Borders Forest Trust gets cash to train youngsters
WOODLAND work experience will be offered to three more unemployed young people at Borders Forest Trust, writes Sally Gillespie.The charity heard last week it would get funding to continue to provide...
View ArticleMoth-er love gets its reward at last
At long last, we moth-ers have had something to get excited about after a long lean period due to the pathetic weather. Last Friday, I trapped about 50 moths, of 28 species – a record for my garden. It...
View ArticleA68 delays expected
IMPROVEMENT work on the A68 at Sorrowlessfield south of Earlston gets under way on Monday and will take a week to complete.Transport Scotland is spending £90,000 on resurfacing and workers will be on...
View ArticleRachel has KLAWED her way to new job
Kailzie Local Area Wildlife Education and Discover (KLAWED) has a new project leader: Rachel McAleese in charge of its project to attract more people to enjoy the area’s wildlife.Rachel, a former...
View ArticleJock shows that gold medals are not only for Olympians
MOUNTED awards are gradually taking over an office wall of Bryce Suma near Morebattle.Innovator Jock Bryce of Linton Hill has added another, winning a gold for his latest one-man fencing machine at the...
View ArticleComplications you should consider after investment allowance changes
Many businesses have claimed the 100 per cent annual investment allowance in respect of plant and machinery purchases in the last four years. While this allowance has been very useful in cash-flow...
View ArticleWhen a picture doesn’t tell 1,000 words
When designing a new website quite often the first thing that people talk about is what they want it to look like. Investing in graphic design is a hugely important way to convey meaning around a...
View ArticleRacehorse trainer is Peebles champion
A YETHOLM racehorse trainer won the champion of champions with a coloured hunter at Peebles Show on Saturday.Halterburn Head’s Clive Storey took the top ticket with his horse, Masquerade, after winning...
View ArticleDutch walkers saunter by on their way through the country
A group of 250 Dutch visitors will be spending a day in the Central Borders on Monday as part of their 2012 United Kingdom Walking Challenge.The Dutch group, from the Royal Dutch Walking Association,...
View ArticleHenry turns Olympic detective for schools
THE BBC’s marathon television, radio and online coverage of the London 2012 Olympics, together with the thousands of words written by newspaper and magazine journalists, will ensure there is a valuable...
View ArticleStrong demand for local farms
THE demand for farms in the Borders remains strong, according to one local estate agent.James Denne, of Knight Frank’s Lauder office, was speaking to TheSouthern this week, after a local agricultural...
View ArticleAnne records a happy ending for ‘the story lady’
A woman whose job involves recording individuals’ life stories is starting her own exciting new chapter.Anne Reid from SpeakingLives is to become the new owner of the business, having achieved...
View ArticlePrice cut for Lauder hotel
ESTATE agents selling the Black Bull hotel in Lauder say the asking price for the well-known Borders hostelry has been “significantly” reduced with offers now invited around the £550,000 mark.Colliers...
View ArticleOlivers’ army adventure site is here to stay, but vandalism has to stop
PLANS to expand a children’s outdoor adventure business at Galashiels are being hampered by vandals, who have caused damage to equipment and facilities during the school summer holidays.Mike’s Military...
View ArticleWin tickets to food and wine tasting at Horseshoe
The award-winning restaurant with rooms, the Horseshoe Inn in Eddleston, has teamed up with The Southern Reporter to offer two lucky readers the opportunity to win a pair of tickets to their Game...
View ArticleOver the limit charge
A MAN has been charged after police say they found him sitting at the wheel of a car drinking lager.Officers had been alerted to the vehicle parked in Laurel Grove on the Langlee housing estate in...
View ArticleNo rain on Morebattle’s fancy dress parade
THE rain may have put paid to last Sunday’s family day, but it did not dampen spirits for the rest of Morebattle Festival Week’s celebrations.Villagers enjoyed a fun-packed week which started with the...
View ArticleCelebration and sadness as BGH’s Reverend Ron retires
The Reverend Ron Dick retires today – on his 65th birthday – after 16 years as chaplain at the Borders General Hospital (BGH).“It’s just been such a great experience,” he told TheSouthern: “I’ve found...
View ArticleSmoke trail
TWO youths have been charged with a drug offence after police smelled cannabis coming from a flat in Hawick.The officers were on patrol in Wellington Court late on Friday afternoon. Police say the...
View ArticlePupils on a high after anxious wait for results
THREE super Selkirk High School students are celebrating scoring five straight As in their Highers exams.Sixteen-year-olds Alex Carroll, Megan Brass and Ali Borhan-Azad all discovered that they had...
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