Galashiels man fined £250 for heroin possession
A man breached a good behaviour order by being found in possession of heroin, Selkirk Sheriff Court has been told.Daniel Thwaites was placed on deferred sentence for four months last October and told...
View ArticleGraham, Jones and Godsmark among Scotland 7s Commonwealth squad
Commonwealth Games Scotland has announced the final 13 athletes from the sport of Rugby Sevens to be selected for next month’s 2018 Commonwealth Games, bringing the final Team Scotland line-up to 224....
View ArticleCurling club celebrates camaraderie and skill during first bonspiel in almost...
Last Saturday evening, Kelso Curling Club – founded back in 1790 – held its very first Invitational Bonspiel at the Border Ice Rink, Kelso. In the true spirit of a bonspiel, which is renowned for being...
View ArticleMighty Quins clinch Eastern league title
Hawick Harlequins celebrated a joyous double in the wet and miserable weather last weekend.The squad clinched the BT East League Division One title after a nerve-shredding victory against Berwick.And,...
View ArticleBad Ayr day? Not in any way, as Captain scores major success
With the 2018 Randox Health Grand National just a month away, Selkirk trainer Stuart Coltherd has received a timely boost .His Aintree hopeful, Captain Redbeard, stormed home to win the Caledonian Best...
View Article55-year-old convicted of stalking women in Galashiels
Background reports have been ordered on a man convicted of stalking two women over the course of a year.Patrick McManus, 55, of Livingstone Place, Galashiels, had denied engaging in a course of conduct...
View ArticleScottish consumers throw away nearly 50 million each year replacing household...
Consumers are throwing an estimated £49.5m down the drain each year by replacing household appliances and electrical goods without even checking their warranties. According to a new study by...
View Article42-year-old admits attacking partner at their Galashiels home
A 42-year-old man is to be sentenced next month after admitting carrying out a domestic assault at a house in Galashiels.John Luke pleaded guilty to pinning his partner down on a bed, putting his hand...
View Article22-year-old admits causing disturbances in Galashiels
A man has been remanded in custody at Selkirk Sheriff Court pending the preparation of background reports after admitting being involved in two disturbances.Jordan Cunningham, 22, pleaded guilty to...
View ArticleSelkirk church hall to host charity talk
St John’s Church’s Monday club in Selkirk is to hold a talk on the role dogs play in transforming the lives of disabled people next week.The talk, by Susan Fulton, representing the West Sussex-based...
View ArticleBorders break-in yielded big break for punk-rock veterans the Mekons
It’s now over four decades since a group of wayward youths broke into a quiet Galashiels cottage, earning themselves a footnote in Borders musical history. In the 1970s, there was nothing unusual about...
View ArticleFirefighters tackling blaze at old Heather Mills site in Selkirk
Firefighters are tackling a blaze at the old Heather Mills site in Selkirk tonight, March 18.Four fire engines have been called out to the Riverside Road site from Hawick, Galashiels and Selkirk itself...
View ArticleMore snow hits Borders, but weather expected to hot up by end of week
This weekend’s snow is forecast to give way to warmer weather from tomorrow, March 19.Further light snow is forecast for tonight, and a Met Office yellow weather warning for ice remains in place until...
View ArticleInvestigation under way into cause of old mill blaze in Selkirk
An investigation is now under way into what caused a blaze at the old Heather Mills site in Selkirk last night, March 18.Four fire engines were called out to the Riverside Road site from Hawick,...
View Article12 reasons why Melrose is the best place to live in Scotland
Melrose was voted the best place to live in Scotland in yesterday’s Sunday Times newspaper.The full reveal came in in the Sunday Times Best Places to Live guide, which was published on Sunday, March...
View ArticleBorders student Duncan Sim still missing despite search efforts now entering...
A Borders student is still missing despite a search for him having been under way for four days.Duncan Sim, a first-year chemistry student at St Andrews University in Fife, was reported missing...
View ArticleKelso woman loses £40,000 in fake bank scam
Police are urging people to remain vigilant after a Kelso woman lost over £40,000 to fraud.On Friday, March 9, a woman in her seventies received a call from a man claiming to be from her bank who said...
View ArticleJon’s legacy sees Melrose pupils win new award
A pair of pupils from Melrose Primary School proved how streetwise they are by winning a new award named in memory of a dog who helped promote road safety.The school’s junior road safety officers...
View ArticleBorders MSP facing £52,500 bill over breach of pension laws
Borders MSP Rachael Hamilton is facing a bill of more than £50,000 for falling foul of pension laws.The Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire MSP, also a hotelier, was originally fined £400 in February...
View ArticleMinisters urged to make tourism a top priority for new south Scotland...
Ministers are being urged to make boosting the Borders’ tourist appeal one of the key tasks of the new enterprise agency being set up for the south of Scotland.A consultation period on the remit and...
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