Pekin is champ at Peebles show
ONCE again records tumbled at the annual Peebles Poultry Show, with this year’s event attracting a total entry of 1,413 from 156 exhibitors from all over the UK.Staged by Peebles & District Poultry...
View ArticleMan appears in court after Selkirk Catholic Church break-in
A MOTHERWELL man will appear in court today charged with theft from two properties in Selkirk, including the town’s Roman Catholic church.The 34-year-old is alleged to have broken into Our Lady and St...
View ArticleMan arrested for stealing £3,000 worth of items from Hawick farm
A HAWICK man has been arrested for stealing tools and horse related items valued at £3,000 from a farm.The thefts are reported to have happened at 6.15am yesterday at Wellogate Farm, where two stables...
View ArticleCut of choice for customers
THE current horse meat scandal has certainly split opinion over the past few weeks.Many people have changed the way they think about what they eat, from the place they source their meat, to whether...
View ArticleNew bus service trial to link Hawick with Borders General Hospital
A NEW bus service between Hawick and Borders General Hospital is being trialled from Monday.Scottish Borders Council, in partnership with the Reshaping Care Change Fund and The Bridge Community...
View ArticleChance to back Yetholm show
YETHOLM’S Borders Shepherds Show is in line for a national prize.The traditional hill show is one of eight finalists in a farming newspaper’s competition where readers are invited to vote for their...
View ArticleUpdate meeting on dredging rules
NEW rules on dredging to prevent flooding will be explained to farmers at a meeting near Lauder later this month.Borders farmers with choked ditches and waterways will welcome the easing of the rules...
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WE’VE probably all heard the expression “crocodile tears.” It comes from an old, very old, story that crocodiles cry in order to lure their victims or, alternatively, cry false tears of sympathy while...
View ArticleTurnbull wins at Westruther
OVERALL champion sheep winner at the Westruther Sheep Show stockjudging last Tuesday was Callum Turnbull.The competition, at John Swan’s St Boswells auction mart, attracted more than 120 entrants....
View ArticleBorders student in top two
JEDBURGH’S Millie Green has won a top accolade in a national awards for learners competition.The Borders College student was named as runner-up in the agriculture category of Lantra’s tenth national...
View ArticleGoing is good for MS Racing Club
Former racehorse trainer Rhona Elliot has raised £80,000 for the local branch of the MS Society.And last month the MS Borders Racing Club she founded nine years ago celebrated another win, when Brijomi...
View ArticleCub Ivan, 8, nears Selkirk swim finish
COMMITTED fundraiser Ivan Burt-Smith, aged eight, has just 148 lengths to go to swim the distance of the English Channel.The Selkirk cub is swimming 22 miles – 1,416 lengths – of the town’s swimming...
View ArticlePeebles school holds first book festival
A PEEBLES school has celebrated its inaugural book festival with a series of visits from authors and other special guests, writes Adam Drummond.The week of events at Priorsford Primary School kicked...
View ArticleFood for thought as restaurateur helps Gala girl guiders
Galashiels District Girlguiding held the annual World Thinking Day at Beijing Beijing, Chinese Restaurant in Galashiels, thanks to Steven Kwan and his mother. About 190 Rainbows, Brownies, Guides,...
View ArticleSnubbed wind farm developer slams MoD
A WIND farm developer has hit out at the Ministry of Defence and Scottish Borders Council following the refusal of plans for eight turbines at Alemoor Loch.ABO Wind UK’s proposed Barrel Law scheme was...
View ArticleAlcohol profile praised
COUNCILLORS have welcomed the recent publication of the Scottish Borders Alcohol Profile, stating that its findings will help decision-making on a range of issues, writes Adam Drummond.Report authors...
View ArticleFormer Selkirk fiscal set to tackle ‘the toughest footrace in the world’
A BORDERS lawyer is running “the toughest footrace in the world” for charity next month.Former procurator fiscal depute at Selkirk Alasdair MacLeod will run the seven-day ultramarathon, Marathon des...
View ArticleBorders hit by its biggest earthquake in seven years
THE biggest earthquake to hit the south of Scotland in seven years has been recorded between St Mary’s Loch and Hawick, writes Kenny Paterson.The 1.8 magnitude quake took place at 10.10am on Wednesday...
View ArticleIncreased road repair inspections
THERE will be increased inspections of road repairs carried out by utility companies in the Borders, the council has revealed.Councillor Gordon Edgar, executive member for roads and infrastructure,...
View ArticleGala heroin supplier is trapped in sting
A drug supplier caught in an undercover police operation, has had sentence deferred until March 11.Christopher Ferguson, 25, of Halliburton Place, Galashiels, appeared from custody at Selkirk Sheriff...
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