Here’s this year’s Jethart Callant’s Festival timetable
The Jethart Callant’s Festival is now well underway and set to pick up the pace ahead of it’s main day in just over two weeks time.It arrives at Souden’ Kirk at 2.15pm and Camptown at 4.30pm before...
View ArticleBorders council rejects plea to reverse grass-cutting cutbacks
Scottish Borders Council chiefs have rejected calls to reverse controversial changes to their grass-cutting timetable despite pleas from councillors including Davie Paterson. Administration members...
View ArticleHawick cannabis farm discovery leads to unpaid work order for 48-year-old
A man cultivated 12 cannabis plants in his home with potential to yield £5,000 worth of the drug, a court heard.Gerald Donaldson, 48, pleaded guilty at Jedburgh Sheriff Court to committing that offence...
View ArticleBorders dog-breeder fined £300 for allowing German shepherds to chase sheep
A dog-breeder has been fined £300 at Jedburgh Sheriff Court and ordered to pay £100 compensation after twice allowing her pet German shepherds to escape and worry sheep in a neighbouring field.Pauline...
View ArticleBorders pub open again after being taken to task on TV
A Borders pub is open again after shutting up shop for over a week ahead of coming in for criticism on a reality television show.Bonchester Bridge’s Horse and Hound Inn reopened at 5pm yesterday, June...
View ArticleJedburgh motorist banned from road for dangerous driving
A Jedburgh man has been disqualified from driving for 18 months at the town’s sheriff court after admitting a series of motoring offences.Archibald Donaldson, 54, of Blair Avenue, admitted dangerous...
View ArticleBorders council looking into privatising its public toilets
Scottish Borders Council chiefs have agreed to look into privatising the region’s public conveniences. At today’s full council meeting in Newtown, members voted to launch a procurement exercise to seek...
View ArticleTenants share horror stories from time renting in Scotland
A new survey of Scottish renters has revealed why relationships between landlords and their tenants are bubbling ever closer to boiling point.Scotland’s private rented sector grew at a faster rate than...
View ArticleVIDEO: Sporting end to Lindean rideout
The glorious weather continued for 2018’s Galashiels Braw Lads’ Gathering celebrations as 143 riders joined its principals on Monday evening for its Lindean rideout.With the Tweed level still low, all...
View ArticleMan admits assaulting his 72-year-old dad in Kelso
A 35-year-old man has admitted assaulting his elderly father and been remanded in custody at Jedburgh Sheriff Court to allow background reports to be prepared.William Quarry pleaded guilty to pushing...
View ArticleViews sought on new post office for Innerleithen
Post Office bosses have launched a six-week consultation on its new permanent branch in Innerleithen.It comes despite a decision already made to bring the service back to the town in the form of a...
View ArticleBorders police figures reveal sharp rise in recorded crime
Recorded crime has risen by 13% in the Borders, new figures have revealed.The rise - from 3047 to 3448 between April 1 2017 and March 31 this year, compared to the same period in 2016-17 - was the...
View ArticleScott Hutchison memorial bench planned for Selkirk
A memorial bench for Frightened Rabbit frontman Scott Hutchison could be sited in Selkirk, thanks to fundraising fans who wanted to do something in his memory.Donations flooded in from all over the...
View ArticleNew mental health service for youngsters now up and running in Borders
Scottish Borders Council’s flagship new mental health and emotional wellbeing service is now up and running, half a year behind schedule.The initiative is being questioned by opposition councillors,...
View ArticleCross-country buses will continue to stop at west Linton and Carlops
Council chiefs have confirmed that buses will continue to stop in the Borders on the 101/102 route between Dumfries and Edinburgh. The service skirts the north west of the Borders, making stops at...
View ArticleBorders MP backing calls for tougher laws to tackle killer drug
Borders MP John Lamont is backing calls for tougher sentences for supplying fentanyl, a drug 50 times stronger than heroin and 100 times more potent than morphine.Police and health chiefs in the region...
View ArticleBorderer Sarah McGill denies allegation she raped 14-year-old boy in US
A Borders woman accused of having sex with a 14-year-old boy in the US while working as a prostitute has denied that charge and now faces trial by jury.Sarah McGill was arrested on Saturday, April 7,...
View ArticleFootball World Cup star Dejan Lovren’s Facebook account hacked by Borders fan
Football World Cup star Dejan Lovren had his social media accounts hacked by a fan living in Selkirk, the town’s sheriff court has been told.About 150 private family photos belonging to the Croatian...
View ArticleHawick man fined £540 over row about text message
An argument over a text message resulted in a fine of £540 for a man at Jedburgh Sheriff Court.Stephen Carver, 26, of McLaren Court, Hawick, pleaded guilty to behaving in a threatening or abusive...
View ArticleWalkerburn enjoys a wonderful summer festival week
Walkerburn’s week-long summer festival never fails to pull the small town together and this year’s show of community spirit was as strong as ever.Villagers enjoyed a packed programme of events, all led...
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