Feel good by eating a healthy breakfast
In the morning, simple carbohydrates, such as sugary refined cereals, white breads and toast, cause an immediate surge of blood sugar levels which results in the release of a substantial amount of...
View ArticlePeebles teenagers spend two hours getting ready for school
PEEBLES teenagers are trying to help their younger peers not to obsess about their looks.The town’s high school students found in a survey of people aged 14 and 15 that girls spend as much as two hours...
View ArticleWalking the walk for Kerr Unit
Galashiels Ex Braw Lads’ and Lasses Association raised £500 for the Margaret Kerr Unit at Borders General Hospital from a sponsored walk last year.Chairman of the association, Sandy Blacklock is...
View ArticleFruits of Earlston’s labours
Earlston Orchard Town group recently completed the planting 240 fruit trees, 100 fruit bushes and 200 root stocks, just before the end of the tree planting season.The organiser, Donald McPhillimy,...
View ArticleLamont displays art of good judgment
John Lamont MSP, was at Abbey Row in Kelso last week to judge Kelso Art Group’s annual painting and drawing competition. This year the topic was “birds”. There were 27 entries from members of the group...
View ArticleTax cuts benefit 47,500 Borderers
On forming the Coalition Government in 2010, the Liberal Democrats’ top priority was to tackle the financial crisis as a prelude to creating a stronger economy and a fairer society. As part of our work...
View ArticlePatients ‘left behind’
Hospital patients are facing longer journeys in ambulances because of the loss of a local control centre, The Southern has been told.A patient transport service (PTS) crew member has also claimed the...
View ArticlePeebles court closure scheme ‘short-sighted’
A local solicitor has called the closure of Peebles and Duns sheriff courts ‘short-sighted’ and has criticised the public consultation on the plan.Iain Burke’s comments followed Tuesday’s publication...
View ArticleTop quality horse centre in pipeline for Selkirk farm
OLYMPIAN Ian Stark has lodged plans to create an international-standard equestrian centre at his farm just outside Selkirk.Mr Stark is seeking to relocate his riding centre business from Dryden to...
View ArticleClosures will create extra work for Selkirk’s court
Extra strain will be put on Selkirk’s sheriff court if plans to close the court in Peebles are approved by the Scottish Government, a local MSP has said.John Lamont said the Scottish Court Service’s...
View ArticleFlodden garden fears to be sent to council planners
Community councillors are unhappy with the Flodden 500 committee’s plans for a memorial garden in the grounds of the Victoria Hall.The proposals are with Scottish Borders Council for a decision.But...
View ArticleStolen machine found
A £37,500 forklift which was stolen from a yard at Houndridge near Ednam early last week has been found across the border.The JCB Agri Super 536-60 machine was discovered in Spittal. Police Scotland...
View ArticleRevered and reviled - Thatcher remembered
Border politicians reacted with mixed emotions to the death of former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. John Lamont, Conservative MSP for Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, paid a personal tribute:...
View ArticleNew base for rail project staff
Newtongrange will become the base for 130 members of the team working on the Borders Railway project until 2015.The new office will act as a base for employees of Network Rail and BAM, the main...
View ArticleSelkirk care home plans expansion
The owners of Thornfield House care home in Selkirk have applied for full and listed building consent to extend the Grade B property.The work would create additional bedrooms, a new kitchen, and...
View ArticleWheelchair user hurt at launch of disability strategy
The looming demise of the Scottish Borders Wardens Service is suspected as the reason for no sign of a decline in dog fouling in the Cheviot area.That was the view of warden Mike Marsh, speaking at...
View ArticleTime travel in Gala’s braw windaes
A ‘Windows To The Future’ project is showing Galashiels’ history and fate this weekend in three of the town’s high street shop windows.Since January, pupils from five of the town’s primary schools...
View ArticleAbbey inspires artists’ glass work
Visitors to Jedburgh Abbey will be able to hear from the artists behind an exhibition of glass work on Saturday.Inge Paneels, Rachel O’Dell and Amy Neville will talk about their experiences as...
View ArticleBeehive stolen from owner’s garden
Police are investigating the theft of a beehive from a garden in Innerleithen.The theft took place between 2.30pm on Thursday, April 4 and 12pm the next day at an address in Horsburgh Street.The hive...
View ArticleWrong gamble leaves me in a flutter
Not a penny. Not a single penny. A fellow Galalean pulls off nothing short a miracle and rides home the winner of the Grand National at the first asking at 66-1. Last year’s Braw Lad Ryan Mania astride...
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