Reivers 1s ladies reflect on a season of growth and promise
This year, the Fjordhus Reivers 1s squad was predominantly made up of up-and-coming young players aged under 18.This array of youth was levelled out by the three slightly wiser heads of Ashley Robson,...
View ArticleRevealed: 8 ways you could be breaking the law in your own garden
From planting problematic new trees to keeping windfallen fruit and flowers, home owners are being warned of the eight surprising ways they could break the law in their own gardens. Garden experts from...
View ArticleHawick Common Riding chiefs vow to crack down on sexism and drunkenness
Hawick Common Riding bosses have pledged to crack down on sexism and drunken disorder.The annual event’s organising committee says it will report any acts of discrimination to the police, and it has...
View ArticleLet me Tri again, says Hawick title winner Lindsay
There was a definite feel-good factor in Hawick on Sunday morning, as 108 athletes and their supporters converged on Teviotdale Leisure Centre for the Hawick Triathlon.And not all of it was down to the...
View ArticleBorders boxer John in bill-topping Fife bout
After a lengthy absence from the boxing ring because of injury, Borders fighter John McCallum is back with a newly-found incentive and confidence.The 27-year-old is fighting in the main event at a show...
View ArticleSpring in Gala FR’s step after hat-trick of wins
The Gala Fairydean Rovers Walking Footballers have started their national league campaign with three wins and are now joint top of the league.The hat-trick of wins came recently at the Ravenscraig...
View ArticleSouters host second-last Sevens event in Kings series
This season’s Kings of the Sevens tournament could well be decided in Saturday’s penultimate round.Watsonians are very close to winning – but there may still be time for Melrose to spoil their...
View ArticleFree tennis served up at Borders courts
Great British Tennis Weekend will again see courts across the country serve up free tennis for families and friends over two weekends this summer.The first takes place this Sunday, May 13, with...
View ArticlePolice hunting missing Borders singer Scott Hutchison urge potential...
Police trying to track down missing indie rock star Scott Hutchison are urging two potential witnesses seen near the Forth Road Bridge in the early hours of yesterday to come forward.The 36-year-old,...
View ArticleBody found in search for missing Borders singer Scott Hutchison
Police searching for missing Borders singer Scott Hutchison have found a body at Port Edgar on the Firth of Forth.The marina is not far from South Queensferry, where the Frightened Rabbit frontman,...
View ArticleSelkirk’s small squad getting ready for one more big effort
They’ve played four games in 10 days – but Selkirk’s little squad has shown huge character in the way it concluded the season.The team rounded off a remarkable league campaign on Tuesday with an...
View ArticleHorse trials begin at Floors Castle
Starting today (Friday) and continuing until Sunday, May 13, is the biggest equestrian event in the Borders, and also one of the largest in Scotland.The Land Rover Floors Castle Horse Trials, at Kelso,...
View ArticleEx-Melrose player Carmichael named in Scots’ summer squad
Former Melrose man Lewis Carmichael is one of six uncapped players named by head coach Gregor Townsend in Scotland’s 33-man squad for next month’s Summer Tour to Canada, USA and Argentina.The potential...
View ArticleWoman sentenced over drunken disturbance at wake in Galashiels
A woman ended up arguing with her father and assaulting two police officers after getting drunk at her grandmother’s funeral, a court heard.The police had to be called after Deborah Hamilton started a...
View ArticleGalashiels troublemaker ordered to behave himself
A man involved in two disturbances in Galashiels has been given six weeks to show he can stay out of trouble.Jordan Cunningham, 23, had previously pleaded guilty to behaving in a threatening or abusive...
View ArticleThe 10 wildest and least climbed Munros in Scotland
Head into the wilderness and take on one of the most remote Munros.Those who aspire for compleatist status must prepare to deviate from the beaten track - and then some - in order to reach the most...
View ArticleThree from Borders named in U20 world championship squad
Scotland U20 head coach Bryan Redpath has selected his squad for the forthcoming World Rugby U20 Championship in France, which runs from May 30 until June 17.Three young Borders players – two from...
View ArticleFamily tell of devastation after Borders indie rock star Scott Hutchison...
A body found by police searching for missing Border singer Scott Hutchison has been confirmed to be that of the Frightened Rabbit frontman.The 36-year-old’s body was recovered at Port Edgar, near South...
View ArticleFellow musicians among those paying tribute to tragic Borders singer Scott...
Fellow musicians have joined in the chorus of tributes to tragic Borders indie rock star Scott Hutchison following the confirmation of his death this afternoon, May 11.The 36-year-old Frightened Rabbit...
View ArticleParty-loving Galashiels pensioners raising a racket about pumping up the volume
Pensioners in Galashiels are fighting for their right to party.Bosses at the Hazeldean sheltered housing complex have banned residents from playing amplified music following a complaint from one of...
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