Blooming Melrose best of British
MELROSE has taken gold in the prestigious Britain in Bloom awards for the first time.The town lifted the top accolade in the large village category of the Royal Horticultural Society’s (RHS)...
View ArticleNew BGH ambulance station fears
DOUBTS have been cast over plans for a new ambulance station at Borders General Hospital.Scottish Borders Council’s landscape architect has called for the refusal of the application on its present...
View ArticleWest Linton at centre of BBC drama
THERE has been plenty of drama in West Linton over the past couple of weeks as BBC cast and production crews rolled into town, writes Fiona Scott.The Peebleshire village has landed itself a starring...
View ArticleElgin marble at home in Hawick
TO COMPLEMENT the opening of its state-of-the-art visitor centre and restaurant in Hawick, a seven-ton sculpture of a family of cashmere goats has been placed in the forecourt of the Johnstons of Elgin...
View ArticleCouncillor calls for dangerous stretch of A7 road to be improved
A LETTER has been sent to Scottish Government transport minister Keith Brown demanding action be taken to improve a notorious stretch of the Borders’ busiest road.Stow resident and Galashiels and...
View ArticleContinued concern over Gala Black Path
FRESH safety concerns have been raised about a popular Borders walkway, writes Kenny Paterson.Fears surrounding the Black Path, which runs along the former Waverley rail line now used by dog walkers...
View ArticleFully fit forwards hold key to Biggar win
SELKIRK RFC got back to winning ways last week with a hard-fought victory over Border rivals Jed-Forest (see page 15) and this weekend they face a Biggar challenge, writes Fiona Scott.Derek Armstrong’s...
View Articleopen country
I had not really paid that much attention to the itinerary for our excursion, so going to Sineu was a pleasant surprise. The tour buses stop by a road across from the train station. The town did not...
View ArticleIt’s healthy outside
USING the outdoors to help people recover from physical and mental stresses was the subject of the Borders’ first Woods for Health seminar on Friday.More than 50 health and environment professionals...
View ArticleHedging in the Borders
THE Scottish Hedge Laying Championships take place in the Borders on Saturday.Anyone interested is invited to go along to Furlongs Farm, near Ancrum, between 11am and 3pm to watch the craftsmen at...
View ArticleWily wood pigeon walks on the wild side
The first frosts of the season have begun to give the trees their autumnal garb, triggering off a chain of events in the countryside from which there is no turning back. Soon, woodland fungi will begin...
View ArticleFestival of trees looms
TWEED Valley Forest Festival takes place later this month in a year that has been particularly challenging for trees.The Forestry Commission last month warned that British forests faced an...
View ArticleAssaulted
A POLICE probe is under way after a man was assaulted as he walked home early on Saturday morning in Peebles. The 24-year-old was attacked in Edinburgh Road around 2am. Police have appealed for...
View ArticleFighting fines
TWO teenagers who fought with each other in Galashiels during the early hours of Sunday have been issued with fixed penalty fines under anti-social behaviour legislation.Both youths, aged 18, were...
View Article£12,500 Gala walkway work goes to waste
“A disgrace” is how Galashiels Community Council chairman Ian Purvis described the state of a riverside walkway which previously had £12,500 spent on renovating it, writes Kenny Paterson.The 400m...
View ArticlePloughing a furrow back to the Borders
THE Scottish Ploughing Championships return to the Borders later this month.World ploughing champion Andrew Mitchell, of Forfar, will be competing in the contest over the weekend of October 27-28,...
View Articlelandlines
All is not quite safely gathered in, but the recent spell of lovely October weather has brought that happy day closer. Grain and beans, that is. Maincrop potato harvesting has some way to go and the...
View ArticleVal blazes trail to Hall of Fame a;fg
VAL ROBERTSON could be described as the outstanding all-round wheelchair athlete of her generation.She excelled in every sport she attempted, of which there were many, and she represented her country...
View ArticlePolice target schools as anti-drugs crime campaign enters new phase
POLICE are targeting Borders schools as the next stage of Operation Goal kicks off.The anti-drugs initiative will see officers attend schools across the region before the end of the year, and discuss...
View ArticleChildren’s woodland creation is set to shine
BORDERS primary schoolchildren planted nearly 700 native trees at Buckholm Farm on Friday.The 150 children were planting the first phase of Halkburn Diamond Wood on Torwoodlee Estate near...
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