Wooplaw whoops it up at 25th birthday bash
HUNDREDS celebrated the 25th anniversary of Scotland’s first community woodland at Wooplaw near Stow at the weekend.Stargazers were disappointed not to see the blue moon on Friday night, but Dark Sky...
View ArticleRugby veterans to get kicks in charity match
FORMER international rugby players are pulling on their boots to raise money for charity.A team of Scottish legends including Scott Hastings, Doddie Weir, Gary Armstrong, and Gregor Townsend will take...
View ArticleTrust’s £550,000 education footprint
A charity founded after the death of Borderer Hazel Scott Aiton in a car crash has raised over £550,000 over the last eight years.Hazel’s Footprints Trust seeks to provide funding for people wishing to...
View ArticleKelso youngsters get a taste of Thailand
YOUNGSTERS in Kelso and Coldstream were treated to slightly more exotic entertainment fare than they are used to in school, with special performances by the Moradokmai Theatre Troupe from rural...
View ArticleBail breach costs offender his liberty
A man who alarmed a former girlfriend by following her around a supermarket has been remanded in custody until September 17.Artur Maciaga, of Queens Way, Earlston, admitted breaching a bail condition...
View ArticleNo write-off yet for Borders poll tax debtors
MORE than £147,000 still owed in unpaid poll tax debts to Scottish Borders Council (SBC) is unlikely to be written off before it has to be, writes Mark Entwistle.Last week, TheSouthern reported that...
View ArticleSheltered housing blaze injures pensioner
A man of 80 was treated in hospital overnight for smoke inhalation after a chip-pan fire at a Hawick sheltered housing complex on Monday afternoon.An 87-year-old man was also taken to hospital for...
View ArticleDisability: society needs a change of heart
I am one of the many disabled people in the UK. I am sure many will agree when I say that the general attitude towards those who have a disability is absolutely appalling. Society definitely needs a...
View ArticleTime to shine a light on the menace of bullying
many young people who are bullied feel they can’t tell anyone, and instead “hide in the dark”, writes Scott Wright. A lot of people don’t realise how hard it can be to communicate what’s wrong when you...
View ArticleJob search can be hard work
Job search getting you down? Maybe you’re thinking of taking up a weekend job or are leaving education and would like full-time employment. If so, here are some tips which may help you get that one...
View ArticleHands up for football?
People think of the Borders as a rugby stronghold, but those who enjoy playing football seem sadly less catered for, write Craig Hall and Jack Skeet.Jedburgh is the only Borders town that has no youth...
View ArticleDark side of drunk kids
At this time of year with the sunshine and local common-ridings and festivals, everyone feels like a party, but at what cost? write Becca Barber and Shanna Johnston .Research suggests eight out of ten...
View ArticleNotorious winter road on new school bus route
A SCHOOL bus driver could find herself facing some of the worst winter weather in the Borders, after the decision to mothball Ettrick Primary School earlier this year.The area’s smallest primary closed...
View ArticleScott’s court attack
The court in Selkirk used by novelist Sir Walter Scott when he was sheriff was vandalised last week. Two windows in the Market Place building were smashed between 8pm on Wednesday and 7.15pm on Friday....
View ArticleShowing they have what IT takes
Silver Youth Achievement Award certificate went to students from Eyemouth and Berwickshire High School who took part in IT training earlier in the summer.They were, from left, Julie Wieme, Sarah Gray,...
View ArticleVisitor centre has an economic part to play – MP
ABBOTSFORD HOUSE’S new visitor centre has been praised by Scottish Secretary and local MP Michael Moore, writes Bob Burgess.He met representatives of the Abbotsford Trust which is overseeing a...
View ArticleSainsbury’s close-knit community
MORE than 800 tiny jumpers have been created by knitters in Peebles for children in Africa, writes Adam Drummond.The town’s Sainsbury’s store sent off the jumpers on Monday after staff and customers...
View Article£28,000 Yarrow school kitchen fails to power up
THE kitchen installed over the summer in Yarrow Primary School at a cost of £28,000 to avoid hot meals having to be cooked nine miles away in Selkirk’s Knowepark Primary, cannot be fully used because...
View ArticleHappy 70th and here’s to many more at Yetholm hostel
KIRK YETHOLM youth hostel celebrated 70 years of offering hikers and others a bed for the night, on Sunday, writes Sally Gillespie.Around 60 people attended the open day marking the anniversary and...
View ArticleChaplains gather
Scottish Borders Council is hosting a national conference for school chaplains at Tweed Horizons on Tuesday. Director of education Glenn Rodger will introduce a draft policy for consultation across...
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