Selkirk radio ham ran top secret station
The role played by a Selkirk man in monitoring secret radio transmissions being broadcast from occupied Europe has finally been revealed.The late John Blair grew up in Selkirk, living above the family...
View ArticleWind farm inquiry date set
A public inquiry on Corsbie Moor wind farm will go ahead on April 10 in Lauder Public Hall.Scottish Borders Council rejected the nine-turbine application in September.
View ArticleStardust to sprinkle 70s magic at Eastgate
“I’m really lucky and, believe me, I know it,” said 70s glam rock icon, Alvin Stardust, speaking to The Southern this week, ahead of his gig at the end of this month in Peebles.Part of the Rewind to...
View ArticleEarlston go-ahead for complex needs unit
Councillors fear budget constraints will scupper any hopes of a new complex needs centre being built for Borders children.Members of Scottish Borders Council’s social work committee backed plans to...
View ArticleBird of prey found killed by side of loch in Scottish Borders
Police say that a buzzard found shot in the Borders suffered a cruel and slow death.The bird of prey was found next to a forestry plantation at St Mary’s Loch in the Yarrow Valley.It was discovered by...
View ArticleScottish Borders to host first stage of Tour of Britain
PEEBLES will once again play host to the first stage of Britain’s biggest professional cycle race, the Tour of Britain.The grand depart will take place in the Borders town on Sunday, September 15, with...
View ArticleDual success wins praise
Tweeddale MP David Mundell has congratulated Innerleithen on securing a double victory. St Ronan’s primary school won the Borders round of Euroquiz and go on to the national finals in May. And the...
View Article‘Act now’ call as row over Selkirk wall rumbles on
A call has been made for the local authority to “grasp the nettle” and carry out repairs to a crumbling retaining wall in Selkirk and worry about who owns it later.Local community councillor, Ian King,...
View ArticleWider role for uni’s Gillian
Professor Gillian Hogg is the first deputy principal of external relations at Heriot-Watt University, which has a campus at Galashiels. Her new position embraces centres in Dubai and Malaysia, where...
View ArticleEdinburgh man jailed after incident at wedding near Peebles
A drunken wedding guest who threw a glass which just missed a baby has been jailed for 80 days.Apprentice plumber Christopher Law was put out of the Barony Castle Hotel near Peebles by other guests...
View ArticleScottish Borders Council ask communities to check on vulnerable people as...
Borderers are being asked to check on vulnerable members of the community with the current cold weather expected to continue.Experts at the Met Office predict very cold and icy conditions for the...
View ArticleWeather update - three accidents on Borders roads as snow returns
Three accidents have taken place this morning as overnight snow has made for difficult driving conditions.A car ended up on its roof between Innerleithen and Walkerburn but the woman driver escaped...
View ArticleHomecoming 2014 support for Melrose Sevens, Common Ridings and Tweedlove
Melrose Sevens, the Return of the Ridings and Tweedlove Festival will all get a share of a £3 million pot of funding next year from Homecoming 2014.All three events are included in the celebrations...
View ArticleGalashiels based justice centre suggestion should Peebles and Duns courts close
A Borders MSP has proposed opening a justice centre in Galashiels, should Peebles and Duns sheriff courts close.Christine Grahame says she already has support from the Scottish Government and Scottish...
View ArticleKelso beauty treatment is set to cause ugly disruption
Kelso citizens have been warned they face up to 18 months of disruption once work starts on lifting and relaying the iconic cobbles.The work is part of the Townscape Heritage Initiative (THI) to...
View Article£2M road repair boost
The Borders’ crumbling road network is set to get a £2million boost, provided councillors agree to the investment today (Thursday).The additional sum is badly needed with figures showing more than 40...
View ArticleWind mast set for green light
A wind monitoring mast near Greenlaw is set to get the go ahead after the applicants agreed to attach special deflectors to guy wires to prevent birds hitting the cables.The application for the 60m...
View ArticleNo Selkirk fayre
BAD weather has forced the Haining Charitable Trust to cancel Saturday’s Easter Fayre Eggstraordinaire at The Haining.The trust’s Susan Edington said the cancellation was “due to obvious adverse...
View ArticleWelfare reforms could cost lives, says report
Welfare changes could cost the Borders economy £7.5 million and result in increased fuel poverty and health issues, which could cost lives.That is the view of the joint director of public health for...
View ArticleRevealing figures feature on SBC website hitlist
Scottish Borders Council has defended its staff after they logged on to a lingerie and swimsuit website 38,000 times in a year. Employees browsed the revealing section of the Debenhams site, while...
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