Bella in his care...
View ArticleWoman ‘didn’t agree to sex’
A Borders woman has told a jury how she woke to find a man raping her on a sofa.She said she had not agreed to have sex with Mark Ormiston.She told how he had returned to her home drunk following a day...
View ArticleRBS set to close Earlston and Ayton local branches
The Royal Bank of Scotland yesterday declared its intention to close two of its Borders branches later this year.The Ayton branch will close on October 22, while six days later, the Earlston branch...
View ArticleTeri siblings go to extremes
Hawick brothers Kenny and Allister Short rose to the challenge of this year’s Celtman extreme triathlon in the Highlands.The event, held at Torridon Village, Wester Ross, comprised a 3.5km swim in an...
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