Catholics reeling from cardinal’s revelation
“PUNCH drunk” appears to be the reaction of many in the Borders Roman Catholic community after Cardinal Keith O’Brien’s admission at the weekend of sexual misconduct.So said Galashiels priest Father...
View ArticleTesco promises welcomed
NFU Scotland president Nigel Miller welcomed Tesco’s promise to the National Farmers Union AGM in Birmingham last week to support British farmers more.The Stow livestock farmer said: “Mr Clarke made...
View ArticleBenefit changes info campaign
A CAMPAIGN has been launched in the Borders to raise awareness of forthcoming changes to the benefits system.Claimants are being encouraged to make sure they are aware of the changes, how they might be...
View ArticleShock over death of Wark teenager
POLICE have named an 18-year-old motorist who died following a collision with a timber truck on Monday morning.David Ure, of Wark, was killed in the crash with the heavy goods on the B6350 between...
View ArticleBGH arrest
A 27-YEAR-OLD man from Galashiels was arrested at the Borders General Hospital in the early hours of Sunday after causing a disturbance. The man was charged with an offence under the Emergency Workers...
View ArticleBraveheart link site action call
CAMPAIGNERS working to maintain the memory of Scottish patriot Sir William Wallace have called for action to protect a Borders kirkyard as one of the few places boasting a physical link to the martyred...
View ArticleReport reveals council’s £200m burden
SCOTTISH Borders Council is carrying a debt of almost £200million.Official Scottish Government figures have shown the extent of the local authority’s revenue debt up to 2011/12, which adds up to...
View ArticleBelfast troops move blasted
CALLOUS, plain wrong and a disaster for local soldiers and their families is the damning verdict on shock plans to pull the Royal Scots Borderers out of Edinburgh and base them in Belfast as part of...
View ArticleSupporters say Borders Rail will outperform passenger estimates
A NEW report claims projected passenger numbers on the Borders Railway have dropped by a third.Consultants Ernst & Young says people making return trips on the £300million project will reach...
View Article£400k fund for needy
MORE than £400,000 has been allocated by the Scottish Government to help people in need in the Borders, writes Adam Drummond.Scottish Borders Council has been awarded £406,547 through the newly-created...
View ArticleGalashiels street to shut for five days
A SECTION of a Galashiels street is to shut for five days later this month.Scottish Borders Council have applied for a Temporary Traffic Regulation Order to complete roadworks on Balmoral PlaceThe...
View ArticleTwo more speed cameras attacked
POLICE have warned that vandals who attack speed cameras are risking their own lives.The warning has come following the removal of another two cameras from their mountings on the A68 at the weekend.The...
View ArticleDuns cyclists Tammy Chapman and Laura Stanhope to cycle tandem to Hawick on...
DUNS cyclists with red noses are making a foray on a tandem into the central Borders on Friday (March 15) and Saturday.Friends Tammy Chapman, 21, and Laura Stanhope, 22, are biking 63 miles from the...
View ArticleLane of Selkirk road closed over wall fears
A LANE of a Selkirk road has been closed due to the condition of a wall.Scottish Borders Council has implemented temporary traffic management arrangements at Yarrow Terrace after an inspection of the...
View ArticleGet two-for-one tickets for Jai McDowall show in Galashiels
TWO-FOR-one tickets for Britain’s Got Talent winner Jai McDowall are now available.Singer-songwriter Jai, who won the fifth series of the TV talent show in 2011, will perform at the Volunteer Hall in...
View ArticleEttrick Valley tree trouble growing
AN issue is overhanging the Ettrick Valley, writes Kenny Paterson.The problem of overgrown trees and hedges alongside the valley’s roads has led Selkirkshire councillor Michelle Ballantyne to approach...
View ArticleGalashiels road closure
A SECTION of a Galashiels street is to shut for five days later this month.Scottish Borders Council have applied for a Temporary Traffic Regulation Order to complete roadworks in Balmoral Place.The...
View ArticleHeriot wind farm plan goes to appeal
THE Scottish Government will decide the fate of a 16-turbine wind farm near Heriot after an appeal was lodged with the Holyrood administration.Plans, which include seven turbines within Scottish...
View ArticleAncient cross being rebuilt in the Borders
THE world’s first Celtic high cross is being reassembled in the Borders before being returned to its home on the island of Iona, ahead of a special anniversary.St Oran’s cross dates back to the eighth...
View ArticleHawick-BGH bus trial begins
A NEW bus service is being trialled between Hawick and Borders General Hospital.Scottish Borders Council, in partnership with the Reshaping Care Change Fund and The Bridge Community Transport...
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