Ashkirk A7 repairs overrun
TRAFFIC disruption on the A7 as the result of a £240,000 resurfacing programme is to continue beyond the scheduled period because of this week’s snow. The project began last week to improve the A7 at...
View ArticleDisabled woman’s home plight
A LILLIESLEAF mum has won the backing of villagers in her fight to build a home for her disabled daughter, writes Kenny Paterson.Carole Andrew’s dreams of constructing a bungalow for 23-year-old Rachel...
View ArticleDuke of Buccleuch joins panel set up to mark WWI centenary
THE Duke of Buccleuch has been named as a member of a 12-strong panel of experts from across Scottish society set up to look at how Scotland should mark next year’s 100th anniversary of the start of...
View ArticleHannah does the bard proud at annual Burns competition
JEDBURGH school pupil Hannah Wyness took home top honours at the Borders Burns Competition held last week.The annual contest, held in Hawick, was a great success again, with schools from across the...
View ArticleCouncil amends chaplain policy
FEARS that school chaplains could preach their views on issues such as gay marriage to pupils has led Scottish Borders Council (SBC) to alter its guidelines, writes Kenny Paterson.Parents will now be...
View ArticleStudents restore vintage tractor
BORDERS College students have restored an old Ferguson tractor as part of their engineering course.Landbased service engineering students at the Newtown St Boswells campus replaced the gearbox,...
View Articlelandlines
FARM house bed-and-breakfast and self-catering cottage providers, more specifically those who are members of Farm Stay Scotland, last week started a £10,000 campaign to raise their profile with...
View ArticleBorders share five-figure bull
WELL known Kelso breeders have bought a half share in an Aberdeen Angus bull for an undisclosed five-figure sum.Purchasers Tom and Wendy Arnott of Haymount will share Gretnahouse Blacksmith (pictured)...
View Article‘Electronic shepherd’ study for hill farmers
TRACKING sheep by GPS could become a reality if researchers can work out a commercial way to use the technology.Pioneering “electronic shepherd” tracker tags would be used in a bid to cut the...
View ArticleKatie is a good learner
HAWICK’S Katie Stephen was overall runner-up in a national learners’ competition.The horse-lover left, was named Lantra’s Equine Learner of the Year and went on to take the overall runner up prize at...
View ArticleMARKET PRICES
ST BOSWELLSAT St Boswells Mart on Monday John Swan Ltd sold 93 clean cattle, 65 OTM cattle, 2,603 old season lambs and 734 ewes.Bullocks (43) averaged 228.3p per kg and sold to 247p (+2.1p on week),...
View ArticleSelkirk chemist Imogen hopes she has right formula to impress MPs
IMOGEN Riddell credits her interest in chemistry to the encouragement of teachers while a pupil at Selkirk High School.That early inspiration started her on a journey that has already taken Imogen from...
View ArticleFRAMED IN TIME
Fears of a gas explosion led to the High Street in Selkirk being closed to traffic during the first week of January 1986. A smell of gas was reported around 9.30am on the Tuesday.The emission was...
View ArticleContinued rise in inactive school leavers causes SBC concern
MORE school leavers will be jobless and not involved in further or higher education in coming years.That is the fear of Glenn Rodger, director of education for Scottish Borders Council, who was...
View ArticleUK-wide role for carer Michael
A CARER from Hawick is thrilled to have landed a prestigious ambassador role as part of a UK-wide charity campaign to highlight issues surrounding the 12,000 carers who live in the Borders.Burnfoot...
View ArticleNew project wins award
A new £1.23million project to support victims of domestic abuse won a national award last Friday.The multi-agency Borders Pathway Project, launched in December, created three new services to help women...
View ArticlePerfect union as bridal designer Bruce joins Heriot-Watt staff
IT could be described as a marriage made in heaven for Bruce Roberts, with news that the Kelso fashion designer has joined the textiles staff at Heriot-Watt University’s campus in Galashiels.It was...
View ArticleReview of dementia bed places
CONCERNS about the quality of care provided to dementia sufferers at a Tweedbank care home has prompted the council to review its provision, writes Adam Drummond.Members of Scottish Borders Council’s...
View ArticleBorderers urged to wear lavender colours to work to boost cancer charity’s...
PEOPLE across the Borders are being asked to wear something lavender to work at the end of this month as a way of showing support for the work of a local cancer charity.The Lavender Touch is marking...
View ArticleDry rot closes castle
Thirlestane Castle, Lauder, will close for the summer due to an outbreak of dry rot. The destructive fungus mushroomed in the south wing of the 16th-century home of the Maitland-Carew family, and...
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