Bikers’ annual fundraiser revvs up
YETHOLM bikers are raising money for the multiple sclerosis society on Sunday.Yetholm and District Motorcycle Club is holding its annual motorbike jumble sale in the village’s Youth Hall.Organiser...
View ArticleQuestionmark still hangs over former Haldanes store
FURTHER speculation that the Co-op would reopen the former Haldanes store in Kelso was quashed again last week.The issue came up at a meeting of Kelso Community Council when councillor Colin McGrath...
View ArticleHawick and Berwick sevens draws
Big weekend for the Kings of the Sevens tournament with events on both Saturday (Hawick) and Sunday (Berwick).Draw for Hawick RFC 7s on Saturday, April 21 (first tie 2pm): Melrose v Whitecraigs; Hawick...
View ArticleCommunity celebrates as primary school opens in Clovenfords
THE new £6million primary school in Clovenfords opened for business on Monday.Celebrating his 12th birthday, pupil Liam Davison, head teacher Alison Sutherland and Scottish Borders Council (SBC)...
View ArticleKelso squares up to a pantwell and a cross
KELSO Square it seems is an atmospheric expanse of Georgian space just begging to be filled.A mooted market cross and now a pantwell could soon be features in the cobbled vacuum, which has stood...
View ArticleCan you offer a cuppa and some time to cheer up lonely pensioners?
A SHORTAGE of volunteers means many elderly residents of Kelso face losing out on the chance of alleviating their loneliness.Contact the Elderly, the charity solely dedicated to tackling loneliness and...
View ArticleBody identified
POLICE have named the man whose body was recovered from the River Tweed near St Boswells last Thursday.He is 46-year-old Ian Kyle from Newtown St Boswells.Police say there are no suspicious...
View ArticleHigh hope of Glentress treetop adventure
A HIGH ROPES adventure trail could be up and running at Glentress by summer.Developer Go Ape says it will take six weeks to set up the course, which involves scrambling on nets and ropes high above the...
View ArticleKeith’s paths to glory
KELSO’S Keith Robeson celebrates 25 years as a countryside ranger this year.He was one of more than 200 Scottish Borders Council staff whose long service was marked with certificates and gifts at a...
View ArticleMe and my sport Profiling Borders ASP athletes Week 31 Lucy Grant
Age: 16Home Town: PeeblesSport: Mountain bikingPosition/Discipline: Cross-cCountryClub/Team: Peebles Cycling ClubCoach(es): Stuart Blunt and my dad.Best moment in sport so far: Winning the British...
View ArticlePlanners have your big day covered
MORE and more brides are turning to wedding planners, who can bring a wealth of bright ideas, to help organise the big day.Wedding planners have the contacts to bring your look to life. So whether...
View ArticleEarlston primary pupils hope hats help Harry raise cash for GOSH
it was hats off to young Harry McCulloch this week, when fellow pupils at Earlston Primary School finished a special project to help the youngster raise money for Great Ormond Street Hospital for...
View ArticleBike stolen
POLICE are seeking information about the theft of a grey-coloured Ironhorse mountain bike from Glentress, near Peebles, on Saturday afternoon.
View ArticleMeryl Streep comes to County Hotel
BORDER foodies are in for a treat next month when the County Hotel, in co-operation with Selkirk Film Club, will be serving up an evening of delicious entertainment.On May 4 the film Julie & Julia,...
View ArticleGala team for Cup Final
Gala team to play Ayr in RBS SCottish Cup Final at Murrayfield on Saturday, April 21:A. McLean; G. Young, B. Turner, A. Emond, C. Robertson; L. Miller, George Graham; L. Pettie, R. Anderson, E....
View Article‘Bad karma’ sees robber ordered to do 200 hours unpaid work
A RELUCTANT robber was spared jail today (Thursday) for his part in a vicious attack on a vulnerable man.Victim Dale Murray, 44, who has mild learning difficulties, was beaten up and held hostage while...
View ArticleYoung Souters standing alone
FOLLOWING Gala Wanderers’ defeat to Stirling County on Wednesday night, Selkirk Youth Club remain the last Borders side standing in the National Youth Cup.On Sunday the young Souters play their...
View ArticleThe sporting week ahead
TROPHY WITH NO NAME: Sunday, April 22 ‑ At Braidwood sporting clays, entries close 12.30pm.EOS YOUTH LEAGUE: Thursday, April 19 ‑ Leith Athletic v Gala Fairydean (6.45pm). Sunday, April 22 ‑ Gretna...
View ArticlePupils will learn to live with a new era
For several decades, the people of Clovenfords waited – not always patiently – for a new school to replace the Victorian-era Caddonfoot building and its attendant temporary structures where local...
View ArticleCOUNTRY DIARY
SUNDAY: Scottish Borders Hill Walking Club, Craster, Bamburgh, bus from Bamburgh. Meet Newton St Boswells council carpark, 8am. Information: Evelyn Horsburgh, 01750 76214.SUNDAY: Coldstream Ramblers:...
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