Water great result!
Grand national winner Ryan Mania’s family have yet another reason to be proud of him – his win netted their friends £10,000. The 23-year-old jockey was given a hero’s welcome when he returned home to...
View ArticleThe Royal Scots Borderers come marching home
The rain spat in Galashiels and Melrose on Tuesday, but to the parading soldiers of 1SCOTS, the Royal Scots Borderers, it didn’t matter, because they were home, safe from six months in the desert.Nor...
View ArticleBlue Coo steaks out the territory and beefs up the Borders
We all know the Borders excels at farming and butchering beef, but now a local restaurant is also staking its fortunes on our sensational local steak.In a new venture for the Scottish Borders, the Blue...
View ArticleCouncil urged to look at games pitch dog ban
A village football team chairman has suggested dogs be banned from sports grounds after his club’s pitch was left covered in faeces.Thomas ‘Tucker’ McCall of Stow AFC says he has discussed the...
View ArticleTop honours for WRI members at national choir awards
Ladies from Heiton and Morebattle WRI took home the Crawford Trophy at the annual SWRI national choir awards earlier this month.The win marks a hat-trick of successes for the local group in the...
View ArticleDaniel Whitehead and Lucy Black named as new Braw Lad and Lass
The new Braw Lad and Lass both say they feel ready to take on the mantle this year.A large crowd gathered below the Burgh Chambers balcony in Galashiels at 8pm tonight to hear Braw Lads Gathering...
View ArticleSix make final of literary award
THE shortlist for the £25,000 Walter Scott Prize for historical fiction was announced yesterday.The winner of one of the UK’s most lucrative literary awards, now in its fourth year, will be revealed at...
View ArticleState-of-the Borders report finds 15 areas of concern
A draft council report highlighting economic, social and environmental issues of “real concern” to the Borders has been compiled.The “red” list items stretch to 15 points, while an “amber” list of...
View ArticleRotten weather? It’s aye bin!
In keeping with the trend for comparing any out-of-the-ordinary event with a similar one back in nineteen-canteen, I have been drawn into the “I mind when” or “its the worst since” frame of mind when...
View ArticleChurchill v Thatcher is a no contest
Today as I type Margaret Thatcher, a frail old lady who suffered from Alzheimer’s disease, is buried. But also today £10million is being spent on that funeral and some 4,000 police are on duty. There...
View ArticleBody of missing Duns man found
The body of missing man Richard Easton, 39, was found by police at a picnic area at Teviothead last Thursday.There are no suspicious circumstances surrounding his death, and a report will be sent to...
View ArticleTwinning links continue to grow
Those behind the links between Selkirk and the German town of Plattling have said the twinning programme, and friendships, continue to grow following the recent successful visit of the ‘Friends’ band...
View ArticleAthletes ready for London despite Boston tragedy
A Galashiels coach who has previously run the Boston Marathon hopes Monday’s explosions do not ruin this weekend’s London version.Neil Renton is taking a Scottish Athletics squad of 24 under-15 and...
View ArticleTraquair to play its part
KING LEAR will play a leading role in the contribution of the Borders to the Year of Natural Scotland, writes Bob Burgess.This year’s initiative is fourth in the Scottish Government’s focus years and...
View ArticleCouncil take over hall bookings
Public hall bookings are now being handled by the council centrally. To book a hall, email venues@scotborders.gov.uk or phone the council on 01835 825231.
View ArticleWaverley workings signal of success
I’ve been up and down the A7 from Selkirk to Edinburgh for a variety of reasons of late, and while the bus journey can at times be a wee bit tedious – and sometimes bladder-busting – I have taken heart...
View ArticleTribunal to restart in July
The tribunal hearing the council’s appeal against a £250,000 Information Commission fine will continue on July 17 and 18. It was postponed following a two-day hearing in March to gain expert evidence.
View ArticleEttrick Shepherd show is moving back to valley
An exhibition about writer James Hogg i s moving closer to home , finding a location at a closed-down school at the head of the Ettrick Valley.The display on the Ettrick Shepherd is leaving Bowhill...
View ArticleBAAGS a caravan for a few days of respite
PEOPLE on the autistic spectrum often need the constant attention of their loved ones.This can be extremely demanding on both the individual and their family, and often a few days respite – with a bit...
View ArticleExcellence award for Galashiels-based firm
Local company QubeGB bagged a top honour at the recent Global Business Excellence Awards in the outstanding fast-growth business category. Chairman of the judges, Andrew Areoff, said: “QubeGB has...
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