Marauding Maroons were always gonna have a party like it was 1999
Gala 24Ayr 10RBS PREMIER CUP FINALTHEY arrived at Murrayfield in their droves.Fourteen busloads – and many more cars – full of maroon-clad supporters made the trip up the A7 on Saturday to witness Gala...
View ArticleWhen a life story can be part of cancer treatment
The project to build the Margaret Kerr Unit at the Borders General Hospital involves many people, including the dedicated team of specialist palliative care doctors and nurses. Palliative care is a...
View ArticleHawick health centre closed after doctor found dead on premises
a SENIOR doctor at a medical practice in Hawick has been found dead at the town’s health centre, writes Bob Burgess.The doctor worked for the Teviot Medical Practice. A spokeswoman for NHS Borders...
View ArticleAlisdaire’s passion for old Vauxhalls leads to 600-mile Swedish adventure
IT was February 1912 that Vauxhall managing director Percy Kidner entered the company’s Prince Henry vehicle in a 600-mile winter trial through rural Sweden in sub-zero temperatures.Now a Selkirk...
View ArticleSheriff makes a case for the status quo
For a dozen years, Sheriff Kevin Drummond has watched from the benches of the four Borders courts as the whole procession of local humanity trooped before him.If anyone knows the peculiarities of...
View ArticleCAP payment cuts fear
AS TheSouthern’s farming pages went to press, union leaders across the UK were reacting to reports of possible extra cuts in CAP direct payments.On Tuesday NFU Scotland said government negotiators in...
View ArticleLANDLINES
Allegations that supermarkets squeeze unmercifully the farmers who supply them with basic products such as meat, milk, eggs, vegetables, soft fruit and potatoes have been made for years.The claims...
View ArticleGalashiels hustings
THE Galashiels public will get the chance to question council election candidates on the issues affecting them on Monday. A hustings meeting organised by Galashiels and Langlee Community Council takes...
View ArticleMagic of Sleeping Beauty on way to Borders
AUDIENCES in Langholm and Peebles are in for a treat as the European Ballet brings them its highly acclaimed touring version of The Sleeping Beauty. Set to Tchaikovsky’s glorious score and enhanced by...
View ArticleHawick and Hermitage Three councillors
Bill CummingScottish Labour PartyAs the other Scottish Borders Labour Party candidates are doing elsewhere, I am standing in this election because we want people to have the opportunity to vote for a...
View ArticleHawick and Denholm Three councillors
Alastair CranstonScottish National PartyBorn in Hawick, educated at Minto, Denholm and Hawick High schools had a positive effect on my four years at Edinburgh University. Travelling around the world...
View ArticleSelkirkshire Three councillors
Michelle BallantyneScottish Conservative and UnionistFrustrated with politics? The only way to improve things is to get involved and fight for what we believe in, that’s why I am standing for...
View ArticleGalashiels and district Four councillors
Sandy AitchisonBorders PartyI live in Stow, and know the people and ways of Galashiels and the Gala Water well. Local knowledge, both yours and mine, is vital, especially when facing the huge changes...
View ArticleTweeddale East Three councillors
Stuart BellScottish National PartyIn local elections many vote for the person rather than the party. I stand on my track record as a community council secretary and campaigner for local improvements. I...
View ArticleTweeddale West Three councillors
Willie ArchibaldScottish National PartyElectors possess a valuable right, the right to vote. Everyone has an equal say in how government works. No priorities, no favouritism – all equal, rich or poor,...
View ArticleNew format for tournament
GALA A will defend the Scottish Borders District Union Sevens title at Riverside Park, Jedburgh, on Saturday.The format has had to be changed following the withdrawal of two teams, Gala YM and Hawick...
View ArticleRiverside Park men look to spoil Langholm’s big day by going all-out to...
THE spring sevens circuit moves to the picturesque Milntown ground at Langholm on Saturday, where Jed-Forest will defend the Scott Cup after defeating Dumfries 42-12 in the final last year, writes John...
View ArticleNormal service resumes as Jed triumph
AFTER just four of the 10 rounds in the Kings of the Sevens series, Jed-Forest are now 14 points clear of Melrose with 34 points, with Hawick third (13) and Heriot’s on 12. It is still too early to say...
View ArticleTitle tussle moving to the Gytes
THE Kings of the Sevens action reaches the Gytes with the Beatson’s Building Supplies Peebles Sevens on Sunday.As well as the usual mix of Lothian and Borders sides Peebles Sevens have the exciting...
View ArticleFive alive as hungry Hawick retain home cup
THERE was just no stopping Hawick at their own sevens on Saturday – not even afternoon thunder which was followed by sunshine in the final.The Greens roared to a 36-7 victory in the final to send dark...
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