Galashiels Transport Interchange building to be officially opened on Thursday
A ceremony to mark the completion of the £5.2million Galashiels Transport Interchange will be held on Thursday, August 6 – exactly a month before the Borders Railway carries its first paying...
View ArticleHorse Trials head for Hendersyde Park
A fine weekend of exciting sport is almost upon us as Hendersyde Park prepares to combine a beautiful setting with top class equestrian sport.Once again the Agnew family have opened their grounds to...
View ArticleTindle and Ali to clash again at Morebattle
Recently crowned Border Athletics 90 metres sprint champion Cameron Tindle of Berwick is back marker for the Morebattle Games 110 metres handicap on Saturday.Tindle, who won the 90 metres Championship...
View ArticleGB place for Bella Innes-Ker
Borders based rider Isabella Innes-Ker has been selected to represent the Great Britain Young Rider Team in the Under 21 European Eventing Championships held at Strzegom in Poland on August...
View ArticleDulux win Gala Cricket Sixes
Dulux brushed off the opposition to win the Gala Cricket Club Sixes tournament on Sunday.The firm managed to defeat Ladhope Golf Club in the final to claim the title which they deserved after winning...
View ArticleCricket round-up
Kelso’s march towards the Division one championship hit a bump against Heriots II at the weekend while Gala and St. Boswells made it a hat-trick of off-days for Borders sides in the East of Scotland...
View ArticleGood recovery earns Cameron Tindle Celtic title
Even by his own high standards, TLJT athlete Cameron Tindle had a very good weekend on the local and international athletics circuits last week.Not only did the 17-year-old from Berwick win the Borders...
View ArticleLooking ahead to the weekend fixtures
Following their midweek clash with near neighbours Duns, Kelso United continue their East of Scotland League Cup campaign with a home meeting with Spartans on Saturday.Looking ahead to the match,...
View ArticleBogie and Rae race to Speyside victory
David Bogie and Kevin Rae won the Macdonald and Munro Speyside stages in Elgin, the sixth round of the 2015 ARR Craib Scottish Rally ChampionshipThe Dumfries driver and his Jedburgh co-driver beat...
View ArticleBorders’ karate kids punch above their weight
A new generation of karate black belts has been born in the Borders, and the squad of five are the youngest yet to be developed by local 6th Dan Martin Brownlee.Shannon Atkinson, 17, Steven Wittet, 17,...
View ArticleTax freeze has ‘come at a price’
The eight-year council tax freeze may have saved Band D householders in the Borders £1,151, but it has come at the expense of local democracy.That is the view of Councillor Catriona Bhatia, the only...
View ArticlePlanning service reports progress
Continued improvements achieved by Scottish Borders Council’s planning service have been reported to the Scottish Government. It is anticipated that when performance measures are analysed, the council...
View ArticleDistrict News
caddonfootParish churchThe moderator of Melrose and Peebles presbytery, Fraser Simm, plans to visit as many church services as he can during his year in office – and on Sunday he kicked off with a...
View ArticleResults, tables and fixtures
cricketSaturday, august 1ESCA Division OneHeriots 2 (20) beat Kelso (7) by 3 runs. At GoldenacreHeriots 2S Knox c MI Henderson b SD Patterson 9C Goddard c MI Henderson b GJ Davidson 21S Clinton Baker b...
View ArticleSidecar success sees Lauder pair on the podium
Lauder’s Blinkbonny Quarry/Express Tyres sidecar team of Stephen Kershaw and Rob Wilson (far right of picture) have reclaimed their third position in the British F1 Championship.Last weekend, the pair...
View ArticleTour ready to roll into Peebles
More than 2,000 riders are expected to take part in the Tour O’ The Borders as it covers its 75-mile journey around the Borders on Sunday.The route will take in Stobo, Tweedsmuir and St Mary’s Loch and...
View ArticleGB place for Bella Innes-Ker
Borders based Isabella Innes-Ker has been selected for the Great Britain Young Rider Team in the Under-21 European Eventing Championships.The event will be held at Strzegom in Poland between August...
View ArticleMixed results for Border bowlers
There was no birthday bonanza for Tweedmouth bowler Stuart Bebbington on Sunday, as his hard-fought campaign in the National Finals at Ayr came to an end.After beating Stuart Roseburgh (Loanhead)...
View ArticleKelso title hopes on a sticky wicket
Kelso’s march towards the title hit a bump last weekend, while Gala and St Boswells made it a hat-trick of off-days for Borders sides in the East of Scotland Cricket Division One.Kelso had threatened...
View ArticleGreat effort sees Kelso get the point
Stirling Uni (EOS)1Kelso United1United got the season started with a good display to earn a point in the first match of The East of Scotland Qualifying League.Manager Prof Blaikie was full of praise...
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