Borders club members show up well
THE rain held off just long enough for the BSLT Triathlon series event at Peebles on Sunday.No fewer than 100 athletes participated in the sprint triathlon course, consisting of a 750m swim, 19.46km...
View ArticleAround the region’s fairways
CLUBGOLFTHE HIRSEL is one of 60 clubs offering a camp this summer through a new venture with the national junior golf programme, ClubGolf.Hundreds of children across Scotland will take part in the...
View ArticleRiverside race set to welcome runners
MOORFOOT RUNNERS host their annual Beltane 10km Trail Race on Sunday in Peebles.The race starts and finishes at The Gytes, taking in a traffic-free route up-river through Haylodge Park and crossing at...
View ArticleAyton Castle and Chirnside retain the status quo
THE order changeth not at Ayton Castle Curling Club, writes Alistair Lindsay.Mrs R. A Forrest (aka Bobby) stays at the tablehead for another year, ably backed by John Reid, while Bill Stewart handles...
View ArticleRight royal weekend for racing Reivers
ROYAL Deeside was the fitting venue for the 2012 Scottish Orienteering Championships held over the four-day Jubilee Bank Holiday.The Scottish Individual Championships took place not far from Balmoral...
View ArticleKat gets the cream – a GB team place
RELATIVES in Langholm were delighted to receive the news last week that Katherine Copeland had been selected to compete in the Olympic rowing squad, writes John Smith.Katherine was born in Ashington,...
View ArticleStrong entry at Yetholm
THE Yetholm Hill race continues to maintain its popularity with hill runners, with 89 competitors taking part in this year’s event.Organised by Norham Running Club, the event took place in near ideal...
View ArticleThey came, they tried, they conquered
BORDERS TRI CLUB held their annual Junior Aquathon at Selkirk, in which 30 children, aged eight to 16, took part, with some coming from as far as Jersey.The event, sponsored by BSLT, Sainsburys and...
View ArticleOn the crest of a wave
A DOUBLE Olympic gold winning sailor has encouraged Borderers to take up the sport, even if they live miles from the sea.Sarah Ayton visited St Mary’s School in Melrose and Clelands in Galashiels last...
View ArticleStudents set to celebrate by degrees
THE annual graduation ceremony of the Borders campus of Heriot-Watt University will take place at Old Parish and St Paul’s Church in Galashiels tomorrow.The event begins at 11am with an academic...
View ArticleKeeping on eye on Borders arable monitor farm
AN open day at arable monitor farm Whitsome East Newton, near Duns, was attended by about 55 farmers last Thursday when visitors learned about crop establishment, nutrient management, agronomy and...
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ST BOSWELLSAT St Boswells Mart on Monday, John Swan Ltd sold a total of 93 clean cattle, 47 OTM cattle, 953 spring lambs and 340 ewes.Bullocks (38) averaged 212.4p per kg (+4.8 p on the week), heifers...
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It was the early 19th-century parson Sydney Smith, noted for his dry asides on life, who said that a surgical operation was required to get a joke well into the Scots’ consciousness.Quality Meat...
View ArticleTeries get the better of young Braw Lads
GALA Under-13s bowed out of the Scottish Cup against Hawick and Wilton at Meigle Park, in a match that also doubled as a Border League encounter.The ball dominated throughout the match in a low-scoring...
View ArticleConkie and Stockdale fly the Borders flag
REIVERS Paul Conkie and Colin Stockdale were in action last weekend, playing for their country in the Scottish Masters Home Internationals at Peffermill.The dynamic duo play for the over-45s, one of...
View ArticleFive out of five ain’t bad for Gala
Gala beat Drummond Trinity by eight wicketsEAST LEAGUE DIVISION THREEIN a match reduced to 45 overs, Gala made it five league wins out of five at Inverleith Park.Stevie Halls asked the hosts to bat...
View ArticleSelkirk treat OCCC to pain in the rain
Selkirk beat OCCC IV by 132 runsEAST LEAGUE DIVISION SIXTHE 132-run final margin of Selkirk’s victory over Old Contemptibles was calculated by the league’s version of the Duckworth Lewis method for...
View ArticleFaculty fail to foil triumphant Tweedsiders
Kelso beat Edinburgh University Staff by 133 runsEAST LEAGUE DIVISION FOURKELSO gained their third win in a row with a victory over Edinburgh University Staff at Shedden Park on Saturday.Stevie...
View ArticleTrue ambassadors
MORE than 1,200 children took to the pitches at the National Hockey Academy, Peffermill, Edinburgh, last week.The occasion was the NASUWT National Primary School Festival, hosting 32 teams, two from...
View ArticleAlan makes a nervous wreck of his coach as he hits gold
THE BORDERS’ disability sports development officer Alan Oliver was as good as gold at the European Parabadminton Championships in Dortmund at the weekend.The world silver medallist, who is based in...
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