Fantastic fourth for Selkirk rower Maddie
Selkirk rower Maddie Arlett just missed out on a medal at the World Under-23 Rowing Championships when competing in Plovdiv, Bulgaria, at the weekend.The 21-year-old Edinburgh University student and...
View ArticleLaunch of new forestry business
Floors Forestry, a home-grown biofuel and fencing business owned by the Duke of Roxburghe, was officially launched on Saturday at the Border Union Show. The firm, which has recently started trading at...
View ArticleMelrose run Gala close in final T20
Gala made it through the Border T20 League unbeaten, despite a lacklustre performance against Melrose.Gala only managed to bat 15 of their 20 overs, with a total of 101. The low, slow wicket made it...
View ArticleNew sponsors for Lowland League
The Scottish Lowland Football League has named Ferrari Packaging as its new title sponsor for the 2015/16 campaign.The two-year deal will see the league and League Cup become known as the Ferrari...
View ArticleDesperate Threlkeld prove too much for depleted Langholm
Langholm Cricket Club played hosts to Threlkeld last Saturday, with the visitors needing to win to avoid relegation, writes John Smith.Langholm were considerably understrength, mainly due to the Castle...
View ArticleUnlikely win for Gala at Goldenacre
Gala ended a poor league run when they sneaked past Heriot’s 2nd XI by the narrowest of margins, with a one-run victory at Goldenacre.Batting, Gala were soon in trouble, with only Stevie Halls in the...
View ArticleFinish line looming over Berwick’s speedway future
The future of speedway at Berwick hangs in the balance as a search for new investment or a potential buyer gets under way, writes Sandy Brydon.A statement issued by John Anderson on behalf of his...
View ArticleMundell denies rules breach in foodbank row
Dumfries and Galloway’s SNP MP has claimed Tory member David Mundell may have broken House of Commons rules by opening a foodbank in his constituency.However, a spokesman for Mr Mundell, who represents...
View ArticleEnd of a long, long line for Madge
Rarely has the Borders had a campaigner as tenacious as Madge Elliot.It was way back in 1968 when she hand-delivered a petition to then Prime Minister Harold Wilson in a bid keep the 98-mile long...
View ArticleTom’s Clydesdale champion
Selkirk farmer Tom Tennant enjoyed succes at the Border Union Show when his one-year-old, Westforth Molly Malone, won top prize in the Clydesdale horses section to collect the Hendersyde Cup. The horse...
View ArticleVisitors on course for welcome at Minto
Scottish Borders Licensing Board has agreed to remove the “members only” restriction at Minto Golf Club near Denholm.As a result, visitors will no longer have to be signed in to enjoy a meal or drink...
View ArticleA sight for volunteers’ eyes
This is the sight that will greet a Gala Waterways Group work party on August 1.The volunteers will embark on tree trimming and bank clearing session in the mill lade at Roxburgh Street,...
View ArticleChance to see rare blue moon tomorrow
Stargazers are set to see a rare blue moon phenomenon this Friday in the skies over the Borders.The sight being so rare, the phrase ‘once in a blue moon’ was coined because of it. But rather than the...
View ArticleLandlines: Lynx and wolves don’t fit easily with sheep management
After occasional outbreaks of good weather this has turned into a miserable summer.So much so that radio and TV weather forecasts could be truncated to ‘Today’s weather – rubbish. Tomorrow’s – equally...
View ArticleNHS Borders apologises to patient following cancer diagnosis failure
NHS Borders health board has apologised to a patient after medical staff failed to diagnose her fractured kneecap and bone cancer.The woman was told that she had fractured a bone in her arm when she...
View ArticleThe prime suspect in the case of the disappearing eggs
We have a mystery playing out at Shoogly Towers. Sadly, it won’t make a case for the brilliant Mr Sherlock Holmes. The game, sadly, won’t be afoot any time soon in the chook run, Watson.What we need is...
View ArticleSome beetles are soldiering on regardless
It’s at this time of year that my interest in birds is put on the back burner as most have stopped singing and are busy moulting under cover. It only means that my attention switches to something else...
View ArticleDo not put your dog in danger in the car
For the first full column of Animal Matters, we felt it would be worth covering a subject relevant to the time of year. Believe it or not, we are currently in the height of summer ... and if we do get...
View ArticleHotel open day to find best staff
The Buccleuch Arms in St Boswells is hoping to attract the best hospitality talent in the Borders by hosting two open days – on August 12-13, from 10am-noon and 2-6pm – for potential staff.The hotel...
View ArticleBertie does bit to ban the bolt
Ex-racing greyhound Bertie was inviting customers to sign the Ban the Bolt petition at Kelso’s Mayfield Garden Centre last Friday.The petition calls for the outlawing of killing greyhounds by using a...
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