The man from Lamancha likes his guns
AN OUTDOOR centre in Lamancha is aiming to put on a new activity every year, writes Sally Gillespie.Young entrepreneur Jamie Flynn set up Don Coyote Outdoor Centre a year ago with off-road...
View ArticleConditions terrible, situation normal
Wind and drizzle were the order of the day as I set out with the forlorn hope of seeing something interesting to write about. Cauldshiels Loch near Melrose is usually a good bet at this time of year,...
View ArticleLoving the two-wheel drive
KEEN Kelso mountain biker Kevin Welsh is turning his hobby into a business.The 44-year-old fitness instructor has started his own mountain bike guiding company, Rubber Side Down.The dad-of-one hopes to...
View ArticleLangholm shows power of ancient traditions
Langholm celebrated its age-old traditions and customs on Friday as hundreds of exiles and visitors joined the townsfolk for the annual Common Riding.It remained dry, and at times very warm and sunny,...
View ArticleSelkirk Vintage Rally is cancelled
SELKIRK Vintage Rally has been cancelled for the first time in its history, writes Kenny Paterson.It was due to take place on Sunday, September 16, but the organisers took the decision as the site of...
View ArticleFramed in time
Christine Wilson and brother John were almost overawed as they presented the Duchess of Gloucester with a bouquet when HRH opened Eildon Housing Association’s Edenside Court in Kelso.The royal visitor...
View ArticleOn the hunt for heritage at Traquair
Borderers of all ages are being given the opportunity to explore hidden aspects of the heritage of Traquair House, near Innerleithen, through a series of artist-led workshops. Complementing the...
View ArticleBorders army cadets clean up
Army cadets from across the Borders have been crowned Best in the Battalion with a clean sweep of trophies at their annual camp held at Salisbury Plain in Wiltshire, writes Mark Entwistle.Cadets from B...
View ArticleBarmy Army’s feeling peaky
The Borders Barmy Army undertakes its Three Peaks challenge on Saturday in aid of local Macmillan Cancer Support.David Johnson from Border Sport and Leisure Trust will be officially start the challenge...
View ArticleBorderer behind track gold medalists at three successive Olympics
Amazingly, a Scottish Borders coach, James Curran, who had emigrated from Galashiels only two years earlier to coach at Mercersburg Academy, Pennsylvania, trained the Olympic 800 metres champion in the...
View ArticleBorders hospitals cut bedsores by up to 75 per cent
NHS Borders has drastically reduced the number of patients developing bedsores while in its hospitals.Cases of the pressure ulcers, which can be life-threatening, fell by 70 per cent in Borders General...
View ArticleA7 motorcyclist was clocked at 120mph-plus
A MOTORCYCLIST has been charged with riding in excess of 120mph in the Borders – just three days after a national campaign aimed at cutting road speeds ended, writes Kenny Paterson.The speed was...
View ArticlePolice and SEPA on the trail of Galashiels fly-tippers
FLY-tippers have been warned they face a hefty fine or jail if they are taken to court and convicted.The warning came from Scottish Borders Council after piles of unwanted household items were...
View Article‘Lost generation’ fears as youth jobless rate reaches 49 per cent
ALMOST half of Borderers aged 16 to 24 were out of work in 2011, writes Kenny Paterson.According to a Scottish Government employment report, only 51 per cent of the age bracket were employed during the...
View ArticleFolk music on a Roll…
ORGANISERS described the weekend’s folk festival in Melrose as “a huge success”.The three-day Rolling Hills Folk Festival in Melrose’s Corn Exchange started on Friday with a sell-out ceilidh. Sunday...
View ArticleHealth board deny Lamont’s heroin overdose drug claims
NHS Borders have strongly denied a local MSP’s claims that its issuing of take home kit for heroin addicts will encourage drug use, writes Kenny Paterson.Statistics released this week that the region’s...
View ArticleTourism guru to speak to rebel Borders group
A BORDERS-BASED tourism guru is to speak at the AGM of a local breakaway group.B&B operators, dissatisfied with national promoters VisitScotland, set up the Borders Tourist Board five years ago....
View ArticleTwo billion eyes on Callum
ONLY minutes into his 18th year, Earlston High School pupil Callum Airlie performed an honour previously reserved for the most elite sportsmen and women in the world.For at 12.28am on Saturday, the...
View ArticleEx-soldiers urged to be more active to save legacy
Colours bearing the battle honours of the King’s Own Scottish Borderers are likely to be laid up in a special ceremony at next year’s Minden Day commemoration parade.And veterans of the KOSB were...
View ArticleBarrie jobs still in the balance
UNCERTAINTY continues to hang over Hawick jobs this week as negotiations proceed on company pensions, writes Sally Gillespie.The future of the 170-180 jobs at cashmere knitwear company Barrie are in...
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