Sporting week ahead
SPORTKELSO ANNUAL TWO BRIDGES RACE AND FUN RUN: Sunday, September 9 – 5k seniors, 1.5k juniors. Shedden Park, Kelso (Entries 11.30pm, race 1pm).GALA HARRIERS AGM: Monday, September 10 – British Legion,...
View ArticleCleggs nick Paralympic double
THE Clegg family are aiming to celebrate medal number three of the London Paralympics tonight (Thursday).Newcastleton sprinter Libby lines up in the T12 200m heats at lunchtime today, and is expected...
View ArticleTeenagers face trial for assault
Three 16-year-olds who deny assaulting a man to the danger of his life at a house in Galashiels will stand trial by jury next Monday.Liam McMillan, of Meigle View, and Euan Stevenson, of Forest Hill,...
View ArticleAnimal charity door damaged
A DOOR has been damaged at the offices of th Borders Animal Welfare Association in Galashiels. A glass panel in the door was vandalised some time between 4pm on Friday and 8.45am on Saturday.Police...
View ArticleOpen Country with Erica Hume Niven
I had my fire on in my wee house for the first time the other night; made possible because John, Mick and Jim relined the lum and then my friend Euan brought a wee pail of coal because I had not...
View ArticleA splash of colour to take us into September
September may be upon us, but it’s still not too late to do a bit of amateur botanising in the countryside. At this time of year, late flowering plants have to be taller and showier to get above the...
View ArticleCast an eye over this fishy opportunity
ANYONE who’s ever wanted to try fly fishing and not known where to start will welcome the free have-a-go day for adults later this month, writes Sally Gillespie.It’s the brainchild of Tweedstart, the...
View ArticleErrol could work out at GYP
A CHARITY which uses horses to help young people is looking for sponsors for its first pony.The Stable Life Project, which is run by Galashiels-based Giving Young People (GYP) Borders, works with...
View ArticleMARKET PRICES
WOOLERAT their weekly Primestock Sale held at Wooler last Wednesday John Swan Ltd had forward and sold 1,632 lambs and 207 ewes.Lamb numbers lighter due to show six day rule, all classes easier on the...
View ArticleHawick A7 to close for works
A BUSY road in the centre of Hawick is to be closed for 10 hours on four nights next week to allow resurfacing work to take place.Repairs costing £10,000 will be carried out on the A7 along Commercial...
View ArticleHealth bosses must act over inspectors’ concerns
This week we report on strong criticism from health inspectors of the standard of care given to some elderly and dementia sufferers at Borders General Hospital.NHS Borders says while it will act on...
View ArticleCorin’s Hawick gig
TALENTED Hawick musician Corin Anderson performs tonight in his home town.Under the stage name CoriAnder, the teenager will play covers and some of his own material in the High School’s lecture...
View ArticleDrug dealer arranged play park meet with undercover police
When undercover police officers approached a man about obtaining illegal drugs, he said he could get them Valium and agreed to meet at a play park.William Byers, 34, of Horsburgh Street, Innerleithen,...
View ArticleAbbotsford House books Sir Max to talk about global conflict
ONE of the UK’s foremost authors and historians will visit the Borders next week to give a talk on his latest book about the Second World War.Abbotsford House visitor centre will be the venue for Sir...
View ArticlePupil breaks leg during PE class
A TEENAGE girl broke her tibia and fibula during a PE lesson at Galashiels Academy last Tuesday.The pupil was attended to by a first-aider at the school, but the double break was not immediately...
View ArticlePolice warn Borderers over Sky TV scam
POLICE are warning Borders households to beware of conmen claiming to be from Sky TV.It follows a 76-year-old Earlston man who lost a four figure sum after being duped into believing he was due a...
View ArticleDeferred
A woman who stole £2,400 from cash machines in Galashiels had sentence deferred until October 1 for reports.Fiona McKenzie, 43, of Penman Place, Galashiels, admitted repeatedly using a bank card...
View ArticleAttack continued as victim lay unconscious
A woman who kicked a man after he was knocked unconscious avoided jail with an alternative sentence of 240 hours’ unpaid work in the community.Jill Dougal was warned by Sheriff Derrick McIntyre that...
View ArticleResidents rejoice at SBC sound decision
THE controversial sound deflector installed last month at a cost of £3,000 in Kelso’s Shedden Park to reduce noise from its skate park is to be taken down.Scottish Borders Council (SBC)issued a...
View ArticleFury as top tourist route to be blocked
BUSINESSES have been given just a week’s notice that the main road through Yarrow Valley would be closed every weekend in September.Tourism operators have slammed the decision to close the A708 from...
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